Running Large-Scale and Hybrid Real-Time Aircraft Simulations in an HLA Framework

Aircraft systems and associated technologies have been constantly evolving over the years with an increasing number of components and actors interacting together in a global chain. Given this ever-growing complexity, the use of simulation in the design and validation phases of emerging systems is essential and allows to significantly accelerate some prototyping phases, especially in cross-domain concepts. This article describes analysis and experiments done at ISAE-SUPAERO for running large scale and hybrid real-time simulations for aircraft using the HLA standard (High Level Architecture)