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 evergrowing 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).