ASTi to enhance RAF Ch-47 trainers
Advanced Simulation Technology (ASTi) equipment will be fitted on a suite of CH-47 Mk6 Chinook helicopter weapons system trainers for the British Royal Air Force (RAF), the company announced on 18 April.
The RAF's cabin trainer and two flight deck trainers will be equipped with ASTi’s Telestra 4 and Simulated Environment for Realistic ATC (SERA) systems. The systems will equip the trainers with audio and communications capabilities.
ASTi’s SERA system creates an immersive and fully automated ATC and external radio environment for enhanced aircrew training by generating artificially intelligent (AI) entities that represent pilots, other aircraft and air traffic controllers who communicate in the same simulation. The system uses advanced speech recognition to allow pilot trainees to communicate with AI controllers during all phases of flight training. The speech recognition system replicates regional accents and eliminates the need for additional staff role players.
Telestra 4 operates with SERA, providing a comprehensive communications environment and high-fidelity aural cue sound model for the CH-47. The system includes eight radios, full military navigational aids and missile warning systems. The sound model for the Chinook accommodates a wide variety of audio-sound effects, including harmonics for multiple drive shafts and transmissions unique to the helicopter.
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