Proj-2013-2014-StartAIR/Progress

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= Introduction =

The StartAir-Safe project aims to develop an immersive life-size ULM flight

simulator for the non-profit association Start Air. One goal is to learn to

people with disabilities how to fly.

More information on StartAIR

=Documents=
 * UML Diagrams

= Team =


 * Tutors : Fabrice Dubost


 * Members : Corentin Ricou, William Bobo


 * Departement : RICM 4, Polytech Grenoble

= Project objectives =

The main objectif is to provide a software based on SimConnect technology able to

display FSX on a multi/computer/screen system.

= Progress of the project =

Overview

 * Project discovery
 * Initial contact with other members of the project
 * Research about flight simulator and possiblities

Simulator

 * Flight simulator X

Hardware configuration

 * One machine with 3 or 4 video outputs
 * Two to three machine on the same network

Display

 * A front projector and 2 lateral screen (or 2 lateral projector)
 * 2 front screen and 2 lateral screen

Global Configuration




Meeting feedback

 * Take some measure
 * Search for screen

Cockpit configuration

 * 5 screen: 3 front and 2 lateral
 * 50cm x 60cm [4:3]
 * [50cm x 30cm] x 2 [16:9]

Week 3 (January 27th - February 2sd)

 * First writing of the software specifications


 * Searching for a good TV screen to buy


 * We continu to read SimConnect specifactions

Week 4 (February 3th - February 9th)
We have to make a presentation for the end of the week to show the project.


 * The prototype can receive data from FSX
 * We will use FSX recorder to recorde a flight and display it


 * We bought 3 32" screen for 199€ each

Week 5 (February 10th - February 16th)

 * Finishing the reading of SimCOnnect documentation
 * We start the writting of "Send-Class" to send private data to FSX

Week 6 (February 17th - February 23th)

 * It's the JPO week, We have a prototype working well on a N-screen configuration




 * We are having problems of synchronisation with one of the 3 computers. It seem it came from the VGA cable, we will use only HDMI from now on.

Week 7 (February 24th - February 30th)

 * We start working on the hight level layer to create an auto-configuration of our client.
 * We start creating a C++ client/Server to take care of the configuration.


 * We are still adding feature to the prototype to display more data type.
 * The documentation software has been set up.

Week 7 (March 1th - March 7th)
=Links=
 * SimConnect
 * A thread with a similar project
 * A tutorial for SimConnect installation
 * About camera on FSX
 * ESP/FSX SDK
 * How to correctly use SimConnect in standalone appl
 * A thread about manuverable AI
 * A essayer pour les vues