CH-53GA Cockpit Procedure Trainer (CPT) for ground crew training

D E D I C AT E D T O S O L U T I O N S.
CH-53GA Cockpit
Procedure Trainer
(CPT) for ground
crew training
ESG Elektroniksystem- und LogistikGmbH in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
was commissioned by the Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (BAAIN) to develop and
maintain a Cockpit Procedure Trainer
for the ground crew training of the
new CH-53GA helicopter. The trainer
was approved by the BAAIN in February 2013 and is now in service.
The German CH-53G helicopter received an upgrade which included a
completely new avionic system. The
CPT was designed in order to serve
as a realistic simulation of the avionic
system with the focus on ground crew
training.
It consists essentially of two fundamental components, an Instructor
Operating Station (IOS) and a cockpit module. The cockpit module uses
touch-screen monitors to replicate the
Overhead-Console, Instrument Panel
and Circuit-Breaker Panel of the cockpit and simulations of the original panels for the Center-Console.
Two different modes for Ground crew
training are available: instructor guided mode and self-learning mode. In
the instructor guided mode, an instructor controls the simulation on the
IOS. Here, training tasks are created,
started, stopped and recorded. Alternatively, trainees can run the simula-
tion themselves in the self-learning
mode without an instructor.
In addition to the simulation of the
cockpit, there are two extra monitors,
above the left and right side of the
cockpit display. These monitors display further information about selected helicopter systems. Their current
states are shown by use of animated
diagrams, for example, the hydraulic
system is displayed here by means of
symbols indicating the current level
and state of the hydraulic system. The
animated diagram helps the trainees
to understand the buildup of a subsystem and the interaction of its components.
CH-53GA Cockpit
Procedure Trainer
} Simulation of the German CH53GA Helicopter
} Touch panel and replica panel
based cockpit
} Simulation of Ground Service
Equipment
} Animated schematic diagrammes
} Instructor Operator Station
} Recording of all simulator inputs
and audio signals for debriefing
} Mobile version of the CPT (MTD)
Example of an animated diagram for the hydraulic subsystem
Mobile Training Device (MTD)
Simulation of Ground Service Equipment (e.g. Ground Power Unit, Hydraulic Ground Cart) is also available on the
IOS to allow functional ground testing.
All inputs and outputs actions of a prepared training task are recorded for
debriefing purposes.
Debriefing is possible using the IOS
after the trainee has completed a
training task. Instructors could also
use an automatic “procedure monitoring” for their evaluation. This function
gauges the degree to which the trainee followed the prescribed procedures
of a training task.
An example of this is the fault isolation. By using a “procedure editor”,
trainees have the option of creating
their own additional procedures up
to and including entire training tasks.
To prepare trainees for fault isolation
procedures, there are 100 predefined
system malfunctions that can be ap-
plied. These can be set manually by
the instructor or they can be triggered
automatically by means of predefined
conditions. Multiple fault scenarios are
also possible.
The CPT will be used to train maintenance personnel in Ground Test Procedures, fault finding and fault isolation, thus reducing training hours on
the original aircraft.
Example of Ground Service Equipment (Ground Power Unit)
Two CPTs were integrated into a triple Container with a service life of 15
years. Thanks to its modular structure,
the CPT has the potential for further
enhancements in view of possible additional future training requirements.
In addition to the CPT, a Mobile Training Device (MTD – Laptop based version of the CPT) was developed. The
MTD is based of the same Software as
the CPT. An animated virtual 3D Cockpit of the CH-53GA and an IOS could
be displayed and used on the MTD.
Schematic representation of the CPT integrated into a container
ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH4Livry-Gargan-Str. 64D-82256 Furstenfeldbruck4Phone +49 89 9216 - [email protected]

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