Thesimulated training is an important issue for any type of missions such as aerial, ground, sea, or even space missions. In this paper,\na new flexible aerial simulator based on active hybrid architecture is introduced.The simulator infrastructure is applicable to any\ntype of training missions and research activities. This software-based simulator is tested on aerial missions to prove its applicability\nwithin time critical systems.Theproposed active hybrid architecture is introduced via using the VB.NET andMATLAB in the same\nsimulation loop. It exploits the remarkable computational power ofMATLAB as a backbone aircraftmodel, and suchmathematical\nmodel provides realistic dynamics to the trainee. Meanwhile, the Human-Machine Interface (HMI), the mission planning, the\nhardware interfacing, data logging, and MATLAB interfacing are developed using VB.NET. The proposed simulator is flexible\nenough to performnavigation and obstacle avoidance training missions.The active hybrid architecture is used during the simulated\ntraining, and also through postmission activities (like the generation of signals playback reports for evaluation purposes). The\nresults show the ability of the proposed architecture to fulfill the aerial simulator demands and to provide a flexible infrastructure\nfor different simulated mission requirements. Finally, a comparison with some existing simulators is introduced.
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