Simulation development of aircraft cockpit instruments based on GL studio

Purpose: In this paper, the planes were taken as reference, simulating series of flexible instruments, including artificial horizon, altimeter, steering meter, air speed indicator and so on. After connecting with flight emluator, simulation flight can be processed with keyboard and mouse. Emulational instruments will display real-time data of flight state. Methods: Firstly, Photoshop was used to deal with plane instruments pictures. Secondly, the professional GL Studio simulation software was applied systematically to integrate static pictures and to compile the code of dynamic controls. Thirdly, based on server/client simulation in the Windows system with the developing tools of Visual C++, Socket was applied to realize transmission between instruments and 3D plane's real-time data. Results: Two independent procedures, 3D plane in single-computer and instruments system developed by GL Studio, was connected successfully, and besides, real-time data's coherence between them was realized. Conclusion: it shows that simulation with GL studio has high fidelity, quick response and satisfied effect when used in the simulate aircraft cockpit. It also shows single- flight data's transmission can be realized with applying Socket.