Flight Trajectory Simulation - FTS

Basics

The Flight Trajectory Simulation allows users to request a flight simulation along a given 3D route to retrieve flight time, flight progress over time along the flight path, and energy information.

The 3D route can be defined as

1. a route-asset within NOVA, or

2. is defined with LAT/LON/ALT and sent with the request.

TO Time only current UTC day + 168h

Simulation Modes

Without NOVA

FTS2 – With an individual Route

Advanced - With OEM performance model

Note: The option to simulated with an OEM owned performance model is only possible if the ID if the performance model is known by your organization. The OEM performance model is engineered by Unisphere based on flight telemetry data and then provision in the API. Same as basic except performance model ID is provided in the API request.

With NOVA XXX

Speed command options

• EAS (Equivalent Airspeed) or,

• GS (Ground Speed)

Ground Speed (GS) commands are often used by multicopter drones and is the speed relative to ground. When GS is commanded the autopilot (and the simulation) of the aircraft tries to reach the target ground speed whatever the wind conditions are.

Equivalent Air Speed (EAS) commands the target speed of the aircraft relative to wind. EAS commands are often used by fixed-wing and hybrid drone systems on en-route flight where their speed is measured by a pitot tube.