Atmosim – An Atmosphere Simulation Package in the Tool Command Language (Tcl)

Abstract

DLR’s SpaceLiner orbiter concept flight simulator gets a change from its commercial flight simulation software “X-Plane” dedicated solutionto a distributed system of systems high level architecture (HLA) based approach. For that purpose, a Tclatmosphere simulation package has been developed.Its configurable parametrization including the coverage of altitudes up to 109 meters is described. Package usage test results in a standalone application show anexecution time performancebelow 300 microseconds. Future options of different human-in-the-loop real-time system of systems integration capabilities are presented and discussed.