Products and Applications
Moog FCS produces a broad range of Electric Motion (E-Cue) platforms for the simulation industry. There are more than seventy E-Cue systems in the field, employed to provide highly realistic motion cues in simulators for trucks, armored vehicles, tanks, trains, fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. Their gross moving payloads range from 1,200 kg (2,640 lbs) to 12,000 kg (26,400 lbs), with actuator lengths of 500 mm (20 inch) to 1,500 mm (60 inch). Moog FCS offers E-Cue systems in unique configurations, tailored for specific applications, in 1, 2, 3, 5 or 6 degrees of freedom (DoF) configurations. The high- end E-Cue systems offered for the flight simulation industry are generally 6-DOF systems that meet FAA Level D requirements under the current Advisory Circulars AC 120-40B (for fixed wing aircraft simulators) and AC 120-63 (for helicopter simulators), and also MIL 1558 specifications. Moog FCS is the only company in the world producing electric motion platforms to meet these commercial and military specifications for any type of payload.
Moog FCS has since the introduction of the first electric hexapod focussed on the development of high-end Electric Motion bases that could be used in aircraft simulation. The delivery of systems to Boeing (E-Cue 660-6000 for the WAH64 attack helicopter) and Frasca (E-Cue 636-4500 for a B737 simulator) were a breakthrough in this market segment.
First high payload Electric Motion Systems, the
E-Cue 660-6000 for Boeing WAH64 Apache
FM simulators
Boeing (St. Louis) purchased two E-Cue 660-6000 systems for use on its UK Apache Longbow Full Mission Simulator for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). These systems, carrying simulated Pilot and Copilot/Gunner cockpits and 17' dome visual systems, have been operating successfully in the UK since early 2000. Moog FCS designed and manufactured the base frame to support the dome visual systems, apart from supplying the Electric Control Loading systems for the two cockpits. These cockpits can be operated independently or in an integrated mode and the Moog FCS ECoL and E-Cue systems can be electronically coupled or de-coupled.
Frasca International of Illinois has used E-Cue 636-4500 systems on two of their Boeing 737 flight simulators and an E-Cue 620-2800 system on a Caravan simulator. Frasca has recently ordered another E-Cue 636-4500 for use on a simulator for a Japanese customer. Moog FCS has also delivered two similar systems to Technobit of Spain for Airbus A320 simulators.
The E-Cue 636-4500 Electric Motion system for Frasca B737 training simulator (Level A/B)
The E-Cue 636-4500 Electric Motion system for Tecnobit A320 training simulator
The E-Cue 660-12000, with six 60" stroke electric actuators controlled by an industrial PC, carrying a payload of 12,000 Kg (26,500 lbs) and meeting Level D and MIL 1558 requirements, has been delivered to Indra Sistemas in Madrid, Spain for the Chinook helicopter simulator of the Spanish army. This simulator is also equipped with the Moog FCS Electric Control Loading (ECoL) and has a projector based visual system with cross-cockpit viewing capability.
Also, Moog FCS has delivered a second identical motion system to Indra - this one for a Cougar simulator. Both the Chinook and Cougar simulator base frames, complete with Electric Control Loading and mechanical linkage to the flight controls in the cockpits, are of Moog FCS design and manufacture.
The E-Cue 660-12000 electric motion system with 12,000 Kg payload of the Chinook Helicopter Full Flight Simulator by INDRA SISTEMAS S.A. for the Spanish Army.
Boeing (Seattle) simulator specialists conducted an exhaustive study of the E-Cue 660-12000 system and compared it with the hydraulic systems available in the market, over a period of one year. They evaluated the system in Madrid and the one in Amsterdam thoroughly. Based on their study, the company placed an order recently for the E-Cue 660-12000 system for use on its M-CAB simulator. This equipment is used by Boeing for testing all of its existing and yet to be built commercial transport aircraft simulators.
Moog FCS has developed a range of electric actuators, used as building blocks in a continuously expanding product range of motion systems that cover the specific needs of many types of simulators. These motion systems are designed to meet the motion requirements for various types of simulation applications such as simulation of military and civil road vehicles, rail based vehicles, ships and submarines, helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. In March 2002, Thales Training & Simulation awarded Moog FCS the Europe’s largest project for G-seats. Moog FCS was selected for the delivery of 18 G-Seats for the Eurofighter program.
The E-Cue 304 G-seat with MK16A seat
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