World's 1st China-developed high-level visual system based on gaming engine ...

After receiving the highest-level certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the world's first China-developed high-level visual system based on a gaming engine has officially entered commercial use. This announcement was made at the Civil Aviation Four-Chain Integration Innovation Development Conference and the first Science and Technology Innovation Conference of China Southern Airlines Group held in Zhuhai on April 26th.

Of note, filling a technological gap, this system can ensure more efficient and safer flight training for over 80,000 civil aviation pilots. The release of the system makes China the third country globally to independently develop a complete visual system. It was awarded the first prize of the 2023 Science and Technology Progress Award from the Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics (CSAA).

According to the joint project team of China Southern Airlines and Tencent, the new generation full-flight simulator visual system jointly developed by the two parties has passed the level D certification of CCAR-60 (China Civil Aviation Regulations Part 60) and has officially begun its commercial journey. Currently, the China-developed visual system has been adapted to mainstream aircraft models such as E190 and A320, and it is expected to support more flight protocols and aircraft models in the future. In addition, it is projected that within a year, the system will be employed in 200 high-precision airports, with 31 already completed.

Han Wensheng, General Manager of China Southern Airlines Group Co., Ltd., stated that the group is working on joint solutions to key issues in the aviation industry, promoting the development of domestically produced full-flight simulators. The visual image engine system developed in collaboration with Tencent has reached an advanced level internationally. With completely independent intellectual property rights, it broke the technological monopoly of companies outside China. The China-developed A320NEO full-flight simulator has passed the level-D evaluation of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Level D is the highest certification level.

"Moreover, it can be applied to aviation scenarios such as low-altitude flight, intelligent airport management, general aviation, civil aircraft development, unmanned driving, as well as other industrial fields," said Gao Li, Vice President of Tencent Interactive Entertainment. New technologies emerging from the gaming industry and evolving with it continuously break through existing industry bottlenecks, and they will make possible super digital scenarios.

Yang Lei, Manager of the Science and Innovation Management Department of China Southern Aviation Xiangyi Company, stated that the system has reached the world's advanced level and will have broader application space in fields such as medicine, nuclear power, and emergency rescue in the future.

He further stated that currently, the visual system has achieved over 80% content auto-generation, increasing the efficiency of digital asset generation by ten times compared to existing mainstream products in the market.

For example, the number of model-generated surfaces has increased by 380 times, presenting the height and texture of global terrains, and supporting the switching and representation of various environments such as dry, humid, dirty marks, and winter snow scenes. It has complete weather, physics, and particle system functions, not only realistically reproducing weathers such as rain, snow, hail, fog visibility, lightning, clouds, and volcanic ash, but also supporting simulations of special events such as bird strikes and explosions.

Source :Yangcheng Evening News

全球首個基於遊戲引擎的自研高等級視景系統正式投入商用

全球首個基於遊戲引擎的自研高等級視景系統通過民航局最高等級認證，已正式投入商用。4月26日，在珠海舉辦的民航四鏈融合創新發展大會暨南航集團首屆科技創新大會上公佈了上述消息。

值得關注的是，該系統填補的技術空白，可爲超過8萬民航飛行員提供更高效、安全的飛行訓練，同時也讓中國成爲全球第三個能自主研發完整視景系統的國家。榮獲中國航空學會科技進步獎2023年度一等獎。

南航與騰訊聯合項目組介紹，雙方共同研發的新一代全動飛行模擬機視景系統，已通過中國民用航空局CCAR-60部（飛行模擬訓練設備管理和運行規則）最高等級D級鑑定，並正式開啓商業化征程。目前，自研視景已成功適配於E190、A320等主流機型，未來將可支持更多飛行協議和機型。同時，自研視景預計一年內完成200座高精度機場的製作和交付使用，目前已完成其中31座。

中國南方航空集團有限公司總經理韓文勝表示，集團圍繞重點航空產業的難題開展聯合攻關，推進國產全動飛行模擬機的研發。與騰訊合作開發的視景圖像引擎系統已達到國際先進水平，具有完全的自主知識產權，突破了國外企業的技術壟斷。自研的A320NEO全動飛行模擬機，順利通過中國民用航空局的D級鑑定。

“還可應用到低空飛行、機場智能化管理、通用航空、民機研發、無人駕駛等更多航空場景，以及其他工業領域”，騰訊互娛副總裁高莉表示，這些生髮於遊戲產業並伴隨遊戲產業不斷髮展的新技術，不斷突破既有產業範疇，成爲具備更多可能性的超級數字場景。

南航翔翼公司科創管理部經理楊磊表示，該系統整體已達到世界先進水平，未來將在醫療、核電、應急救援等領域擁有更爲廣闊的應用空間。

他表示，目前，視景系統已成功實現超80%內容自動生成，數字資產生成效率較市場現有主流產品提升10倍。

例如，模型生成面數提升了380倍，實現了全球地景交界處的高度和紋理融合，支持幹、潮、髒跡、冬季雪景等多種材質的切換和表現。它具備完整的天氣、物理和粒子系統功能，不僅擬真還原⾬、雪、冰雹、霧效可見性、閃電、雲、火山灰等天⽓效果，還支持了“鳥擊”、爆炸等特情事件模擬。

文｜記者 王丹陽圖｜主辦方供圖譯｜劉佳慧