How do Flight Simulators actually work?

This video is about how we can fool your brain into thinking that it is flying an aircraft, featuring the Delft University of Technology's SIMONA flight simulator. By using a couple of clever tricks, we can trigger sensory illusions that are not only believable, but impossible to resist. If you're interested in using SIMONA for research, check out the Control and Simulation MSc program at TU Delft: https://www.tudelft.nl/lr/organisatie... Thanks to ir. Olaf Stroosma, Dr. ir. René van Paassen and Prof. dr. ir. Max Mulder. Stock images, videos and music used under license from: https://elements.envato.com/ https://www.storyblocks.com/ https://www.turbosquid.com/ Animations created in-house by FlyByMax. 00:00 - Intro 01:44 - Motion Cueing 03:23 - Orientation Misconceptions 04:53 - Washout Filters 07:23 - Gravity and Acceleration 11:20 - Specific Force 13:16 - Translational Washout 14:32 - Bringing It All Together