{"id":262986,"date":"2015-10-28T22:33:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T02:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-372761"},"modified":"2024-04-30T16:00:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T20:00:53","slug":"vertical-motion-simulator","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/simlabs\/vertical-motion-simulator\/","title":{"rendered":"Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" 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size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) tower top view with timelapse\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 52% 31%; object-position: 52% 31%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vms-ac97-0375-2.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vms-ac97-0375-2.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vms-ac97-0375-2.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vms-ac97-0375-2.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vms-ac97-0375-2.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vms-ac97-0375-2.jpg?resize=1638,2048 1638w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vms-ac97-0375-2.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vms-ac97-0375-2.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vms-ac97-0375-2.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vms-ac97-0375-2.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vms-ac97-0375-2.jpg?resize=1600,2000 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1638px) 100vw, 1638px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) complex is an important national resource that supports many of the country\u2019s most sophisticated aerospace research and development programs. Its motion base has the largest vertical displacement of any simulator in the world, allowing the VMS to provide the highest level of motion fidelity available in the simulation community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Housed in a ten-story tower, the large amplitude motion system allows the simulator to travel up to 60 feet vertically and 40 feet laterally. The simulator operates with three translational degrees of freedom (vertical, lateral, and longitudinal) and three rotational degrees of freedom (pitch, roll, and yaw), and it can perform at maximum capability in all axes simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The operational efficiency of the laboratory is enhanced by the Interchangeable Cab (ICAB) system, which consists of five different interchangeable and completely customizable cabs. The flexibility of the ICAB system allows the VMS to simulate any type of vehicle, whether it is already in existence or merely in the conceptual phase. Each ICAB is customized, configured, and tested at a fixed-base development station, after which it is either used in-place for a simulation at one of the VMS\u2019s fixed-base labs or moved onto the motion platform.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-8 padding-bottom-8 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd10-0038-003.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Astronaut Terry Virts in the Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS)\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 37% 26%; object-position: 37% 26%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd10-0038-003.jpg 4083w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd10-0038-003.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd10-0038-003.jpg?resize=768,509 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd10-0038-003.jpg?resize=1024,679 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd10-0038-003.jpg?resize=1536,1019 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd10-0038-003.jpg?resize=2048,1358 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd10-0038-003.jpg?resize=400,265 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd10-0038-003.jpg?resize=600,398 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd10-0038-003.jpg?resize=900,597 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd10-0038-003.jpg?resize=1200,796 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/acd10-0038-003.jpg?resize=2000,1326 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Astronaut Terry Virts flying the shuttle during simulation flight in the Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) at NASA Ames Research Center<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA \/ Dominic Hart<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/acd20-0006-039_0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Air taxi demonstration participants looking at screens showing vertiport configuration\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/acd20-0006-039_0.jpg 5573w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/acd20-0006-039_0.jpg?resize=300,206 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/acd20-0006-039_0.jpg?resize=768,528 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/acd20-0006-039_0.jpg?resize=1024,704 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/acd20-0006-039_0.jpg?resize=1536,1056 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/acd20-0006-039_0.jpg?resize=2048,1408 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/acd20-0006-039_0.jpg?resize=400,275 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/acd20-0006-039_0.jpg?resize=600,413 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/acd20-0006-039_0.jpg?resize=900,619 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/acd20-0006-039_0.jpg?resize=1200,825 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/acd20-0006-039_0.jpg?resize=2000,1375 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) S-Cab with UAM UTM out the window views.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA \/ Dominic Hart<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tail_view_vms_sim_2021.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Screenshot from a simulation showing a UAM vehicle flying above buildings and roads of San Francisco.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tail_view_vms_sim_2021.png 1221w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tail_view_vms_sim_2021.png?resize=300,215 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tail_view_vms_sim_2021.png?resize=768,551 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tail_view_vms_sim_2021.png?resize=1024,735 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tail_view_vms_sim_2021.png?resize=400,287 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tail_view_vms_sim_2021.png?resize=600,430 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tail_view_vms_sim_2021.png?resize=900,646 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/tail_view_vms_sim_2021.png?resize=1200,861 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Image from an Urban Air Mobility simulation of an approach to a San Francisco vertiport in the Ames Vertical Motion Simulator at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in California.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/acd18-0045-012_copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Out-the-window view of rotorcraft simulated on the Vertical Motion Simulator. Includes view of avionics.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/acd18-0045-012_copy.jpg 6048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/acd18-0045-012_copy.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/acd18-0045-012_copy.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/acd18-0045-012_copy.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/acd18-0045-012_copy.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/acd18-0045-012_copy.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/acd18-0045-012_copy.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/acd18-0045-012_copy.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/acd18-0045-012_copy.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/acd18-0045-012_copy.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/acd18-0045-012_copy.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) Future Vertical Lift Rotorcraft Agility Test. 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