Traditional medical training may not adequately prepare doctors in times of war. A unique study by human factors/ergonomics researchers in Norfolk, Virginia, concluded that virtual reality-based simulators can provide a safe venue for training military medical personnel in high-stress, high-workload conditions such as combat. ... Read More
Even though Navy budget cuts mean nondeployed sailors can expect to spend about a third less time at sea this year, that doesn’t mean they’ll spend less time at their duty stations aboard ships. In fact, they could spend more. ... Read More
New simulator, called “Virtual Sphere”, helps SWAT troopers optimize their combat operations in cyberspace. The simulator makes the process similar to real life training. Virtual sphere looks like an ordinary hollow ball with 3 meters in diameter, connected to a computer. When a man enters the ball and puts on special virtual vision glasses, he dives into virtual reality. Glasses show changing images, and computer programme models environment with any kind of buildings. ... Read More
The Lockheed Martin Virtual Combat Convoy Trainer (VCCT) provides convoy training for drivers, shooters, communicators, and decision-makers – each according to the unique requirements of their position, tactical circumstances, and unit or service standard operating procedure. VCCT is a full-scale training system designed to improve the convoy crew’s ability to identify and react to threats in the contemporary operating environment. ... Read More
Saab has received a contract to produce and field the Instrumented – Tactical Simulation Engagement System (I-TESS) for the U.S. Marine Corps. Within the frame of the contract, that has a possible value of approximately $29 million USD, a first order, valued at $22 million USD, has been placed. ... Read More
A state-of-the-art computer simulation center in Butte is one step closer to fruition after a local business signed a contract with the Air Force. ... Read More
This virtual terrain is available in MetaVR’s round-earth and flat-earth formats for use with Virtual Reality Scene Generator™ (VRSG™) for simulation and training, with particular emphasis on identifying and defeating IEDs using resources from combined military branches and nations. The terrain is also delivered with correlated SAF databases in CTDB and OTF formats. Unlike the simplified, flattened terrain used to simulate urban environments in most image generators and video games, MetaVR’s Afghan village is set within mountains, complex terrain of varying elevation, and cave complexes enabling realistic training scenarios for operations in mountainous villages. This virtual terrain, built with MetaVR Terrain Tools for ESRI ArcGIS, includes 1,120 square kilometers of 60-cm Digital Globe commercial satellite source imagery and 90 meter elevation posts and features a highly detailed 2 x 2 km inset terrain patch of a geospecific Afghan village. The effective terrain elevation resolution is much higher in the village areas as the construction of inferred cultural features from the geospecific imagery such as roads, buildings, courtyards, tree line, and crops further define the elevation relief. This terrain is built entirely from commercial, non-export controlled source data. Using MetaVR’s new terrain work flow process, additional terrain areas can be readily constructed. ... Read More
As a leading technical and integration services company, SAIC solves customers’ most important mission-critical challenges through innovative applications of technology and domain knowledge. They showcase SAIC’s expertise in live, virtual and constructive training and simulation solutions at SAIC stand E-153 at ITEC 2009. Here are highlights of key featured solutions. ... Read More
Canadian Defence looks to computers to slash costs and improve safety in the training battleground. In the early days of reconstructing battle scenarios, Lt.-Col. Rusty Bassarab recalls some defence computer games taking a few liberties with physics. ... Read More
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Mental health therapists and social workers at the David Grant USAF Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., are currently using a virtual reality program to treat servicemembers who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, after returning from combat operations. ... Read More
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