HMD Based Virtual Environments for Military Training-Two Cases
Abstract
This paper reports on two cases in which Head Mounted Display (HMD) based Virtual Environments (VE) are applied to military training. The first case deals with Forward Air Controller training, while the second case is aimed at Stinger training. Both applications are subjects of study within the VE research program of the TNO Physics and Electronics Laboratory and the TNO Human Factors Research Institute. For the Forward Air Controller (FAC) training application a feasibility study was recently performed. Based upon a task and training analysis, a prototype FAC training simulator was developed and evaluated. Evaluation results have encouraged both the Dutch armed forces and other NATO countries (United Kingdom, Belgium) to seriously consider the HMD based FAC simulator as a useful and effective training tool. The paper describes the simulator prototype and evaluation results, including the human factors issues that were addressed in this study. The Stinger training application is still in an early stage of development. Instigated by a demand of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the research is focused on finding a suitable concept for a mobile training device. The paper describes a planned project (to start in 1998) that includes the development of an experimental system in order to evaluate several design alternatives. The evaluation has as a goal to determine how human performance is affected by the type of display system that is used, the overall system latency and the tracking accuracy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADP010633
Entities
People
- Frido Kuijper
Organizations
- Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research