Virtual Cockpit Simulation for Pilot Training

Abstract

For some of today's simulations very expensive heavy and large equipment is needed. Examples are driving shipping, and flight simulators with huge and expensive visual and motion systems. In order to reduce cost immersive Virtual Simulation becomes very attractive. Head Mounted Displays (HMD) or CAVEs (Computer Animated Virtual Environments). Datagloves. and cheap SeatingBucks are used to generate a stercoscopic virtual environment (VE) for the trainee. IVS enhances training quality and quantity for classroom-teaching and Computer Based Training (CBT). It allows to visualize and animate teaching material in a more natural stereoscopic environment. Data of before unseen complexity can be revealed and complex models easily visualized. For the first time the trainee himself can interact with a Data-Glove in the environment and collect cockpit experience long before his maiden flight. CAVEs and Immersive Projection Screens enable "group training" to collect personal and shared experience while further enhancing training quality.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADP010789

Entities

People

  • Jens Schiefel
  • Kai-uwe Doer
  • W. Kubbat

Organizations

  • Technical University of Darmstadt

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer-Aided Instruction
  • Engines
  • Flight Simulators
  • Flight Training
  • Geometry
  • Graphics
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Navigation
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Three Dimensional
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • Virtual Reality

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • STEM Education