by Serious Simulations | Oct 16, 2015 | Serious News
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Serious Simulations Launches Zero Frame Latency Wireless VR Processor at SEA VR conference
Orlando, FL – Serious Simulations, LLC, an innovative provider of human motion based, mixed and virtual reality training systems is launching a unique product that drastically improves wireless Virtual Reality display performance for high resolution screens.
Mr. Christopher Chambers, Co-Founder and CEO, said “While designing our wireless Head/Helmet Mounted Displays (HMDs) using High Resolution small format cell phone / tablet displays, we found it necessary to innovate a new approach to overcome the significant processing delays that existed between wireless transmitters that are natively landscape devices, and cell phone displays that are natively portrait devices.”
Through its patent pending two-step process, the company manipulates simulation/game video streams in the GPU by conducting pre-wireless transmission image processing. By industry standard, the wireless transmissions are sent in landscape mode only, so upon reception by the HMD’s receiver, the Serious Simulations specially designed “reformatter” device re-organizes the pixels on-the-fly for delivery directly to the display screens. The process works for all high resolution displays such as the LCD, LED, OLED, and AMOLED screens popular in cellular phones and tablets.
An example of a Serious Simulations reformatting device in a 60 GHz WirelessHD setup
The speed of the Serious Simulations device is such that it takes less than 20 micro-seconds to deliver the first pixel of the wireless image from the GPU to the screen, and actually gains speed during the process.
To put the speed concept in layman’s terms, even if video could be delivered as fast as a bolt of lightning, Serious Simulations images are delivered 486 times faster. Such speeds enable reduction of more than 25% of a wireless Virtual Reality system’s total pipeline latency, and typically eliminates at least 17 milliseconds for a 1920 x 1080 video resolution. The process also totally negates the need for frame rotation software, which is 1000 times slower than this new process.
Mr. Chambers said “This method is so fast it is literally a Zero-Frame latency procedure, and is essentially a Zero-Time latency procedure. Eliminating big chunks of latency greatly improves the VR experience, enhances the suspension of disbelief for better training or entertainment, and greatly reduces the chances of trainee or player discomfort. Our goal is to advance the notion that High Resolution wireless VR displays can and should be as efficient as wired VR displays. It really is time to untether the VR user community.”
Serious Simulations designs virtual reality hardware and software including the world’s only wireless Peripheral Vision Immersive Device (PVID – a dual screen wireless HMD that enables true human peripheral vision in a virtual reality experience). Now, their VR processor device makes the PVID and their other HMDs the fastest wireless displays in the world as well.
Mr. Damon Curry, VP Technology, said “SEA VR provides us a perfect launch pad for Serious Simulations’ newest VR device. The conference is well attended by VR thought leaders, industry members, and enthusiasts. The VR community can immediately benefit from our technology since we are ready to book orders for our reformatting device, and license its technology.” About Serious Simulations, LLC
Serious Simulations LLC, an Orlando based Veteran Owned business, produces wireless head and helmet mounted displays (HMDs) with very high resolutions and wide fields of view. The industry-leading HMDs are available separately and also as components of Serious Simulations’ professional grade VR training systems for military, police, emergency responders and other trainees for complex or dangerous tasks. The company designs training systems using custom made hardware and software components for specific skill training needs, combined with motion tracking systems, wireless communications devices, display technologies and commercial game engines. The company is a partner in the Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) network. For more information, visit our web site at www.serioussimulations.com
by Serious Simulations | May 16, 2015 | Serious News
ITEC 2015 SHOWCASING THE SPECTRUM OF SIMULATION
As the leading international event for military training, education and simulation technology services, ITEC offers an exclusive demonstration of the sector’s latest and most innovative products and capabilities. With just under two weeks to go until ITEC makes its debut in the Czech Republic, over 140 companies are preparing to showcase new training and simulation systems to the event’s growing global audience.
Serious Simulations, LLC, an innovative provider of human motion based, mixed and virtual reality training systems for the military, law enforcement, firefighting, and medical communities, will exhibit for the first time at ITEC 2015. Serious Simulations will have a variety of media available to display their products and technology. The military product is branded ready2traintm and includes their unique HMD with a very high definition, wide field of view as well as their patented weapon data sensing “skins.” The skins monitor the state and actions of a soldier’s real or simulated weapon and relay that information to a remote monitoring system. These skins are applicable to most automatic and semi-automatic firearms for US and international models.
Christopher Chambers, CEO, said “ITEC 2015 represents the launch of Serious Simulations’ European, Asian, and Middle East business opportunities. We are looking to book orders for our military and law enforcement individual and small group tactical simulators. Our simulators are unique offerings in the simulation market in that they enable natural human motion as the man-to-simulation interface, and allow trainees to use all of their actual combat/duty gear in training. We are looking forward to forging new relationships with customers, as well as foreign market representatives and resellers. Our first ITEC will be a great event in the exciting history of our growing company.”
Damon Curry, VP and Technical, Operations and Product Manager (VP TOP) for Serious Simulations, added, “the wide array of military, medical and security organizations attending ITEC allow an interchange of ideas and expertise that lead to better training solutions for the military, commercial and emergency services personnel.”
Two soldiers training in ready2traintm with inset photos of a simulated recoil weapon and Wireless Wide Field of View Helmet Mounted Display
Lockheed Martin will demonstrate the company’s latest advancements in simulation and training, with a focus on highlighting next-generation capabilities in the air and ground domains. They will feature proven training technologies that enable more affordable, reliable training including the Battlegroup Command and Control Trainer (BC2T), desktop crew trainers and an interactive turn-key training demonstration. In addition, Lockheed Martin will feature a number of head wearable devices that provide ultra-wide fields of view to enable highly immersive virtual or augmented reality training applications across all domains.
During ITEC, Lockheed Martin will also demonstrate progress toward developing an integrated Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) training environment. On April 29 at 4:00 p.m., Business Development Manager Tim James will provide an update on the F-35 training effort, discussing the international F-35 training concept as well as the importance of integrated LVC in shaping the future of training for fifth-generation systems.
Vic Torla, Business Development Director for Lockheed Martin Training and Logistics Solutions said, “ITEC allows us to position Lockheed Martin amongst the industry’s best and to demonstrate our leading capabilities. The conference assembles key international audiences presenting the opportunity to maximize valued time with our international customers while remaining considerate of travel expenditures that allow us to provide affordable and innovative training and simulation solutions.”
Esterline will announce a new brand name at ITEC 2015, Treality, for its recently acquired training and simulation business from Barco. Treality will then announce the commercial release of the TD-Series of display systems at ITEC 2015. Treality display systems are used in flight, maritime, air traffic control, driving, ground warfare and firearms simulators as well as a variety of simulation visualisation applications. The TD-Series product is the first deployable display system using a patented roll-up seamless spherical screen. The spherical screen rolls up into a smaller diameter for easy handling and shipment but then un-rolls into its design diameter at the installation site. The seamless spherical screen and support structures fit through any standard door so the display can be setup virtually anywhere. The entire display system can be fully assembled and operational in just a few hours due to its “snap together” magnetic connections and a user friendly design.
CAE have recently won defence contracts valued at approximately C$220 million for: the C-130J training systems for U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force; simulator upgrades and training services for the Royal Air Force; M-346 simulators for Italian Air Force; support services for British Army Warrior infantry fighting vehicle training systems; and support services for NATO Joint Lynx Simulator Training Establishment. CAE will showcase its latest generation CAE Medallion-6000 image generator in a rotary-wing training and mission rehearsal scenario. The demonstration will show content-rich scenes from a common database (CDB) that includes a mix of mountainous and coastal areas along with high density industrial and urban areas. CAE will also demo its Caesar trauma patient simulator. Built for trauma, disaster response and combat casualty care, Caesar is the most rugged patient simulator available today. With life-sized realism and modeled physiology, Caesar offers clinical accuracy for basic to advanced point-of-injury training. Caesar is built for durability in harsh climates and terrains, and he’s water-resistant for decontamination procedures.
MASA Group has recently upgraded its automated wargame solution for training or decision-support, MASA SWORD, with a series of new capabilities. Customers will benefit from a range of new features including an improved user interface to strengthen the training & analysis tool. SWORD version 6.0 comprises a range of new features and will be publicly showcased for the first time ITEC 2015.
Reiser Simulation and Training provides a wide range of training devices and simulators for civil and military use. The company will showcase its brand-new H145T2 flight simulator which will help train its helicopter crews and other international customers.
BEC will present a new mobile motion simulation platform with full motion capability and helicopter flight simulation at ITEC 2015. The system is integrated in a 20″ flat-rack container and can be transported and installed anywhere within short time. Visitors can apply online for a free test flight on the robot mounted BEC motion simulator.
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by Serious Simulations | May 16, 2015 | Serious News
TOURS, DEMOS AND PRESENTATIONS HIGHLIGHT THE HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP MEETING
In early May, the Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group (DoD HFE TAG) held its 69th meeting, where 188 Human Factors & Human Systems Integration (HSI) professionals attended a total of 21 different sessions and special events over five days. Naval Support Activity Orlando hosted the meeting on behalf of Dr. Patrick Mason, Director, Human Performance, Training, and BioSystems Directorate, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (ASD(RE)).
This year’s meeting, “The Relationship of Training Requirements and Technology to Mission-Level Capabilities,” introduced several new activities in support of this theme, including a special session on Training and Simulation applications in medical systems; a training/tutorial session on Modeling and Simulation (M&S) complete with a panel featuring service and agency M&S representatives; and an overview of the Chief of Naval Operations’ Rapid Innovation Cell by its director, Cmdr. Ben Salazar.
The meeting also kicked off the TAG Mentors project, where senior members are matched with junior TAG members to help foster their professional development. The event was led by Allison Mead, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, and had 33 enrollees.
The chair of the National Defense Industrial Association’s Human Systems Division (NDIA HSD), HSD President, Dr. Chris Nemeth, also led a session designed to highlight the capabilities and best practices of NDIA HSD constituents, and the parallels between that organization and the TAG. It featured presentations from Dr. Nemeth, Cognitive Solutions Division, Applied Research Associates; Dr. Kelly Hale, Technical Operations, Design Interactive; Jean Castonguay, CogniSens; and Jeff Lyons, Virtual Heroes Division, Applied Research Associates.
A technology demonstration and poster session, highlighting government and industry capabilities relevant to the conference theme and TAG areas of practices, was organized by NDIA Central Florida Division President Joe O’Connell and Vice President Trevor Huth.
Government capabilities displayed included the Multipurpose Reconfigurable Training System (MRTS) developed by NAWCTSD, the Augmented Reality Sand Table (AReS), digital holograms, and other medical simulations developed by the Army Research Lab Simulation and Training Technology Center (STTC). Industry partners that featured technologies included Soar Technologies, Serious Simulations, GameSim, Design Interactive, Rockwell Collins and partner CogniSens, Cubic and partner Intific, and Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training.
This session was followed by two capability overview tours. The first was the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) Weapons Simulation and Integration Laboratory which highlighted current augmented reality and virtual environment training development efforts, marksmanship and use of force trainers, and additive manufacturing capabilities.
The University of Central Florida Institute for Simulation and Training (UCF IST) was the second tour and highlighted medical simulation work, physiological data capture and analytic capabilities, interactive avatar research efforts, and virtual environment training capabilities developed under the Science, Technology, Education and Math (STEM) program for use in training paramedics, firefighters, and students.
The TAG chair position rotates annually among the Navy, Army, and Air Force, and includes representatives from all DoD services, FAA, DHS, and NASA who assist with hosting and governance. At the conclusion of the meeting, this year’s chair, Cmdr. Henry Phillips, NAWCTSD Military Deputy for Research and Technology, turned over the responsibilities for next year to Dr. William Kosnik, Material Branch Chief of the Air Force Human Systems Integration Directorate , 711th Human Performance Wing. TAG 70 will be hosted jointly in May 2016 by DHS/NASA at Langley AFB, and the call for proposals for will be released online early in 2016.
Attendance at TAG meetings is available at no cost, and is open to all government employees and active duty military, employees of National Laboratories or Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), students majoring in human factors and related disciplines, and official technical society/industrial association representatives. Others may attend by written invitation of the conference chair.
The meetings provide an excellent opportunity for government scientists and engineers from around the country, and industry partners, both local and nonlocal, to strengthen their professional networks, research efforts, and acquisition capabilities and products as a result of their involvement.
Notes: The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Department of Defense or its components. All photographs are cleared for release Distribution A. Modified versions of this article also appeared in the May 2015 issues of the Naval Aviation Enterprise SitSum; Call Signs, A Publication of the United States Naval Aerospace Experimental Psychology Society; and the Human Performance, Training, and Biosystems Newsletter.
by Serious Simulations | Mar 16, 2015 | Serious News
ITEC, Europe’s premier conference and exhibition for military training, education and simulation technology and services, reports a decidedly successful participation in I/ITSEC, which was staged in Orlando from 1-5 December.
A unique showcase of the latest innovations for the military simulation and training market, ITEC brings together leading figures across industry and academia with influential decision makers from around the world. This is evidenced by the steady stream of new participants that will be featuring at next year’s event, as well as those ‘returning’ companies that continue to use ITEC as a showcase of the latest technology and equipment.
Among those who signed contracts on site at I/ITSEC is Lockheed Martin, which has exhibited at ITEC for over a decade, while MSE Omnifinity confirmed its first presence at the show.
MSE Omnifinity is a product company of Swedish company MSE Engineering, which has been providing high fidelity military hardware systems to the global defence industry for over 60 years. Focusing on developing a tool to render current infantry training methods obsolete, its Omnideck 6 (pictured), is an omnidirectional treadmill that tracks and translates natural movement into default input commands into simulation software and the virtual world.
Proving to be hugely popular among the military training community, the developers of the Omnideck 6 have created a simulation training device for infantry, just like the flight-simulator has done for pilots. At ITEC 2015, they will unveil new integrations and advanced health tracking for after action review.
Joining the list of first time exhibitors at ITEC, Close Air Solutions, has recently announced the selection of its Immersive Close Air Support Simulator (iCASS) for the UK MOD’s Forward Air Control training requirement at RAF Leeming. Delivered in partnership with Selex ES, the iCASS is a high fidelity immersive virtual environment which displays computer generated/semi-automated forces in realistic and demanding training scenarios using powerful 3D simulation provided by MetaVR and Battlespace Simulations. As well as providing a useful simulation tool, iCASS also enables users to leverage previous experience as both aircrew and Forward Air Controllers to instruct and mentor trainees.
Serious Simulations will follow up its successful first appearance at I/ITSEC by taking a stand at ITEC in Prague. The company specialises in human motion virtual reality training systems for the military, law enforcement, firefighting and medical communities and has recently introduced its debut product, an innovative new dismounted soldier training system called ready2train.
In addition to those that signed up onsite, Clarion Events reports positive feedback from a further two dozen companies that are very interested in participating at ITEC 2015.
Anna Campagnoli, ITEC Event Director said: “The continued confidence that the training and simulation community has in ITEC was clearly conveyed at I/ITSEC. The broad mix of visitors that ITEC continues to draw from the military, medical, cyber and security domains, in addition to the number of companies that have already committed to next year’s event, clearly demonstrates that the contribution of training and simulation has never been so valuable”.
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