An Official Website of the United States Government
Helicopter Operations Aircrew/Crew Chief Trainer
- Small Business Information
-
Woman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: No
- Phase 1
-
Fiscal Year: 2003Title: Helicopter Operations Aircrew/Crew Chief TrainerAgency / Branch: DOD / NAVYContract: N61339-04-P-0035Award Amount: $69,990.00
Abstract:
The effectiveness and safety of complex, multi-role helicopter platforms such as the Pave Hawk and Seahawk require that the cabin crew interact seamlessly with the flight crew and a dynamic external environment. Due to physical constraints and fidelitylimitations, however, current simulation designs fail to accommodate a wide range of training. The proposal herein introduces a novel and elegant approach to this challenge by employing three proven technologies - live video capture, real-time videoediting (blue screen imaging), and virtual environment simulation - thus offering a quantum jump in training realism and capability. Video from the trainee's perspective is sent to a processor that preserves near-space (cabin environment) pixels and makestransparent the far-space (out-the-cabin) pixels using blue screen imaging techniques. This bitmap is overlaid on a virtual environment, and sent to the trainee's helmet mounted display. Thus the user directly views the physical cabin environment, whilethe simulated outside world serves as a backdrop. Using this technique, a litter that is physically pushed out and lowered from the cabin can be replaced by a virtual surrogate, which proceeds to be lowered into the simulated environment. A motionplatform, cabin mock-up, and a speech analyzer comprise the remainder of the trainer.Small Business Information at Submission:SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
13766 S. Hawthorne Blvd. Hawthorne, CA 90250EIN/Tax ID: 951957989DUNS: N/ANumber of Employees:Woman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: No
Award Information
|
Agency: Department of Defense |
Branch: Navy |
Award ID: 65112 |
Program Year/Program: 2003 / SBIR |
|
Agency Tracking Number: N032-0658 |
Solicitation Year: N/A |
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A |
Solicitation Number: N/A |