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Citation
(2000), "Real-world visual system", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 72 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2000.12772eab.030
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2000, MCB UP Limited
Real-world visual system
Real-world visual system
Keywords SGI, Lockheed Martin, Israel
SGI informs us that Lockheed Martin has awarded SGI a contract to develop and install a turnkey visual system solution for the Israeli Air Force F-15 Flight and System Trainer.
With the new F-15 visual system powered by SGI, the Israelis will be able to train in real time at "fast jet speeds" utilising a completely realistic geo-specific and photo-specific virtual environment. This environment is developed using satellite-derived, photographic images of the region where pilots wish to train. Current Israeli simulators support geo-typical databases that do not use photo-realistic imagery of an actual geographic region.
Under the contract, SGI will act as the prime contractor for the turnkey visual system. Major partners will be SEOS Displays Ltd and MultiGen-Paradigm. The system will comprise the commercial, off-the-shelf Silicon Graphics Onyx2 graphics supercomputer with the next-generation InfiniteReality3 graphics subsystem from SGI, MultiGen-Paradigm's Vega runtime software and the SEOS PRODAS HiView display. This partial dome display, utilising ten projectors, provides a field of view of 210 degrees horizontal by 100 degrees vertical. The trainer will also allow training using night vision goggles and sensors. Delivery, installation, program management and support will be provided through the SGI Global Professional Services organisation.
The Israeli Ministry of Defence awarded Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems-Akron, a business unit of Lockheed Martin, a contract to deliver the Flight and System Trainer (FST) for F-15 pilot training. Lockheed Martin selected SGI to provide the visual system. Lockheed Martin's F-15 FST will include two high-fidelity cockpits – the F-151 and F-15AUP – for training pilots in all aircraft operations. It will include a photo-specific database of Israel and a robust tactical environment that will be programmable from the instructor-operator station. Accompanying the tactical environment is a synthetic environment that simulates atmospheric conditions to inject even more realism into a mission.
Details available from SGI. Tel: +44 (0) 118 925 7500; Fax: +44 (0) 118 925 7505.