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Orlando, Fla. (November 21, 2002)—RealSims,LLC a participating company in the University of Central Florida Technology Incubator and manufacturer and integrator of simulation systems will be launching a new Reconfigurable Simulator product called FasTrac at the upcoming Interservice Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference Dec. 2-5 at the Orange County Convention Center.
Carol Ann Dykes, associate director of the UCF Technology Incubator, said RealSims LLC plans to unveil its newest simulation technology at the conference featuring a multi channel high fidelity helicopter application in conjunction with their strategic partners Christie Digital Systems, Evans & Sutherland and Carmel Applied Technologies. This system will feature FasTrac configured as a Bell 206/TH57-helicopter trainer demonstrating high fidelity map of the earth flight training. RealSims recently won a major contract from the U.S. Navy to supply FasTrac's hardware technology to the Navy's research lab at NAVAIR Orlando. The Navy configured FasTrac as a low cost Microsim based training application using a single channel immersive dome display with TH57 components used. The Navy will have their single channel Microsim application on display at the NAWC-TSD Booth # 736 (Joint Services Booth). The multi channel system will be on display in the Christie Booth # 584.
Bob McGraw, president of RealSims, LLC, said the NAVAIR Microsim application is used to train Navy helicopter pilots to operate the aircraft in a collaborative training environment where ground, air and sea based participants train in within a common Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 based application. McGraw said Fight Simulator 2002 originally developed as a computer game. The technology was adopted by the Navy and significantly enhanced to provide the ability to display and interact with other military training entities participating in the virtual simulation scenario such as: aircraft, ships at sea and combat information systems to effectively emulate potential battle conditions.
"We have developed what we feel is the ideal reconfigurable simulator providing total aircraft and vehicle independence using modular, interchangeable, universal plug and fly technology," McGraw said. "Using interchangeable components, FasTrac can take on the persona of anything from a highly realistic simulation trainer for mission rehearsal using high fidelity components, to a low fidelity entry level Part Task or Procedure trainer with or without motion and/or displays. FasTrac supports virtually any aircraft or combat technology and was designed to be a cross branch reconfigurable device supporting the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Homeland Security agencies at a lower cost," he said.
The UCF Technology Incubator serves more than 30 technology companies and has helped create more than 400 jobs in laser development, photonics, simulation products, advanced materials, electronics and energy related technologies.
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