MetaVR at NGAUS 2003

MetaVR technology was demonstrated at the 125th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference and Exhibition, that was held September 15 - 17, 2003 at the Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi.

On a purchased MetaVR Portable Multi-Channel IG System, Lockheed Martin demonstrated several components of an F-16 Mission Training Center (MTC) pilot training system, presenting the "Train the Way You Fight" simulation reality. The demonstration F-16 MTC uses MetaVR's Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) for the out-the-window visual imagery generation.

Lockheed Martin booth demonstrating their F-16 FMT simulator running VRSG.

The Lockheed Martin F-16 Mission Training Center demonstration system, which was also demonstrated at I/ITSEC 2003 included an instructor-operator station (at right), a role player station (at left), and a 220-degree by 130-degree dome system. The system was running VRSG.

As shown in the photographs above and below, the 4-channel MetaVR PC image generator drove a Glass Mountain Optics WASP II display system using BARCO LCD projectors, running at 1600x1200 resolution with 4-sample anti-aliasing at 60 Hz. The simulator flew an 18-geocell geospecific terrain database of Idaho, with imagery as high as 1 ft. resolution. Each synchronized channel provided an 80-degree field-of-view with over 100 kilometers of visibility range.

Lockheed Martin's F-16 MTC simulator running VRSG, flying an 18-geocell geospecific terrain database of Idaho.