Combining virtual reality and multimedia techniques for effective maintenance training

David M. McLin; James C. Chung

doi:10.1117/12.233066

19 February 1996 Combining virtual reality and multimedia techniques for effective maintenance training

David M. McLin, James C. Chung

Proceedings Volume 2645, 24th AIPR Workshop on Tools and Techniques for Modeling and Simulation; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.233066
Event: 24th AIPR Workshop on Tools and Techniques for Modeling and Simulation, 1995, Washington, DC, United States

Abstract

This paper describes a virtual reality (VR) system developed for use as part of an integrated, low-cost, stand-alone, multimedia trainer. The trainer is used to train National Guard personnel in maintenance and trouble-shooting tasks for the M1A1 Abrams tank, the M2A2 Bradley fighting vehicle and the TOW II missile system. The VR system features a modular, extensible, object-oriented design which consists of a training monitor component, a VR run time component, a model loader component, and a set of domain-specific object behaviors which mimic the behavior of objects encountered in the actual vehicles. The VR system is built from a combination of off-the-shelf commercial software and custom software developed at RTI.

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David M. McLin and James C. Chung "Combining virtual reality and multimedia techniques for effective maintenance training", Proc. SPIE 2645, 24th AIPR Workshop on Tools and Techniques for Modeling and Simulation, (19 February 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.233066

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