Our products - ravenview™


RavenView™--an innovative simulation training capability using SDS’ AAcuity® Spectator (NEXWARS) viewer technologies. The current RavenView™ system represents a significantly enhanced version of SDS’ Raven-B 3D viewer software originally developed in cooperation with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Wright Patterson AFB, OH to improve tactical simulation training of Raven-B personnel using actual Raven controls. 

Incorporating feedback from subject matter experts, the completely redesigned RavenView™ system provides an affordable “plug-and-play” capability that adds significant training realism, increases training flexibility and improves usability for Warfighters operating the Raven-B and other Small Unmanned Air Vehicle (SUAV) Sims (including Wasp and Puma) controlled by the Raven’s common Ground Control Station (GCS), all while preserving SUAV system capabilities, operator functions and existing SUAV simulation software.

RavenView™ significantly improves SUAV simulation-training by incorporating high-fidelity visualization (visual / sensor), realistic databases, and an easy-to-use GUI-based Instructor Operator Station (IOS). The IOS, which consolidates critical system functions on one COTS laptop, significantly improves system usability and eliminates the need for use of the Toughbook computer to support simulation training.

Consolidated IOS functions include:

  • - System initialization / shutdown

  • - Database / camera selection

  • - Ground-based entity placement

  • - EO / IR displays

  • - PFPS / FalconView / RPUAV software capabilities

  • - SUAV Sim controls

RavenView™ creates an unsurpassed simulation training capability including:

  • -Realistic visual / sensor environments (including camera / sensor positioning, simulated day / night camera and infrared sensor views, and a variety of geo-typical / photo-realistic geo-specific 3D terrains)

  • - Stand-alone training plus DIS / HLA connectivity to other distributed simulation systems in support of Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) activities

  • - Reuse of existing OpenFlight and TerraPage terrains for added training flexibility and cost-savings

  • - Use of high-fidelity 3D terrains generated by SDS’ GeoSource-RTB™ Rapid Terrain Generation software providing anytime, anywhere training capabilities using user-produced, geo-specific, round-earth terrains of virtually any location worldwide.

RavenView™ goes beyond the basics of flight; providing Warfighters with the ability to plan and execute UAV tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) in highly-realistic virtual-environments using actual SUAV controls.

 

 

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