11/09/2012
New Name – Expanded Focus for Innovative Call for Fire Trainer - Augmented Virtuality Simulation System
Creative Technologies, Inc. announced today that its CFFT-AV (Call for Fire Trainer-Augmented Virtuality) has a new name – new expanded focus. Last year the CFFT-AV was developed and delivered to the Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill Oklahoma and STTC as part of a research program to advance technologies related to training in the virtual environment, integrating simulated military equipment such as weapons, maps, binoculars and others items. CTI delivered a second simulation system to the US Army’s Orlando-based research organization, the Simulation and Training Technology Center (STTC) in July, 2012.
Subsequent to its delivery in Orlando, the program has undergone additional testing, exploring integration with dismounted infantry simulations. With a new and expanded focus, the system is a wedge to further the use of augmented virtuality in military simulations.
The program is important as it advances blended live and virtual worlds technologies with ground- breaking technology in one of the first DoD systems to successfully integrate physical items with virtual reality for individual and team training. The system will continue to undergo research and integration with other training programs and technologies at STTC. As part of its expanded mission, CTI is renaming the CFFT-AV: Close Air Support Simulation System (CAS3).
CAS3 provides innovative solutions to some of the most difficult training challenges facing our military service members who work close air support functions, and the warfighters who work with those close air support missions. The simulator has an optical see-through head-mounted display that allows users to simultaneously work with physical items (simulated military equipment) while being immersed in a virtual training environment for both initial and currency training.
