Barco's RP-360 a Breakthrough in Flight Simulator Technology

Flight simulator gives 360-degree immersion | TG Daily

Belgian company Barco has unveiled what's probably the most advanced flight-training simulator in the world, a fully immersive, 360 degree system using rear projection.

The RP-360 is designed to give pilots the most realistic view possible, and can be hooked up to other simulators so that several pilots can carry out mission training together.

It's claimed to be the first flight sim to give the pilot a completely uninterrupted 360-degree view, and can be used to simulate a number of different fighter jets.

Source: Flight simulator gives 360-degree immersion | TG Daily

Barco's RP-360 is a rear-projected spherical display system for full 360° immersive training. The system performance produces the most accurate image quality on the market today.

Source: IMAGE SOCIETY: Image of Month 11.04

Barco | Dome displays | 360° immersive dome setup for flight training | RP-360 dome

At a glance

• 13 or 14 projectors
• 25:1 system contrast
• Resolution better than 4 arcmin/OLP
• 10ftL brightness
• can fit in rooms down to 14ft high

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It features the following dedicated technologies for multi-channel setups:

• DynaColor: automatic color calibration across channels
• Linked constant light output: brightness equalization across channels
• Edge blending: creates one seamless composite image
• Warping: precise geometry correction for curved surfaces
• Smearing reduction: handles fast-moving imagery effortlessly

Source: Barco | Dome displays | 360° immersive dome setup for flight training | RP-360 dome

RP-360 flight simulation dome - YouTube

Source: RP-360 flight simulation dome - YouTube

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• Barco | Dome displays | Large training and simulation dome | LTSD

Mars500 -- A Simulated Mars Mission

«Mars-500» project

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“Mars-500” project is being conducted by the State scientific center of the Russian Federation – Institute for Bio-Medical Problems of RAS under the aegis of Roscosmos and Russian Academy of Sciences. It includes a series of experiments simulating these or those aspects of an interplanetary manned flight. The main part is a series of experiments on long-term isolation of the crew in conditions of the specially built ground-based experiment facility. This part includes:

14-day isolation (it was completed in November 2007)
105-day isolation (it was completed in July 2009)
520-day isolation (June 2010 – November 2011)

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Collected from: «Mars-500» project

ESA - Mars500 - The isolation facility

The Mars500 isolation facility in which the crew will be based is located in a special building on the IBMP site in Moscow. This building comprises the isolation facility itself, as well as the operations room, technical facilities and offices. The current layout of the isolation facility comprises four hermetically sealed interconnected habitat modules, in addition to one external module, which will be used to simulate the 'Martian surface'. The total volume of the habitat modules is 550 m³.

Collected from: ESA - Mars500 - The isolation facility

Diego Urbina (@diegou) takes us on tour inside the Mars500 facilities - see how the crew are living and working for the next 17 months in isolation.

Collected from: YouTube - Mars500 video diary 1 - Diego's guided tour

YouTube - Mars500 / Марс-500: Approaching Mars. Before the landing

Collected from: YouTube - Mars500 / Марс-500: Approaching Mars. Before the landing

YouTube - First Mars500 'Marswalk' raw video

The first 'Marswalk' by Diego Urbina and Alexandr Smoleevskiy on 14 February started at 13:00 Moscow time and lasted one hour and 12 minutes,

Collected from: YouTube - First Mars500 'Marswalk' raw video

Related

• Astronauts Walk on "Mars," Start Experiments
• MARS-500 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Crew 'lands' on Mars during simulation - Technology & science - Space - Space.com - msnbc.com
• BBC News - Mars500 crew 'arrives at Red Planet' on simulated mission

A Virtual-Reality Simulator for Brain Surgeons

clipped from www.technologyreview.com A Simulator for Brain Surgeons A virtual-reality simulator promises safer operations and better training. A new simulator that lets neurosurgeons rehearse before operating--like pilots on a flight simulator--could revolutionize how doctors train for and handle brain surgery. NeuroTouch, the prototype simulator developed by Canada's National Research Council (NRC) and several other research groups, gives surgeons a dry run in virtual reality before entering the operating room, potentially reducing mistakes. clipped from www.popsci.com Virtual Neurosurgery For more on NeuroTouch, check out the CBC report in the following video. clipped from communications.medicine.dal.ca News Release World’s first simulation-based brain surgery done in Halifax Thursday, August 20, 2009: Halifax - A Halifax brain surgeon this week removed a brain tumour after using a virtual reality-based neurosurgical simulation system. This advanced technology is tailor made for patient-specific planning – a medical advance not yet available anywhere else in the world. clipped from communications.medicine.dal.ca

Sources:

1. Technology Review: A Simulator for Brain Surgeons
2. Neurosurgeons Practice on Virtual Simulator before Removing Brain Tumor | Popular Science
3. Dalhousie’s medical school appeals preliminary finding on accreditation
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1. Surgery simulator a boon to Halifax doctors on Yahoo! Video
2. HTX.ca News - World's first simulation-based brain surgery done in Halifax