Virtual Reality Military Applications

PRESENTED BY: AZMATHULLA .C LOKESH.G

Contents

What is virtual reality? Virtual environment Virtual reality history Virtual Reality Modeling Language Introduction to how virtual reality military application work Flight simulators Ground vehicle simulators Virtual reality parachute training Applications of virtual reality Recent Technologies of VR conclusion

Virtual reality(VR)

It is a technology which allows a user to interact with a computer-simulated environment, whether that environment is a simulation of the real world or an imaginary world The user has impression of presence in that world and can navigate through it and manipulate objects in the world Most current virtual reality environments are primarily visual experiences, displayed either on a computer screen or through special or stereoscopic displays

virtual environment(VE)
A room with projections on all walls, floor and ceiling The users wear shutter glasses to get a 3D view of the world. The users are able to move and control the environment with some kind of input mechanism Camera Device in hand

A virtual reality CAVE display projecting images onto the floor, walls

Virtual Reality History

The concept of virtual reality has been around for decades, even though the public really only became aware of it in the early 1990s In the mid 1950s, a cinematographer named Morton Heilig envisioned a theatre experience that would stimulate all his audiences senses, drawing them in to the stories more effectively. He built a single user console in 1956 called the Sensorama that included a stereoscopic display, fans, odour emitters, stereo speakers and a moving chair.

Sensorama Morton Heilig, 1956

Multi-sensory movie experience

Visual audio smell touch

Virtual Reality Modeling Language

VRMLisastandardfileformatforrepresenting 3-dimensional(3D)interactivevectorgraphics, designedparticularlywiththeWorldWideWebin mind. q VRMLallowsWebdeveloperstocreatethreedimensional(3-D)spaceand3-Dobjectsinfull colorwithspecialtexture,animation,andlighting effects.. q ThelatestversionofVRMLis2.0
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ExampleVRMLSourcecode
#VRML V2.0 utf8 # example1.wrl - a yellow box Shape { geometry Box { } appearance Appearance { material Material { diffuseColor 1.0 1.0 0.0 # red, green, blue } } }

IntroductiontoHowVirtualRealityMilitaryA

Fromtheearliestmomentsinthehistoryof virtualreality(VR),theUnitedStatesmilitary forceshavebeenadrivingfactorindeveloping andapplyingnewVRtechnologies Virtualenvironmentsworkwellinmilitary applications.Whenwelldesigned,theyprovide theuserwithanaccuratesimulationofrealevents inasafe,controlledenvironment.

Flight Simulators
TheAirforce,ArmyandNavy alluseflightsimulatorsto trainpilots

The Future Combat System simulator

Ground Vehicle Simulators

Infact,simulatorsareakey partoftheFutureCombat System(FCS)--the foundationofthearmed forces'future. TheFCSconsistsofa networkedbattlecommand systemandadvancedvehicles andweaponsplatforms.

This simulator helps teach soldiers how to drive the Stryker armored vehicle.

VR Parachute Trainer

the US Navy uses an i-glassses HMD in their VR Parachute Trainer at the Naval Air Base in Pensacola. Used to train pilots, copilots and navigators, the simulator allows them to hang from a harness just a few inches from the ground while experiencing the feel of a 4,000-foot jump

VR Parachute Trainer

VRMilitaryTraining

VRApplication
military

military training simulator

Boeing 747 Flight Simulation

VRApplication
Telepresence
Beingtherewithoutbeingthere

VRApplication
Entertainment

Virtual Horse Racing

The Virtual GT Racing Simulator

Architectural design

virtualprototypesofnewvehicles

RecentTechnologiesofVirtual Reality
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAV) Land Warrior System Treatments for PostTraumatic Stress Disorder

Land Warrior System

UAV

Conclusion

VR introduces a new way of interacting with computers Most components required for the design of VR systems are commercially available Advances in computer hardware reduce the price and enable new applications Web is very suitable for VR applications, but the proper technology is not yet there

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References

Virtual Reality Technology Second Edition by Grigore C. Burdea , Philippe Coiffet Wiley-IEEE Press http://science.howstuffworks.com/virtual-military.htm http://science.howstuffworks.com/future-military-technology.htm http://www-vrl.umich.edu/intro/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality http://ftp.rta.nato.int/public http://www.ijvr.org/issues/pre/4-3/5.pdf http://media.csee.ltu.se/~peppar/kurs/smd074/seminars/2/1/3/vr.doc http://ipg.zesoi.fer.hr/teach/kuvo/lect/ppt/vrintro.ppt http://www.web3d.org/x3d/vrml/tools/ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/151840 http://www.lighthouse3d.com/vrml/tutorial/index.shtml?extru http://www.agocg.ac.uk/train/vrml2rep/part1/guide3.htm

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