Development of a Virtual Environment Software Testbed Using Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Software Components
Davidson, Scott W. · Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) · 2000
The goals of the Virtual Environment Training Technology (VETT) program are to develop, demonstrate and evaluate the use of virtual environment (VE) component technologies for navy training applications. A key part of this effort is the development of a testbed performed by Management Systems and Training Technologies (MSTT). for investigating the benefits of using VE interfaces to improve naval training while reducing training-system costs. This paper describes the technology components integrated by MSTT that provide a tool for training effectiveness research at the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) in Orlando Florida. The development approach used for the testbed is to integrate off-the-shelf tools into one cohesive software platform. Applications developed on the testbed include a multi-modal Virtual Electronic Systems Trainer, a spatialized audio location task, and relative motion experiment for surface ship handling. Current efforts on the testbed are directed towards open-water and restricted maneuvering surface ship handling.