Development of a Fast Rescue Craft Full Mission Simulator

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Development of a Fast Rescue Craft Full Mission
Simulator

• Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary - Pacific
• Engineering Logistics Center
• Captain Anthony Patterson
• Centre for Marine Simulation
• Fisheries and Marine institute
• Memorial University of Newfoundland
• Randy Billard
• Virtual Marine Technology Inc

February 24 25, 2006
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Objective

• Develop a full mission simulator that can be used
  for the advanced crew and coxswain training
• Parallel effort with the Part Task Simulator
  (NETSIM) design

February 24 25, 2006
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Project update Graphical Models
Iteration 1

• Currently based on a delta configuration
• Will be modified to include a cabin and advanced
  textures
• Models of tugboat, sailboat and other target
  vessels will be included

Refinements
February 24 25, 2006
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Geographic locations

• 3 geographic locations
• Douglas Channel
• Victoria to Sydney
• Broken Islands
• Locations will be populated with landmarks and
  navigational aids

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Instructor Station

• Instructor will have the ability to
• Change weather conditions and time of day
• Introduce target vessels
• Boats, logs, man overboard
• Introduce equipment failures
• Load and change scenarios
• Event and time logging

Birds eye view of scenario
Change weather, introduce faults on the fly
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Weather conditions

• Weather conditions and reduced visibility will
  cause the trainee to rely on navigational
  equipment

Sunny day
Day Fog
Overcast with Snow
Evening Fog
Rain shower
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Time of day

• Change in time of day can make the task more
  challenging

24 hour day and night manipulation
February 24 25, 2006
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Wave Environment

• Wave model will simulate calm water waves
• Applying new texturing and wave shaders to make
  the environment more realistic

Improved texturing and shaders
February 24 25, 2006
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Cabin Consoles

• Graphical models become physical components
• Cabin controls finalization July 2006

February 24 25, 2006
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Radar and Plotter

• GPS/Plotter Raymarine C70 Unit
• Completion August 2006
• Radar a continuation of NETSIM
• Completion August 2006

February 24 25, 2006
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Projection Sytstem

• 270 degree projection system will encompass the
  cabin
• July 2006

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Additional Project notes

• Mathematical models to be verified with scale
  model and full scale tests
• Cabin console working with Titan Boats to
  secure a design
• Scenario development Search and Rescue
  scenarios being developed

February 24 25, 2006