More
than 21 miles of cabling connect over 900
powered devices including Boeing's
reconfigurable flight and weapon simulators, 6 PowerWalls, 4 PLEX
theaters and
a myriad of audio and video support equipment. In total, there are almost 8,000 connections
between all the simulation
equipment and review rooms within the VWC. "This state-of-the-art
facility
will provide critical insights into networked battlefield operations
that will result in the deployment
of superior technology for our forces.
Lee adds significant depth to the Sanswire team.
Dr.
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Networked Theaters and Command/Control Rooms Allow Boeing Engineers and
Customers to Collaboratively
View Real-Time Simulations for Insight Into User
Requirements
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, Fakespace Systems announced
today that it has completed integration of
ten networked visualization systems
at Boeing's new Virtual Warfare Center (VWC) in St. Then, central
conference facilities are positioned to overlook
the main theaters." The 4800 x 1200 resolution
PLEX
configuration allows multiple signal inputs to be easily viewed at one time.b747 heathrow
While these
simulations can have an impact on equipment design, the
ultimate purpose of the VWC is to study the
psychological and behavioral
changes the weapons operator or commander will make given new capabilities
and
new scenarios."
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In networked warfare, aircraft, infantry, and naval services are
all
connected, so Boeing includes operators from each service in its simulations
because all services
impact the scenarios faced by Boeing customers. The theater allows all this eavesdropping without interfering
with the simulation. The results of simulations can help decide if operator training for
equipment
or a particular operation should be made more extensive. Dr. The above are more fully discussed in the
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In the white room, a
three-channel PLEX theater gives the neutral overseers
video and data views of
both team's activities via simultaneous, multi-image display capability.
"We are very proud to have worked with Boeing to design and develop the
Virtual Warfare Center
as a critical new tool in evaluating people, systems,
and equipment in a very high-fidelity simulation
environment, said Chris
Clover, President and CEO of Fakespace Systems Inc.
Viewers can expand
the image from one simulator to fill an entire screen or
combine multiple video feeds and data across
one or more screens. Since that time, he has
designed, built, modified, flight tested or flown a
Corbin Ace, Aviat
Husky, Pitts Special aerobatic plane, a World War One Travelaire and
Tiger Moth
, a Robinson R22 Helicopter, Bell Jetranger Helicopter,
Schwietzer 300 Helicopter, Grob 103 Glider
, Nimbus 2 glider, Duchess
Twin airplane, North American T6, Extra 300 aerobatic plane, and
numerous
Piper and Cessna aircraft, as well as a hot air balloon.737 airpark
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Louis. "The angled, theater-like format of
the three screens creates
a more comfortable, collaborative environment and facilitates discussion
. There are very subtle
differences when doing things in a warfare environment. Lee has the honor
of the most time
manually piloting NASA's X-37 aerospace plane high fidelity simulator.
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Selected
customer sites can also be
included, up to 20 simulators at one time. Lee will serve as the Senior
Electrical Engineer for Sanswire.
Dr. Lee will be involved in all aspects of systems, avionics,
autopilot
design and flight testing at Sanswire.sanswire. These forward-looking statements involve and are subject
to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which
could cause the Company's actual
results, performance (finance or
operating) or achievements to differ from future results, performance
(financing and operating) or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements
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According to Mr. High
quality audio feeds from each simulator and the command rooms are
also piped
in so operator conversations can be associated with their actions because,
"when something
surprising happens, the operator comments are very useful,"
said Pendleton. James Lee. He is a gifted
engineer and also has a wide range of capabilities that allow us to
continue to build a strong
, yet nimble team.heathrow cockpit
Live video, audio and activity statistics from
each room are choreographed by
an AV-director who manages ten, 20" LCD
monitors and controls the signal feeds and the theater environment
via a 15"
touch panel. Other simulators in remote Boeing locations can be connected via
Boeing
's LabNet high bandwidth network. By running Conops and Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTP)
simulations
, operator reaction, communication and preparedness can be closely
examined." The value of the
simulation
and review capability is readily justified. His bio will be added
to the Sanswire website.747 glideslope
A simulation
run
involves blue (allied) and red (opposing) forces whose mission scenarios are
controlled by
'white room' overseers. "Then,
in the theater, operator simulations can be seen and heard in real
-time,
allowing customers to participate with Boeing engineering in the analysis and
design process
. The
simulator rooms can emulate the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System plus
Aegis, Patriot
and other air defense systems for blue and red forces. Decisions made are
related to new technology
being used in the overall force structure.
He has over twenty years experience in a number of areas
of aerospace
and electrical engineering. He has piloted over thirty
aircraft types.simulators 737
"Each simulation
generates 30 to 40 GB of data and analysis could take weeks to months in order
to find the right
answers."
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"forecast", "project", "intend", "expect",
"should", "would", and similar expressions and all statements
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When users
are in the simulators at the VWC, they often
vocalize or perform solutions to their own problems
," said Pendleton. (OTCBB:GTEL) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary,
Sanswire Networks
, LLC, has further strengthened its engineering team
with the addition of Dr. He trained at Stanford
University as well
as The University of Colorado, Boulder in aerospace engineering, at
The University
of Southern California in electrical engineering and
has multiple advanced degrees.
For more information
, please go to http://www.simulator heathrow
"
Fakespace's design team worked closely with Boeing's engineers, facilities
staff and architects to design the rooms, select technology and plan the
implementation to meet
Boeing's exacting requirements. Lee has the distinction of attaining an altitude of over
33,000 feet
in a Grob 103 at California City and also has the
distinction of helping equip NASA's B-52 with one
of the most accurate
navigation systems of any B-52 in the fleet.
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Two floors of the
VWC are identically equipped and can
operate independently or as one linked defense simulation."
A typical simulation can take up to one week to
run with four to twelve tests within that week,
each requiring an after-action
review. Lee has focused on
advanced flight controls, having published
research in a number of
peer reviewed journals including the AIAA Journal of Guidance,
Control
, and Dynamics.net or
http://www.747 knobs
According to Mr. Over the years, Boeing realized that the
best way to understand and clarify user requirements is to create 'operator in
the loop' simulations
. Even the
impact on operator manuals can be affected. Over the past half dozen years, Dr.frugal glideslope
"Customers
and their users can't always articulate
what it is they want. The
white room also has control
connectivity to allow influencing the simulated
engagement for testing of new scenarios at will.
Pendleton, the center's real purpose is realized in the
PLEX theaters.b747 airpark
In the main theater, a
three
-channel Fakespace PLEX is used to display real-time windows into the
overall networked simulations
. Each seat in the theater has speakers and a microphone with
audio reinforced to balance levels
to normal conversational tone across the
room. You want people to
pay attention to the media
available and the data, not to the inadequacies of
the presentation technology or thought that went
into it.airpark emulating
At the same time, data for operations analysis including
systems status, operator performance
statistics and test results can be
reviewed and recorded.Sites that are dedicated to the emulating
of actual flight.
cockpit simulator
This is especially valuable since Boeing does so much custom
engineering. One
of the first aircraft he built was a Rutan
designed Long-Eze in the early 1980's.f4 767
Fakespace Professional
Services Integrates Boeing Virtual Warfare Center
Each blue and red
command team 'bunker' has
a 6' x 8' PowerWall display that affords a high
resolution, tactical overview of battlefield operations
with the commanders
linked via audio and video to the simulator operators. The blue, red and white
command rooms are all highly reconfigurable to allow for new equipment or
testing of command system
configurations. For example, Boeing customers may request extended radar range so
Boeing can simulate
this capability to discern whether or not there truly is
value in this new capability; how would
three minutes more advanced notice
change the way an operator communicates with his wingman and how
it affects
the response to the potential threat? Another example may be how an operator
may change
flight behavior and decisions if 1,000 more pounds of fuel was
available in the aircraft. Pendleton
explains the reason for the sophistication of the center by
indicating, "This isn't trivial or easy
stuff.
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Activities of blue, red and white
participants are viewed in the main theater, in real-time, by
Boeing engineers
and customers.
Small simulations may involve as few as six viewers while after
-action reviews
can involve forty to sixty people.
"Advanced simulation can be as effective
as live testing in pointing out
program problems and measuring the value of a program to the end
-users," said
Pendleton. He has been involved in a number of
exotic aircraft design programs, including
a commercial tilt-rotor
project. In his role as a Controls
engineer at NASA Dryden, Dr.b747 rutan
The result
of more
than two years of years of planning by Boeing and Fakespace's professional
services team
, the VWC is a high tech research facility that gives Boeing
engineers critical insight into the physical
and psychological reactions of
the operators who use Boeing equipment in different mission scenarios
.
The simulation and oversight configuration of the VWC is the result of
evolved concepts.
John Pendleton, New Programs Manager at the VWC, the
origin of this center goes back 15 years ago
and technology has evolved to
allow more network-centric research. Six
reconfigurable cockpit
simulators can represent F15, F/A 18 and F/A-22
aircraft.
Mr. Boeing's
actions can lead
to the funding of new technologies and lessons learned at the
VWC can determine whether or not some
requirements are included in funding
requests.globetel.com
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constitute forward-looking
statements or statements which may be deemed or construed to be
forward
-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Placement
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"All data from
the simulations are recorded to allow good thought on the
problem and better solutions," according
to Pendleton. Lee has worked at NASA Dryden as a Flight
Controls engineer for the last two years
, involved with the X-37
aerospace plane, and most recently, developing an ultra-high precision
autopilot
for a JPL project on a Gulfstream G3 jet. Lee is an instrument rated commercial pilot with licenses
in
airplanes, helicopters, and gliders.glideslope a320
"In the end, this will impact whether are we helping or
not
helping the operator -- the person who will move from simulation to live
scenario.
Timothy
Huff, Chief Executive Officer of GlobeTel commented, "Dr.cockpit rutan
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