THE OFFICIAL DAILY NEWS DIGEST OF I/ITSEC 2011
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USN Sharpens Focus On Surface Fleet Training
“I think the most important thing for folks to take away from the US
Navy’s demonstrations at this year’s I/ITSEC is cost, reconfigurability
and in some cases the use of government developed software,” Capt
William H. Reuter, the Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Warfare
Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD), told the Show Daily.
“We have showcased things across the board, from systems that
are fielded today to things from the Office of Naval Research in the
early development stages. These include a lot of good low footprint,
medium fidelity technologies that meet the Navy’s needs. I mean the
whole Navy – surface, undersea and aviation as well as individual training.” The Navy/NAWCTSD exhibits can be found on Booths 129
and 1439.
“I am very, very excited about this show. It is obviously going to be a
record show both in terms of attendance and square footage. We
continue to nurture our relationship with industry. At shows like this,
we get smarter on the different technologies available and become
smarter buyers on behalf of the DoD and the Navy. We also bring in
senior decision makers to expose them to this environment and act as
a sort of broker to ensure their interests are represented in these
conversations. We want to give them the data to make decisions.”
“Another big element this year is that we are announcing the award
of our Training Systems Contract III (TSC III),” said Reuter. On Tuesday
NAWCTSD awarded multiple-award contracts to 28 companies;
18 companies will compete for LOT 1 task orders and 10 companies
will compete for LOT 2 awards. The TSC III contracts cover the
training systems requirements of Naval Air Systems Command’s
Aviation Training Systems Program Office, as well as the Program
Directorates for Aviation; Surface; Undersea; Cross-Warfare; and,
International at the NAWCTSD.
All orders are expected to be placed by November 2016 and all
performance must be completed by November 2022.The total value
of the contracts, including options, will not exceed $2 billion.
“In awarding this contract we basically have a field of pre-qualified
vendors so that when we go to individual contracts we can do it much
quicker,” said Reuter. “The contracting team has worked for two years
putting this whole thing together, getting the requirements right and
evaluating industry proposals. When I ask industry ‘How was that RFP
from your standpoint?’ and ‘Was it clear?’ the industry response has
been very positive.”
“This is a ‘win-win’ for all of us”, enthused Reuter “It allows the cycle
time to be decreased and it allows industry to get a clear picture of
what we really need. That is part of what the Naval Air Warfare
Center is supposed to be about. We are about translating the Navy’s
needs into requirements and getting those requirements on contract
with very little translation error. This was a great example of that.”
Reuter acknowledges that the Navy, with its operational emphasis
on platforms, has not had to invest as much in theater-specific training systems as the Army and Marine Corps over the past decade.
“The Navy is much more insulated from having to ‘go right full rudder’
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T O D AY ’S C O N F E R E N C E
HIGHLIGHTS
SPECIAL EVENTS
1030-1200 Warfighters’ Corner (Booth 3181)
1030-1200 Presentation from the Future Leaders Pavilion
(Room W309A)
1300
Awards Ceremony: Serious Games Showcase and
Challenge (Booth 3181)
1800
Hosted Reception sponsored by Lockheed Martin
(Peabody Orlando Hotel Windermere Foyer)
PEO STRI
1000-1045
PM ITTS TSIS Update
1100-1200
PEO STRI Exhibit Area Tour (Booth 143)
1300-1400
PEO STRI Exhibit Area Tour (Booth 143)
1400-1500
PEO STRI Exhibit Area Tour (Booth 143)
INNOVATION SHOWCASE BOOTH 3201
1000
21st Century Interactive Training – Promethean
1045
Culture Shock: Adaptive Learning and Cultural
Training Tool – IDS International
1130
An Integrated Solution for Procedurally Generating
Content for Correlated Synthetic Environments –
Presagis
1215
Multiprofessional Communication using Virtual
Practice Environments – CliniSpace
1345
From Collimators to 360 Domes: Implementing
High-Performance Simulation Environments – Barco
EXHIBIT HALL HOURS
0930-1500
REGISTRATION HOURS
0700-1500
Navy/Marine Corps
Announce Theme
for I/ITSEC 2012
Even as the US Army continues to put the finishing touches on one
of the largest, and arguably best I/ITSECs ever, plans are already
well underway for 2012. “The Army certainly puts on a first-rate
program,” said Capt Bill ‘Roto’ Reuter, Naval Air Warfare Center
Training Systems Division Commanding Officer. “They certainly set
a high standard, but I
know the Navy and Marine
Corps team along with the
professionals from NTSA
are up to the challenge for
next year’s event.”
“This year’s I/ITSEC conference was a great event,
and the Navy and Marine
Corps Team is looking forward to making next year’s even better,” said Col David Smith,
Marine Corps Program Manager for Training Systems. “We are
looking forward to hosting Gen James Amos, the Commandant of
the Marine Corps who is scheduled to be the Government Keynote
speaker next year. Gen Amos is a true visionary for Modeling,
Simulation and Training, and he will present great senior leadership
insight. We have a great theme – ‘Power of Innovation, Enabling
the Global Force’ – for next year that really captures what we do.”
The theme celebrates the spirit of innovation that gives armed
forces around the world a competitive edge in the safest, most
cost efficient manner. “When developing the 2012 theme, we
quickly realized that because of the unpredictable nature of our
adversaries combined with economic pressures, we more than
ever need to draw on the latest in innovation to provide our globally
dispersed forces with the advantage they expect,” said Gary Fraas,
Navy Principal. “Our best and brightest innovators really need to
challenge themselves and think out of the box to prepare our servicemen and women for getting into tomorrow’s fight.”
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and change from what we have done from a training infrastructure
standpoint. As far as the training systems now in place they have not
been so theater-specific to be of no use outside of one AOR.” He
observed that as the US drawdown continues in Afghanistan and Iraq
the Navy’s focus will return to its more traditional “haze grey and
underway” missions ranging from humanitarian assistance to
warfighting.
Capt Michael Van Durick, Program Manager for Surface Training
Systems at Naval Sea Systems Command, noted that the Navy has a
“renewed focus on surface training systems” with the introduction of
the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Each LCS has a core crew of 40, a
20-strong aviation detachment and 15 sailors to operate mission
packages for at least three different warfare missions. To maximize
operational availability, each ship has two crews, like a submarine,
which rotate every few months. “The hull is either in maintenance or is
available for operational use,” said Van Durick. “You are no longer tying
up that capital in the training track leading up to some eventual
employment.”
“This is really a different model for the surface fleet because now
we are going to Train to Qualify (T2Q) and Train to Certify (T2C)
ashore before going underway,” said Reuter. “You are going to declare
yourself ready to go over the horizon with a much shorter training
time at sea. That basically demands a shore infrastructure that allows
you to have confidence that you can actually T2Q and T2C.”
“That means the right kind of fidelity, in the right areas, with the
right kind of scope, scalability and networkability where it makes
sense. We are using some of the things that we have done for other
parts of the surface community, such as the Naval Seamanship &
Shiphandling Conning Officer Virtual Environment, and ‘retooling’ them
for LCS. There is quite a training system infrastructure required for
the LCS.”
As only two of the proposed 50 LCSs are in service, the Navy has
only fielded the “tip of the iceberg” in terms of the training infrastructure that will eventually be required to support the LCS. Crew training
now takes place at Naval Base San Diego, CA, and Naval Station
Mayport, FL, with additional training locations planned.
“We are learning a lot of things in these first few years of the T2Q,
T2C effort and defining just what that means and how we execute that
in terms of personnel, training devices and training time,” said Van
Durick. He acknowledged the surface community is learning from their
aviation and subsurface colleagues, who have long relied heavily on
simulation in training. “It is very much a learning process for us.”
“One of the things that the LCS has done for surface-based training
systems is focus the demand for reconfigurability,” said Reuter. With
two different LCS platform designs and multiple mission packages, this
is an important requirement.
Reuter stressed the value of “applying discipline and rigor to the
whole process of evaluating a training system requirement so that
people really understand what we need to buy in terms of technology
and fidelity. We have done a decent job in the past, but we have really
hit our stride in the last year or so. We must be very rigorous stewards of the Navy’s training dollars.”
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Panel Discusses International Markets
One of the interesting activities that went on around I/ITSEC this
year was a media roundtable hosted by Presagis and including
many of the big name companies in the modeling and simulation
(M&S) industry.
This year the event was hosted by Guillaume Hervé, President of
Presagis, and the discussion centered on the issue of emerging
markets for M&S companies. According to Presagis, emerging
markets contributed $128.4 billion to the global aerospace and
defense industry in 2009 and are expected to reach a value of
$260.1 billion in 2014. That represents a big increase that many
companies are eager to capitalize upon.
“One of the key things is that there is a lot of
opportunity. In North America there are a lot
of defense cutbacks, in Europe it’s the same
issue, but there are a lot of new development
programs happening internationally so the
opportunities are there for people,”
On the panel alongside Hervé were: Bruce Fasterling, Director,
Business Development, Training Systems & Services, Boeing; Philip
J. Fisch, Senior Director of Business Development, Cubic Defense
Applications; Randall Garrett, Technical Director, Training Solutions
Division, Northrop Grumman Technical Services; Steve Teel, Vice
President, Global Training Solutions, Raytheon Technical Services;
Doug Greenlaw, Vice President, Strategy and International Business
Development, Global Training and Logistics, Lockheed Martin; and
Nick Giannias, Vice President, Research and Technology, Presagis.
“It was a great set of panelists, high level executives dealing in
the area of business development, particularly international business development,” Giannias told the Show Daily. “The discussions
were really good and there was certainly a consensus there in
many areas.”
“One of the key things is that there is a lot of opportunity. In
North America there are a lot of defense cutbacks, in Europe it’s
the same issue, but there are a lot of new development programs
happening internationally so the opportunities are there for people,”
he added.
“Of course the challenge there is that the ways of doing business
are different in the sense that the rules and the way that people
dealt with the more developed nations may not apply,” Giannias continued. “And they have had to very much adapt not just to the fact
that they are selling internationally, but that they had to be very specific about the country.”
It is not enough for companies just to have an international strategy. They must also understand each country that they want to
work with more deeply. “You have to have a country strategy. Every
country is very different so you have to deal with them differently,”
Giannias stated.
“One of the other things that came up was the importance of
dealing with local partners, local companies,” he concluded.
“Countries in the emerging markets expect to be part of the solution. In some cases there are even legal requirements to do that in
terms of offsets.”
International Flavor
I/ITSEC 2011 marks the 10th year for the popular International
Pavilion and its supported activities. Those activities include: the
“Best from Around the Globe” paper session, an I/ITSEC tour by
allied service representatives from the US Central Command
(CENTCOM) Coalition Coordination Center (CCC), the presence of
“International Future Leaders,” and a successful International
Reception held in the pavilion on Wednesday evening that drew
more than 500 attendees.
According to Kimberly Oesterreich, from Alion Science &
Technology, who serves as NTSA Director of International
Programs, the pavilion provides “a home away from home” for international I/ITSEC participants. The room includes five private conference rooms that can be reserved for business meetings.
“It provides a friendly atmosphere for our international guests
who may just be here with a few folks,” added Steve Monson, from
The Boeing Company, who serves as Deputy Director of
International Programs. “We give them an opportunity to have ‘a
network’ here.”
It also offers an oasis to briefly escape from hectic show schedules.
“Every year the pavilion gets more popular as the word spreads,”
Monson observed. “We have people who are waiting at the door,
first thing in the morning, to come in. They want to get that
‘International Pavilion’ ribbon, telling people that they are international participants – something they are proud of.”
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Anders Løkke, Marketing Director at Norway-based projectiondesign (Booth 2563) concurred with the assessment.
“Since our first show three years ago, I/ITSEC has been a great
success for projectiondesign. The show provides a unique window
to the defense industry, allowing us to reach a dedicated audience
of professionals especially in the North American market. This year
we have our largest booth ever where we are launching two new
products and showing them in real-world applications. This includes
the flexible FS32 IR NVG stimulation projector and the FL35, the
world’s highest resolution LED projector from the new line of 2nd
generation projectors with ReaLED illumination that acts to almost
double the projector brightness meeting more user requirements.”
Stage Set for 2012
National M&S Congress
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The National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA) and
National Modeling & Simulation Coalition will present the inaugural
National Modeling and Simulation Congress on 6 February 2012
“The coalition aims to bring together the entire community of
practice in modeling and simulation [M&S] to create a common
vision and grow the industry for the betterment of the global community” Dr Linda Brent, Director, Strategic Planning for NTSA told
the Show Daily.
The Coalition is a growing community of users of M&S, including NTSA, from around the country. Representatives from healthcare, education, defense, homeland security, engineering and
transportation are expected to attend the inaugural congress.
The congress will give the representatives the opportunity to
join forces with peers from across the M&S community to further
the message of the proliferation, value and dependency of the
country on M&S.
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The 2011 Governor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in
Modeling & Simulation was presented last night to the Multiple
Amputation Trauma Trainer (MATT) Team from the US Army
Research Laboratory (ARL) Simulation & Training Technology
Center (STTC). Accepting the award on behalf of the MATT Team
were Dr Tere Sotomayor and Jack Norfleet of ARL STTC.
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injuries they will treat on the battlefield, and represents a significant improvement in the realism and clinical accuracy of severe
trauma simulations. Over 4,000 American warfighters have trained
on the MATT system, utilizing 182 world-wide prototypes.
Prior to the presentation of the Governor’s Award, National
Training & Simulation Association (NTSA) President RADM
Frederick L. Lewis, USN (Ret), presented the 2011 NTSA
Modeling & Simulation Awards – a total of seven awards this year.
The Governor’s Award winner is chosen from the pool of NTSA
M&S Award winners, and recognizes the individual or team whose
achievements in M&S are the most noteworthy, significant and
innovative.
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MetaVR Showcases High Fidelity Simulation Products
MetaVR (Booth 1249) has established a reputation for creating 3D
real–time environments that provide the fidelity of geospecific simulation with game quality graphics and performance. No fewer than
40 government and industry exhibitors at I/ITSEC use MetaVR
products such as the Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG).
MetaVR is showcasing new developments along with its established products at I/ITSEC
2011. QuantaDyn is demonstrating its Micro Boom
Operator Simulation System
(MicroBOSS) desktop aerial
refueling simulator, which uses
MetaVR visuals. QuantaDyn
recently purchased 31
MetaVR visual systems to use
in its production MicroBOSS
for training KC-135R boom operators at 22 Air National Guard
sites. In collaboration with Air Education and Training Command
Trainer Development (Booth 401), QuantaDyn will demonstrate
Distributed Mission Operation aerial refueling capabilities using the
MicroBoss, AETC’s Multi-Mission Crew Trainer, and generic receiver
aircraft training devices via a network connection between the
respective booths.
MetaVR’s new terrain, its Metadesic round-earth format, features 1 mpp natural color imagery from the Simulator Database
Facility at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, distributed for US govern-
Companies Look to Provide
Realistic Driving Experience
Moog (Booth 1720) and FAAC (Booth 1907) are at I/ITSEC 2011
to display some of the latest technology in simulator design.
Moog’s technology ensures a driver simulator feels every bit as
true and tactile as the real thing. The company is supplying and
supporting the high-performance electric motion systems that
underpin FAAC’s latest-generation driver simulators. In its booth,
FAAC is showcasing an Operator Driving Simulator on a Moog 6°
of freedom (6DOF) motion platform while some of the technology
behind the simulator is in Moog’s booth where the motion systems
that make the realism and high performance possible are on view.
“We’ve had experts who’ve evaluated these systems tell Moog
and FAAC that the simulators are as true as the real thing. One
Marine felt dizzy after a turn behind the wheel,” an official told the
Show Daily.
“The simulators help the USMC and Army train their personnel
on the rigors of combat without taking vehicles out of the war
effort. That saves wear and tear on vehicles, prevents accidents
and saves the military money and manpower,” he continued.
The FAAC simulators use a Moog 6DOF light-payload electric
motion base and a Moog 3DOF seat motion base. The former has
a six-legged hexapod design on top of which rests a simulator’s driver cabin. The 6DOF motion base features six brushless servomotor-sealed actuators with technology that helps provide the feel of
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ment simulation training only, has high-resolution imagery ranging
from 0.24 to 0.50 mpp for several urban areas and most US military installations.
Demonstrations include F-16 takeoff, flight, and landing
sequences over new high-resolution areas built up with cultural content such as the Nellis Air Force Base, NV, virtual terrain with
0.30 mpp imagery resolution, full airfield with runway model with
lights, 163 geospecific buildings and structures around the airfield,
an assortment of trees, street lights, poles, and cultural lights.
Many of these high-resolution areas were developed and delivered as part of sales of VRSG licenses to several F-16 training
sites around the USA. For example, this summer MetaVR sold 105
new VRSG licenses for use in a US domestic F-16 simulator program. As part of the delivery, MetaVR provided the customer the
North America 3D terrain that will be demonstrated.
MetaVR will also preview a new VRSG scenario-creation and editing tool in development and a new model conversion utility that converts models from the popular FBX format into MetaVR’s model
format for visualizing in VRSG. Both features will be available in a
forthcoming release of VRSG.
In its booth, MetaVR will host EdgedSign, MetaVR’s preferred
provider of military models. EdgedSign has built over 100 new military models for MetaVR’s military vehicle 3D model library since
the release of VRSG version 5.7 in May; many are featured in the
demonstrations. MetaVR’s military vehicle model library is now
comprised of over 1,000 models.
maneuvering across
roads and hills.
The 3DOF seat motion
base has similar technology and a smaller footprint as the 6DOF base.
According to the company, it designed the
3DOF seat motion base
in conjunction with FAAC to provide the feel of combat operations
for a single occupant.
FAAC has used two of these bases in a single trainer to simulate
the driving experiences for the driver and passenger. In addition to
greater realism, Moog’s technology also offers longer life, reduced
vibration and less acoustic noise, according to the company.
Longer life and smoother operation for a motion system is critical, as training simulators are typically operating around the clock
in facilities used for driver and crew training. FAAC and Moog
recently enhanced the software for the motion bases to give driver
trainees the feel of traveling down an array of road surfaces such
as cobblestones or bricks.
Realtime Technologies, a division of FAAC and a provider of engineering level simulations and real-time tools, provides the motion
cueing that is part of the Moog motion seat and full motion systems.
“Our objective is to provide an immersive experience for an operator so they believe they are actually operating a vehicle,” said
Kurt A. Flosky, Executive Vice President of FAAC.
Warfighters Discuss their Experiences at I/ITSEC
Today will be the last opportunity for attendees at I/ITSEC to gain operational insight
at the popular Warfighters’ Corner. There
service members describe their experiences
in Afghanistan, Iraq and other Overseas
Contingency Operations. Speakers discuss
how their training prepared them for operations and the valuable lessons learned.
The speakers at Thursday’s session,
which will last from 1030-1200 at Booth
3181, are:
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US Navy AT3 Heather
Arcelay is currently assigned
to the Fleet Readiness Center
Mid-Atlantic, NAS Patuxent
River, MD. Last year, she was
selected to deploy for 11
months as an Individual
Augmentee to Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, in support of
detainee operations. While
deployed, AT3 Arcelay was
responsible for conducting
safe, humane, legal, and
transparent care and custody
of detained enemy combatants.
US Air Force Capt Matt Tarnowski has
supported combatant commanders
throughout multiple areas of responsibility
throughout the world from 2008 until
2011. In support of Operations Iraqi
Freedom, Enduring Freedom, New Dawn,
Odyssey Dawn, and Tomodachi, he has
flown the C-17A Globemaster III as an
instructor aircraft commander.
US Army SFC Brent Adams is a platoon
sergeant serving with the 3rd Squadron,
73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division,
which is preparing to deploy to Afghanistan
in the spring of 2012. He has subsequently
participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom and
Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
Before his present assignment, he was
assigned to the Armor School at Ft. Knox,
KY, where he was responsible for the basic
training of cavalry soldiers.
US Marine Corps Sgt Justin Tygart is an
Infantry Subject Matter Expert with
Program Manager Training Systems. Sgt
Tygart recently returned from Afghanistan
as a Scout Sniper Team Leader responsible
for planning and executing sniper missions
consisting of reconnaissance and delivery of
precision fires in support of combat operations. Sgt Tygart advised supported unit
commanders from platoon to battalion commander as to the most effective employment methods for Scout Snipers.
One Teacher Makes A Difference
When RADM Frederick L. Lewis USN (Ret), President of the
National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA), met with the
I/ITSEC 2010 “America’s Teachers” participants just a year ago
this week, he challenged them to go back and “make a difference.”
Clear evidence that his message was taken to heart can be seen
on the exhibit floor in the form of six visiting high school students
from the Tri-Village Local School District in New Madison, OH. The
students are accompanied by Kim Puckett, a 2010 “America’s
Teachers” recipient who joined her students in paying their own way
to this year’s event.
(l to r) Macy Faylick, Craig Harisson, Justin Royer, Kim Puckett, Clayton Murphy,
Seth Thomas. Not shown, Kaleb Chowning, who was off in a nearby simulator.
Photo by Scott Rekdal.
“I came last year not really knowing what to expect and a little
hesitant to leave my classroom,” she told the ShowDaily. “But when
I got here it was an amazing experience. They taught us all about
modeling and simulation. They showed us how it’s used and what
the future looks like. It was overwhelming. And at one of those
events they have for ‘America’s Teachers’ we had a sit down with
Admiral Lewis, who said, ‘I’d like you to go make a difference. I’d
like you to change something.’”
“In education, we frequently say that we are trying to prepare
students for a future that we don’t understand or for jobs that
don’t exist yet,” she said. “But at I/ITSEC it hit me: They do exist.
They’re right here. This is going to go on. Students may not teach
the way we currently teach, but they are going to be training or
trained on some virtual system almost no matter what they do.”
Puckett returned to Ohio with a new appreciation for modeling
and simulation. With a fortuitous location near Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base, Puckett worked with the support of Col Jack
Franz, Wink Bennett and Bruce Preiss, along with the Gaming
Research Integration and Learning Laboratory (GRILL), to write a
modeling and simulation curriculum through the Dayton Regional
STEM Center.
The students’ capstone project involved taking a gaming engine
and developing a fire evacuation for a school (on display in USAF
Booth 1533).
“They were able to do it,” Puckett said. “They created fire. They
used artificial intelligence. They created 3D modeling for chairs and
desks and imported them in, adding textures and physics.”
“Without any real knowledge we wanted to see how we would
fare in creating a school, simulating a fire, and then evacuating
NPCs – non-playable characters – throughout the school,” noted
Craig Harrison, one of the students involved in the project. “That
was our general task and however we needed to accomplish it, we
accomplished it. And it was really fun to do.”
Harrison is one of six of the students involved with the curriculum who were able to pay their way to this year’s I/ITSEC.
Offering his initial impressions of the exhibit hall, he added, “Over
the summer the world of modeling and simulation was opened up
for me, but here it’s just amazing.”
Puckett summarized, “I just think that the right people happened
to be in the right places with the right motivation to give students
opportunities with the right goals. I’m just a piece of the puzzle. But
the end result is that students in the Dayton area are getting this
incredible opportunity to learn about modeling and simulation in a
way that is really engaging and current, with experts who come out
to the classroom to support and assist. It’s awesome.”
NG Works with Central Florida STEM Education Council
On 29 November, Northrop Grumman presented the Central
Florida STEM Education Council with a $15,000 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education grant. The
grant supports the council’s website, which will provide an online
community and STEM education resource center for teachers,
parents and students.
“Northrop Grumman is committed to the education of our
nation’s youth by providing unique educational experiences related
to STEM,” said Tom Vice, Corporate Vice President and President,
Northrop Grumman Technical Services. “As a major employer in
central Florida, we are proud to partner with the Central Florida
STEM Education Council on programs that support students and
teachers while also improving STEM curricula.”
The Central Florida STEM Education Council is a collaborative
effort between academia, industry, professional organizations and
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est in pursuing STEM careers in support of the technical workforce
for the security and continued economic growth of the US.
“I want to thank
Northrop Grumman
for their generous
contribution, which is
the largest our organization has received to
date. This website is
the cornerstone of
our communication
and outreach program as it provides a centralized location for us to communicate
the importance of STEM education, along with providing education
resources to parents, students and teachers,” said Bruce Furino,
President, Central Florida STEM Education Council.
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Rheinmetall to Build Russian Army Training Center
Germany’s Rheinmetall (Booth 1520) and its Russian partner,
Oboronservis, have received a contract from the Defense Ministry
of the Russian Federation to build a major army training center in
Mulino, Russia. For Rheinmetall the order is worth well over €100
million (approximately $137 million) including further options.
Scheduled for completion by 2014, the simulation supported
training center will be able to train 30,000 troops a year. The new
Russian facility will be modeled after the Gefechtsübungszentrum
Heer training center located in Altmark, Germany, which
Rheinmetall built and has operated for the German Army since
2001. It will also leverage the experience Rheinmetall has gained
developing and fielding a collective training facility ordered by an
unspecified Middle Eastern customer in 2009.
“We have worked four or five years on this project,” Ulrich
Sasse, President of Rheinmetall’s Simulation and Training Division,
told the Show Daily. “The Russian Defense Ministry examined all
available systems before deciding to acquire the same system as
the German Army. The project represents the German defense
industry’s first significant contract in the Russian market.”
Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov signed an agreement with Rheinmetall CEO Klaus Eberhardt in February to begin
designing the new training center at what is now the Russian
Army’s primary artillery test range. The contract is another example of Moscow’s recent strategy of allowing foreign companies to
bid for Russian defense contracts.
Rheinmetall is tasked with developing and supplying the live combat
simulation system as well as technical implementation of all aspects
of the project, including commissioning and quality assurance. The
company will network live, virtual and constructive (LVC) simulation
elements into a system which, according to Sasse, will not only be
the one of the largest collective training centers in Europe, but will
also set a new standard in integrated LVC military training.
Measuring over 500 sq km, the Mulino training center is
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brigade. An innovative rotation principle will enable training to take
place simultaneously at a variety of stations, with the training system tracking and recording the activities of each participant via an
electronic identification badge, helping to assure successful results
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training facilities will include a military operations in urban terrain
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During live training operations, every participant in an exercise,
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sensors and wireless data transmission devices that feature a GPS
satellite receiver and constantly transmit information concerning the
position and status of every participant to the exercise control cell.
The sensors track the position of soldiers even when they are
inside buildings. The effects of heavy weapons fire on buildings and
the troops inside them can also be simulated.
Several Russian companies will be involved in the project, providing
both construction services and training systems such as targets.
Besides running the Mulino training center, Sasse believes that the
Rheinmetall Oboronservis joint venture will be well positioned to win
future Russian training contracts.
At the Rheinmetall booth, visitors will also be able to learn about
Rheinmetall’s ANTares modular tactical training system that combines fully networked and interoperable air, land and maritime weapon
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NATO Gets Serious About Serious Games
“I/ITSEC is always something special for me,”
offered LTG Karlheinz Viereck, NATO Allied
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of Staff, Joint Force Training, German Air
Force. “From my first visit two years ago, I
have gotten good, creative inputs for my
work as NATO’s joint force trainer.”
“Because of those inputs and in line with
the rest of my team at home, at last year’s
I/ITSEC we promised that we would expand
our modeling and simulation and go towards
serious games,” he said. “So this year we
ran the first serious game for NATO – the
first for an international organization. It’s
online as a prototype now, and you can see it
in our booth [Booth 723].”
NATO also went online this week with an elearning concept with modeling and simulation standards.
“As a strategic headquarters, we in NATO
need to set the standards and the requirements to give education and training to a
global audience and define, by standards, a
global platform,” Viereck continued. “And that
is what we are doing. So, contrary to what I
heard Tuesday morning, that a lot of things
are restricted, NATO is going public.
Education and training is something NATO
takes seriously in its work with partner countries – and we are talking of 70 in principle.
We need to give them access to our education and training platform and that can only
be done by the Internet, and we are going
online in February with that.”
Viereck downplayed cyber security concerns in using the Internet to access the
education and training platform, pointing to
the success of everyday security functions
provided by online banking around the world.
“You need to think different and do it differently, but there are means and ways,” he
said. “But the key thing is openness. And
that is even reflected in our booth at I/ITSEC
this year. It’s one of the most open booths at
I/ITSEC, reflecting an architectural way to
say, ‘We invite you to take part in our educa-
tion, training, modeling and simulation.’”
“Along with openness and cooperation, I
want to stress that we are not only here with
industry, but that my work also incorporates
openness with academics,” he concluded.
“We need academia, and industry and the military working together with a worldwide standard – something is good or something is
bad. And it must be an international standard, not a military standard or industry standard. And if we want to promote better synergies we must all work to the same standard.”
“America’s Teachers” Program Takes New Tack
I/ITSEC 2011 marks a new approach for
the popular “America’s Teachers” program,
through the introduction of a teaching
“team” concept that includes administrative
support.
According to program coordinator
Margaret Loper, feedback from previous
years had included teacher difficulties in
making positive curriculum changes without
administrative backup.
“They were overwhelmed with the technology and excited about the possibilities, but
they were also frustrated when they went
back to their home districts – because it’s
hard for one person to try to change the
world,” she said. “So this
year we brought teams of
teachers and administrators
to the conference together.”
The three teams at
I/ITSEC 2011 come from
Dayton, OH, Columbus, GA,
and St. Mary’s County, MD.
“In each of those teams
there is at least one administrator,” Loper added. “And
I think that’s going to make
a difference. These administrators are just amazed at what they see.
They are very motivated now to figure out
how to integrate this in their schools. So I
think the early signs are that this is going to
be a great change to the program, because
we now have somebody who has some decision making authority in a school system,
who can allocate resources, and who understands the importance of what modeling
and simulation can provide their students.”
“I am truly excited about the possibility of
creating a vertical articulation with STEM in
our district,” concurred Tamura D. Magwood,
Principal at Baker Middle School in Columbus,
GA. “The possibilities are endless in cultivating
a prepared workforce ready to be productive
citizens either in the armed forces or civilian
sector.”
“Attending my first I/ITSEC Conference
has been an awsome experience!” echoed
Felicia Johnson, Principal of St. Marys
Magnet Academý, also in Columbus.
“Seeing the various applications of current
technological innovations enforces the
urgent need to prepare our students, beginning at the elementary level, to become
mathematically, scientifically, and technologically literate. The development of our next
generation of 21st Century innovators and
workforce is dependent on transformative
educators who provide engaging, rigorous,
and relevant learning opportunities. I am
excited to open the door of opportunity
for my students by developing a STEM
program.”
“They realize that there will be a role for
their students in this technology,” Loper
concluded. “They may be developers of the
technology or users of this technology, but
they will be involved with it. The team members understand this and they are very
motivated to figure out how they can expose
all of their students to the technology.”
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Barco/University of Toledo Collaboration
Barco (Booth 2848) announced today that its I-Space and CADWall
systems have been installed by the University of Toledo. The systems will serve as the cornerstone of a new virtual immersive reality center designed to educate future generations of physicians,
nurses and allied health professionals.
The University of Toledo
Interprofessional Immersive
Simulation Center (UT-IISC) will play
a pivotal role as the university
forges a new era focused on
enhancing interdisciplinary medical
education and collaboration in clinical, behavioral and human factors
research and practice.
Barco’s two 3D stereoscopic
immersive CADWalls and an ISpace system are fully operational
in the virtual immersive spaces of
the center, allowing educators, researchers and students alike to
explore the human body in a brand new way. The four-sided I-Space
“virtual room” portrays 3D computer images of skeletons, organs,
arteries and medical conditions, allowing participants to “walk
through” parts of the body for a truly immersive learning and training experience. 3D visualization of anatomy will be projected to
show normal and abnormal pathology as well as CT scan reading.
The Barco I-Space will be used to simulate entire environments
such as operating suites.
“Our goal is to increase patient safety, reduce errors and
improve the quality of care by using simulation models and simulated clinical settings – which offer a more cost-effective, hands-on,
yet non-invasive alternatives to Halstedian techniques – to train a
wide array of health care professionals,” commented Dr Pamela
Boyers, Senior Advisor to the Chancellor for the Advancement of
Interprofessional Education, and Executive Director of the center.
“Barco’s I-Space and CADWalls are essential to creating a highly
effective teaching model. The realism and versatility they bring to
the medical education experience is absolutely phenomenal.”
The UT-IISC will ultimately deliver a unique and comprehensive
range of simulation experiences under one roof according to a
“Tri-Center” concept. The integrated centers will include a progressive anatomy and surgical skills center; an advanced clinical simulation center; and a virtual immersive reality center, encompassing a
broad spectrum of sophisticated clinical simulation and 3D
technologies.
The purpose is to provide a virtual, interactive environment to
depict real-life medical scenarios, conditions and procedures – from
disaster medical readiness to childbearing – for advanced learning,
teaching, skill development and clinical practice. The center is currently in the prototype phase located in a pilot facility, which is
already accommodating more than 800 learners a month. A new
$36 million, 60,000 sq ft Tri-Center – funded in partnership with
ProMedica Health System – is under development.
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Future Leaders Pavilion Is Showcase of Student Talent
Visitors to I/ITSEC 2011 can gain an impressive insight into the
talent that America’s high school students will be able to bring to
tomorrow’s modeling and simulation community at the Future
Leaders Pavilion (Booth 3173) in the STEM Pavilion. From 10301200 today each team will present its project in Room W309A.
It is the 10th year that the NTSA has hosted the FLP and
Paper Session. It spotlights the work of students from across
the USA and also includes representatives from a high school in
India. The students who participate in the FLP are committed to
excellence and most are enrolled in engineering, computer sciences, mathematics, or modelling and simulation tracks.
Only 33% of eight graders are interested in STEM majors and
only 6% of high school seniors will earn a bachelor’s degree in a
STEM field. The US was ranked 27th out of 29 developed countries for the rate of STEM bachelor’s degrees awarded in 2009.
With more than 30% of current DoD science and technology
professionals expected to retire by 2020, it is vital to America’s
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• Olga Ramos from Dayton Early College Academy, OH, will present NASA Robotics: Autonomous Robot with Mapping Capabilities’.
• Jorge Callaos and Andrew Martinez from Bishop Moore
Catholic High School, Orlando, FL, are exhibiting ‘Make the Call,
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• Nicholas Oliver from Great Mills High School, Great Mills, MD,
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• Jarvis Abron and Casey Casey from William Henry Spencer
High School, Columbus, GA will present ‘Real Time MD –
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• Tom Rogers, Braxton Baugh and Frank Burden from New
Century High School, Huntsville, AL, will discuss their ‘3D
emergSIM’ project.
• Carlie Schulter from Kell High School, Marietta, GA, is exhibiting
‘Simulating a Robotic Oil Skimming Watercraft’.
• Ethan Hausemann from Shaker High School, Latham, NY, will
present ‘Lightweight Hybrid-Medium Green Roof System’.
• Patrick Mitchell, also from Shaker High School, will discuss
‘Rotating Cylindrical Helicopter Tail System to increase Overall
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• Chinmay Chobhe, Kanak Kulkarni and Mandharr Dareykar from
Loyola High School, Pune, India will exhibit ‘Traffic Management
for Emergency Services for Pune City’.
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I/ITSEC 2011
I/ITSEC continues to be the annual focus for the global modeling and simulation community, with thousands of delegates and attendees walking
through the doors of the conference and exhibition.
As always at I/ITSEC, there were innumerable of sights and sounds to
captivate attendees as they walked around the exhibition floor. There were
any number of innovative technologies on display and a large number of
new and returning exhibitors.
A major focus this year was the continued growth of the medical simulation area of the event with life like dummies and patients being a major
draw for the crowds.
As ever Science, Technology, Engineering and Math continues to be at
the heart of what the National Training and Simulation Association (NSTA)
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NTSA and SISO Formalize Alliance
In a brief ceremony held during I/ITSEC, representatives of the
National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA) and the
Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) signed a
Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) that substantially solidifies and
strengthens the relationship between the two organizations.
The agreement commits NTSA and SISO to a closer and more
coordinated relationship as they work together for the overall betterment of the simulation profession.
Present at the signing ceremony were: Dr Katherine Morse,
Chair, Executive Committee, SISO; RADM Frederick L. Lewis, USN
(Ret), President, NTSA; and Stephen Swenson, President, SISO.
“The modeling and simulation industry plays a vital role in our
nation’s defense and economy,” said Swenson. “NTSA is at the forefront of defense training and education and a leading advocate for
the use of modeling and simulation in that community. SISO is all
about developing the modeling and simulation standards necessary
to carry out the training mission. The MoA between NTSA and SISO
strengthens the M&S industry by formalizing the relationship
between these great organizations and ever ensuring strong cooperation going forward.”
(l to r) Dr Katherine Morse, Chair, Executive Committee, SISO; RADM Frederick L.
Lewis, USN (Ret), President, NTSA; and Stephen Swenson, President, SISO
Lewis noted the close relationship that has already existed
between NTSA and SISO, and added that “going forward, this
agreement enhances and solidifies what has always been a positive
and productive relationship. NTSA is committed to supporting
SISO’s mission and goals. Both organizations are looking forward to
working together more closely in the future.”
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