Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO)

Defense & simulation:
~ The United States #365029, Air Force, Army and other joint Services continue to modernize their platforms with Link 16 tactical data link capabilities
~ requirements to provide simulation for this established tactical data link continue to grow
~ Native, High Level Architecture Radio Simulation & Communications
~ ASTi has provided the simulated communications and aural cue subsystems for the Hornet training program since 1989

»NASA Ames Collaborates On Lunar Race Simulation Learning System
~ NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., has signed an agreement to collaborate with VirtueArts, Inc, and VirtuePlay, Inc.,
~ both of Los Angeles, Calif., for engineering and real-time simulation training in a variety of applications,
~ including a dynamic learning system that allows users to virtually race lunar buggies on moon in 3D
~ Lunar Racing Championship simulation was developed from actual lunar mission footage derived from 1998 Clementine mission
~ software realistically simulates moon's gravity, one sixth of that on Earth
~ Under terms of three-year memorandum of understanding with VirtueArts, Inc, and VirtuePlay, Inc,
~ NASA will collaborate with two corporations in several areas of mutual interest, including
~ engineering design tools, simulation and modeling tools, multi-disciplinary collaborative design tools,
~ data visualization tools, multimedia outreach and education, logistics modeling and studies,
~ mission planning, and human factors simulation studies
~ During simulated lunar races, drivers are seated in individual racing pods, complete with race car seats,
~ force feedback steering wheels and gas and brake pedals
~ High-fidelity stereo, head-mounted displays with four-directional head-tracking devices
~ enable drivers to look in any direction and see racecourse, other racers and lunar terrain in 3D
~ Each lunar buggy is equipped with various thrusters to help maintain stability and traction, as well as jumps and bursts of speed
~ Each race lasts approximately five minutes and will take place in a variety of locations on moon:
~ Hadley Rille, Amundsen Crater, Alpine Valley and Tycho Crater
~ " Lunar Racing Championship demonstration is a truly unique experience
~ that combines adrenaline-pumping immersion, with real low-gravity physics and accurate terrain of moon,"
~ said Steve Henderson, senior vice president of sales for VirtueArts, Inc
~ " Lunar Racing Championship not only provides immersion racing on a simulated lunar surface in virtual reality,
~ it also creates a dynamic learning experience for user," said Mary Duda, CEO/President of VirtuePlay, Inc
~ "Our goal is to transform education by immersing students in fun learning experiences"
~ Duda said she envisions that students who participate in lunar races will be inspired to build ir own lunar robots
~ Following AIAA conference, corporation plans to offer an on-line version of lunar race experience
~ to students and schools throughout country, and provide lunar buggy tool kits to assist students to build their lunar racers

»Virtuearts & VirtuePlay
Rapid Application Development Engine (RADE)
~ Allows teams to rapidly prototype and build complex projects that would otherwise require much greater person-power
~ A real time component based architecture that stresses engineering practices throughout
~ Components created for RADE can be shared across projects,
~ allowing developers to leverage components built by other teams for products that may be entirely dissimilar
~ Lightweight, it can be run on small mobile devices as well as large scale workstation clusters
~ Has a built in network communications model (RADE DCM – Distributed Component Model) for every component built in system
~ allowing for rapid creation/deployment of networked applications
~ Also contains a high performance/high quality real time 3D graphics engine
~ Allows for near photorealistic/near Pixar quality scenes in real time on consumer hardware
~ renderer can scale from applications as diverse as Legacy Interactive’s Sims style ER game,
~ to moon exploration simulation Lunar Explorer, to film noir Mystery Game or MMOG Space Rovers title
~ Since renderer itself is merely a collection of components, pieces of it can be shared and used across titles,
~ and new components built for different titles can be shared as well

Jobs
PROGRAMMERS:
o Application programmers
o Graphics driver programmers (OpenGL, Direct3D, and intricacies for each video card)
o Scripters
o Tools programmers. Strong emphasis on user interfaces
o 3D Studio MAX plug-in developers
o Network technology programmers. Emphasis on large scale architectures
o Graphics technology programmers Physics technology programmers
o Programmers fluent in Mac and Linux. Emphasis on porting to these platforms from Win32
o All positions require fluency in C/C++, with following skills highly desirable:
o Assembly language/Low level skills, 3D experience, VCL/C++ Builder experience, Optimization skills
ARTISTS:
o Experienced modelers/artists. Responsible for levels, models, props and design work
o Character Animator
o Texture Artist

Carnegie Mellon flight tests for Yamaha R-50 Robotic Helicopter
~ designing controller using a high-order linear model of R-50 extracted at hover from MOSCA
~ modelling for Flight Simulation and Control Analysis small-scale helicopter non-linear simulation model
~ before flying, controller went through extensive non-linear flight simulation tests
~ flighttests.roboticflight.org