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LED screen maker Nanolumens was at I/ITSEC with a small LED video wall but suggesting this may offer advantages over projection solutions in many training and simulation activities. Company representative explained that they are a US-based company offer LED video wall solutions with pitches from 1.2mm to 16mm, but most of their sales are for … Read more
JVC’s VS2500 is the company’s e-shift 4K projector, which means it use a trio of 1920×1080 resolution LCOS imagers and an image shifting optic to create a “4K like image.” JVC admits the quality is not as good as a native 4K imager projector, but is in between 1080 and 4K. This unit is unchanged … Read more
Two companies showed immersive audio demos at I/ITSEC 2016 – which I think is the first time such technology has been shown at this event. Barco and JVCKenwood offered two different approaches to the market. Barco, for example, created a space that was about 15’ x 15’ (4.5m x 4.5m) and arranged 20 speakers around … Read more
It looks like the simulation market now has three key suppliers of large area glass collimation mirrors for flight simulators: Esterline, Flight Safety and Display & Optical Technologies, Inc. (DOTI). (for an explanation of the benefits of collimation, see Flight Safety Shows Benefit of Collimated Display) Flight Safety has been offering glass collimator optics for … Read more
Flight Safety showed perhaps the best demonstration of the benefits of a collimated display I have seen. It was a side-by-side demo that showed the same content. On the left was a conventional front projection/screen combination. The screen was placed about 3-4 feet (1m-1.3m) from the viewing window (designated “real image” in the photo). On … Read more
Two companies, Eyetracking and Tobii were demonstrating eyetracking technology for a range of applications at I/ITSEC 2016. The company Eyetracker says its tracker can track heads, faces and even eyelids in addition to gaze direction. It is packaged in a conventional long narrow box that includes cameras and 850nm IR LEDs. But the components can … Read more
BAE Systems in Warton UK apparently wants to invest in a new facility with state-of-the-art simulation visuals as a means of showcasing capabilities across various fast jet platforms to potential customers. As a result, it has teamed up with Esterline to build a display system capable of high-quality out-of the window, night time and night-vision-goggle … Read more
Elbit Systems announced that it has completed the delivery of the Ground Based Training System (GBTS) center for the M-346 “Lavi” trainer aircraft. This training solution was selected by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) and the Directorate of Production and Procurement (DoPP), to qualify its pilots and Weapon Systems Operators (WSOs) to progress directly to … Read more
Digital Projection Inc (DPI) did not have any new products at I/ITSEC 2016, so it highlighted what it currently offers for the simulation and training market. That meant a focus on the laser phosphor projectors and to a lesser extent, their LED projectors. Company officials told us that they want to expand the laser phosphor … Read more
Canon focused on a few applications for its LCOS-based projectors at I/ITSEC 2016. In one area, they partnered with Cobra Simulation to show a single projector domed solution. This featured Canon’s 5000 lumen, 4K (4096 x 2400) resolution projector (4K501ST) mounted in the ceiling, projecting onto an elliptically-shaped reflective mirror and then onto an angled … Read more
One of the surprises at I/ITSEC 2016 was the debut of a projector from Carl Zeiss. Technically, the projector, called Velvet, is not new as it is used in the planetarium market, but the show marked the beginning of a campaign to offer it to the simulation and training market. The design is also quite … Read more
Boeing made a strong impression with a variety of Hololens AR demos as well as a VR demo at I/ITSEC 2016. With Hololens, Boeing must have had 4-5 demos all placed in virtual spaces around its large booth. By putting on the headset, one is able to see these applications at various locations. For example, … Read more
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