OPERATOR INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT IN TRAINING SIMULATORS

Abstract

The paper discusses the features of the operator information environment in computer simulators. We discuss the structure of the information environment, problems and methods of forming the most important of its components, the visual image. The research is relevant due to ongoing changes in VR technology, which in the short term can lead to revolutionary changes to traditional simulator imaging systems. We consider the mechanisms of visual perception: accommodation, convergence, motion parallax, which are the most important for visual simulation, and spatial and temporal characteristics of the human vision. Based on these data, we propose basic requirements to generating simulated images representing real-life objects. The requirements to different simulators are also different. They are to be taken into account when developing a specific simulator to make it efficient. The paper discusses the problems of spatial image construction for spacecraft, railway, and aircraft simulators. We propose some approaches and methods for solving these problems. Head-on multifocal 3D displays and fast positioning systems are discussed.