CURRENT TRAINING ISSUES• Flightdeckcrewreadiness,refresher,andcertification
trainingopportunitiesarelimited.Thetrainingpipelineandavailabletechnologyforflightdeckcrewinitialtrainingisoftenlimitedoroutdated.
• Flightdeckcrewmembersareoftensenttootherunderwaycarriersforrefreshertrainingandreadinesssustainment.Thisiscostlytotheshipandlogisticallychallenging.Thispracticeresultsincrewmembersnottrainingwiththeiractualteammembers.InthecaseofthenewFordClasscarriers,crewmembersarenottrainingonthecorrectAircraftLaunchandRecoveryEquipment(ALRE).Lackoffemaleberthingonothershipsalsopresentslimitedopportunitytotrainfemaleflightdeckcrewmembers.
SOLUTION FEATURES• ThegoalofTEPistocreateanexpandable
frameworkofgameenginebased,immersive3DflightdeckcrewTrainingExpansionPacks(TEPs)forusebytraineesinFleetConcentrationAreas(FCAs),basedonatrainingneedsanalysis.
• 3Dgameenginesimulationbaselinewithmulti-playercapabilitytosupportallflightdeckteams(upto100players).Nostovepipetraining.
• InitialdevelopmentwillfocusonPrimaryFlightControl(Pri-Fly)andLandingSignalOfficers(LSOs).
• TheTEPswillallowforindividual,team,ormulti-teamtrainingevents.Example:AnindividualLSOcantrainwithArtificiallyIntelligent(AI)teammates,fourLSOscantraintogether,ortheLSOscantrainwiththeentirePri-Flyteam.
• Allowsfornormaloperationsandemergencyconditions(includingfaults).
• TrainsbothlegacyandnewALRE,andallowsuserstoselectandtrainontheirspecificaircraftcarrierlayout.
• Aquantitativestudytoidentifytrainingeffectivenessandlearningimpactforflightdeckcrewswillbeconducted.
FLIGHT DECK CREW REFRESHER TRAINING EXPANSION PACKS (TEP) NAWCTSD product funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) TechSolutions program.
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Each TEP team will utilize appropriate combinations of state of the industry immersive technologies (ex., speech recognition, touchscreens, virtual reality, tactical simulated hardware, gesture recognition) based on up front task analysis.
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RESEARCH CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES• Developrapid,lowcosttrainersforemerging
technologytoensuretrainingisavailableforthefleetasnewtechnologiesrollout.
Allows for customizable technology configuration and training content based on emerging capabilities and needs.
• Assesstheimpactofparttask,lowcost,portabletrainersontheproficiencyandskillmaintenanceoffleetdeckcrews.
Conduct training effectiveness studies to map effective training technology and content to fleet training objectives.
• Assesstheapplicabilityandutilityofemergingtechnologiesforinitialandrefreshertraining.
Conduct analysis and effectiveness studies to identify where in the fleet training pipeline technologies can be leveraged to maximize training and learning.
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TEP
LANDING SIGNAL OFFICER (LSO) TEPTheLSOTEPreceivedinitialseedmoneyfromONRCode34andPMA-205.InitialtraineerolesincludetheprimaryandbackupLSO.ThecurrentgenerationvirtualrealityheadsetswereshowntotheLSOSchoolinstructors,CAGpaddles,andstudentsandwerefoundtonotmeetthevisualrequirementsforLSOstoperformtheirduties(identifyingaircraftatadistance).Asaresult,andbasedonotherfeedbackfromtheLSOSchool,thecurrentdesignisshownbelow:
Current LSO TEP design and screenshot of TEP 3D models.
Current Concept Diagram for Pri-Fly TEP.
PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROL (PRI-FLY) TEPThefirstteamthatwillbebuiltisPri-Fly,duetoitscentralizedroleandcoordinationwithmultipledeckteams.ThecurrentdesignwilluselargeTVmonitorstoshowthe“outthewindow”view.TouchscreenmonitorswillbeusedtorealisticallyreplicatethecontrolscreensinsidethePri-Fly.TacticalsimulatedbuttoncontrolswillbeaddedtoreplicatetheAirBossandMiniBossstations.Spottersmayutilizevirtualrealityheadsetstoreplicatethebinocularviewpointoftheaircraftduringapproachandrecovery.Traineerolesinclude:AirBoss,MiniBoss,Fwd/AftSpotter,ArrestingGearController,IFLOLSOperator,andADMACSOperator.
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