Aerobel's Desktop Ship Bridge Simulators

Ship Bridge View showing congestion at the Port entrance

Aerobel provides desktop PC-based Ship Bridge Simulators having a visual system with 1- to 3-channels.

These Ship Bridge Simulators provides:

a field of view of 50 to 150 degrees
high fidelity geospecific ports with 30Hz frame rate at up to 1024x768 pixel resolution
controls for own ship
control of paths for other ships
control of time of day, sun angle & met visibility
stereo sound
interface to an instructor station.

Aerobel’s Simulators are based on commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware & software tools together with customised software to provide Customers with the following benefits:

reduced initial procurement cost & whole-life cost
maximum flexibility
protected software investment through the use of open format software
significant growth potential (eg for increased database complexity and higher resolution displays).

Aerobel's desktop Ship Bridge Simulators incorporate key features such as:

anti-aliased, fully-phototextured out-the-window views at high frame rates
detailed ships/entities with smooth level of detail switching
smooth dynamic ship motion with collision detection
bow waves & stern wakes
dynamic components (eg lights, radars, cranes, lock gates)
wind-induced effects (eg smoke/exhaust plumes & flags)
changing ship signals automatically from day to night
dynamic signals on-shore (controlled by a signalling model on the instructor station).

Aerobel also provides:

correlated radar displays
database converters (eg to import proprietary data formats into the COTS 3D modelling tools) for the generation/modification of geospecific databases & their associated radar displays
database modelling services
DIS-compliance and data logging/replay systems
desktop instructor stations with assessment of trainee proficiency & after-action review facilities.

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Aerobel's Desktop Ship Bridge Simulators