IVEX, of Georgia, is developing a commercial flight-simulator visual system based on Silicon Graphics' (SGI) latest Infinite Reality image-generator. The new Aero-Reality visual is intended for use on Level D flight simulators and is to be available for delivery within six to nine months.
The company is using commercially available tools to develop the software for Aero-Reality and a companion personal-computer-based product, called Aero-Vision, intended for lower-fidelity Level B/C simulators.
The Aero-Reality also has a calligraphic-light point capability being developed for the SGI image-generator by projector-maker EIS.
The new system replaces the IVEX VDS-2000 visual system, which uses proprietary videodisk-database technology. The company says that it will convert existing databases to run on the new machine.
Source: Flight International