FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CATI Training Systems Delivers X-IG® Builder License.
Ozark, AL., May 25, 2020
Builder Software or Database Generation System (DBGS) for the Black Hawk Aircrew Trainer
(“the BAT”) Project. The X-IG® Builder is the conversion tool used to convert standard
OpenFlight® geometry, terrain, and models into efficient data sets for the X-IG®
Image Generator runtime. Utilizing advanced conversion techniques, data compression,
and organization allows end-users to publish high-fidelity detailed visualization environments
for their training environments. BAT is an immersive home-station UH-60M Flight Training Device
(FTD), comprised of a state-of-the-art collimated visual system being fielded now by the U.S. Army.
About CATI Training Systems
CATI is headquartered in Ozark, AL, and was initially incorporated in 1992 as Carmel
Applied Technologies, Inc. CATI entered the competitive visual system providers
market in 1997 with an OpenGL™ Silicon Graphics (SGI) based image generator,
X–IG®. CATI Training Systems continues to provide engineering services and
products for government, commercial, and civilian organizations around the
world.
Today, CATI′s image generator solutions and UAS Training devices are all PC–
based. CATI′s image generators are specifically designed around industrystandard
OpenGL™, a high-performance graphics Application Programming
Interface (API), and OpenFlight™, the 3D standard format for the visual simulation
industry.
The open design of X–IG® and X–Gen®, run on 100% Commercial-Off the
Shelf (COTS) PC–based hardware and software. This allows us to offer high-performance,
versatile capabilities for various types of training, testing, and
experimentation. X-IG® and its suite of associated tools and programs offer
superior image fidelity, realism, and ease of integration with most simulation
systems.
Every system CATI delivers provides unmatched ease of use, open architecture,
COTS tools, and flexible interface options as well as low acquisition, overhead,
and life cycle support costs.
Contact:
Vincent C. Hill
Vice President Business Development
CATI Training Systems
C: 850-461-9642
O: 334-598-1319
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