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CATI Training Systems, (CATI) X-IG® takes flight simulation training to the next level with Mixed Reality.
Ozark, AL., February 28, 2023
See video on CATI YouTube channel.
Mixed reality is a blend of the physical and digital worlds. Pilot trainees view the real world through the Varjo XR-3 HMD
with high resolution pass-through cameras that allow them to see and touch
the cockpit instrumentation (knobs and dials) of a physical aircraft cockpit. CATI X-IG® seamlessly fuses a high-fidelity
OTW synthetic environment with portions of the aircraft interior cockpit such as the co-pilot position with the physical
cockpit to create our most realistic Mixed Reality training environment to date. CATI Mixed Reality provides a very robust
training capability at significantly lower cost. X-IG® supports Varjo VR-3, Varjo XR-3, Oculus Rift, VIVE and
Vision Products VR/MR headsets. Special thanks to our industry partners SGB Enterprises and PLW Modelworks.
About SGB Enterprises, Inc
For more than twenty-five years, SGB Enterprises, Inc has combined product design excellence and production expertise
to a broad customer base for both military and commercial simulation training sectors.
SGB is a systems integrator that designs and manufactures procedural trainers, flight training devices,
flight simulators, maintenance trainers, and all the avionics and control components that make up those same systems’
cockpits. SGB’s vertical integration and control over core processes allow SGB to maintain best value training solutions
while achieving the highest levels of fidelity and reliability that is required to train today’s aviators.
About PLW Modelworks LLC.
PLW Modelworks is a synergy of talent in geospatial modeling and urban model production. The company principals
bring a combined 80 years’ experience in creating True 3D polygonal city models of real-world urban scenes to PLW.
Our 3D model professionals take pride in providing superior customer service and True 3D polygonal model solutions
that meet or exceed our client’s expectations.
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 industry standard
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.
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Contact:
Vincent C. Hill
Vice President Business Development
CATI Training Systems
C: 850-461-9642
O: 334-598-1319
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