Operational Training Simulators
These trainers provide warfighters with realistic, hands-on simulations that replicate the conditions and challenges of real-world operational environments.
Click the link below the video to learn more about the purpose and technology integrated into the simulator. These pages will be updated as new projects are created, so check back often!
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TSgt. Hope LaVance with Lackland Air Force Base challenged the GRILL® to create an mixed reality training simulation teaching airmen how to use a Halon fire extinguisher on aircraft engine fires.
Using Unreal Engine 5, Steam VR, and AutoDesk Inventor the students created a more immersive, inexpensive, and low risk training experience to arm future airmen with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to be successful.
Flight PASS
Sheppard Air Force Base challenged The GRILL to create a simulation for extinguishing air plane fires, specifically with a special fire extinguisher called a Halon Fire Extinguisher.
Using Unreal Engine 4, HTC Vive, and 3D printing, the students created a mixed reality simulation for fire extinguisher usage on aircraft.
Parachute Sim
In conjunction with the 336th Training Squadron, a parachute simulator was created to allow instructors to see the student's point of view, add malfunctions, or change various conditions.
SpaceX Dragon Capsule Astronaut Recovery Simulator
The Space Force's Guardian Angels works to keep astronauts alive in disaster situations caused by weather or unknown means when astronauts cannot land properly.
Wright Scholars used UE4 to make a virtual reality search and rescue training mission.
VR JTAC
The GRILL worked with prior JTACs to create a proof of concept virtual reality JTAC trainer that is cheaper, lighter weight, and more portable.
Using Unreal Engine 4, SketchUp, and Blender, and Vive Tracker, the prototype was able to track objects in the real-world and provide analogs in the virtual world.
VR Straining
Summer STEM students at the GRILL helped advance pilot training techniques by building a straining simulator.
The simulator uses EMG controls and provides instructors with a tool so student pilots learn the correct level of straining more efficiently.