NOU SYSTEMS INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF192-001

Description

Today's military has cutting edge missile and space technology to enable the warfighter to perform their mission. However, the approach to training the space operator has not kept pace with the innovation of the systems they operate. Training is often expensive, infrequent, mundane, ineffective and is typically not accessible remotely. nou Systems proposes to take advantage of recent advances in virtual reality technology and gaming engine software to provide immersive, distributed, game-based space operator training to the military and commercial space operations communities. Using modern game engines with extensive graphics rendering, network workflows and memory management libraries will significantly reduce the cost of development. Virtual reality systems allow the operator's full Field of View (FoV) and Field of Regard (FoR) to be utilized, which improves focus and knowledge retention. To accomplish this, nou Systems will develop and deploy GBOTS: Game-Based Operator Training for Space. Space operators will be able to train on-site or remotely with GBOTS software using either Virtual Reality systems or traditional computing systems (e.g., keyboard, mouse, monitors). Operators will compete in various scenarios, unlocking more complex scenarios to develop intuition for various space mission activities such as stationkeeping, de-orbit, COLA maneuvers, and reorientations.