CodeToad Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) Thought this might be interesting information to DCS fans. Questions of F35 purpose, cost and readyness aside, there is a boatload of interesting cockpit tech in there. Among that is the , 6 HD, fast infrared cameras mounted around and under the plane whose imagery gets panorama stitched in real time to create a full 360 degree IR view. This can be projected into the pilots helmet mounted display (immersively, ie. virtual reality rather than augmented reality) and cued with pilot head movements. The pilot can thus literally "look through the floor and behind the wings etc. of the plane. Useful for threat localization and seeing the ground while landing the VTOL versions of the plane. Other things happening in the helmet are spatially registered target & friendly cues (like augmented reality) acquired from optical, infrared and radar sensors as well as incoming "SPI"s. Of course these systems all track multiple targets nowadays. The pilot can also target weapons by "looking at the target" rather than just joystick designating. This includes cueing of high off-boresight sensors and weapons (eg look back over shoulder, below you etc.) Of course the F35 still has a "real" cockpit in addition to all the HUD user interface in the helmet. Not clear to me whether the helmet functions in only fully opaque (virtual reality), semi-opaque (augmented reality / traditional helmet-HUD) and/or fully transparent modes. In addition, there are several issues around display latency, resolution, head and eye tracking, motion sickness due to miscueing etc. that we are probably all somewhat familiar with from the intense development efforts and publications around the Oculus Rift and related tech (slides on Rift DK2 latency mitigation, Oculus Blog entry on VR sickness). Certainly the military has large budgets (even larger than Facebook ;) for this, but these are hard technical problems. Anybody have thoughts / insights as to how "solved" these issues are for a live & death platform like a military jet ? Beyond the obligatory rara advertising videos by the vendors (which look a but simplistic, but perhaps we are spoiled from DCS videos !) there is a lot of fascinating technical information in the links below. Overall Systems & Sensors The F-35′s X-Ray Vision Is The Future Of Naval (And All Other) Warfare F-35's Pilots Get Iron Man Targeting Upgrade Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter cockpit demonstrator hands-on Helmet Mounted Display F-35 Helmet Display System To Scare the Bejeezus Out of Enemies F-35 VSI non-HUD HMD Videos F-35 glass cockpit - How to fly and drop bombs (F35 cockpit demonstrator video) More F35 Helmet Images More F35 cockpit images Edited September 20, 2014 by CodeToad Working on an open source "kneeboard" app (browser based, so runs everywhere) for DCS world: maps, checklists, reference, glossary, calculators.
beaupower32 Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) ... Edited May 29, 2015 by beaupower32 "There is always a small microcosm of people who need to explain away their suckage" [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
badaboom Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Fantastic info,Thank You [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Pepec9124 Posted September 20, 2014 Posted September 20, 2014 Higher res than DK2 ? If not then I'm out.
SilentGun Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 Wow the f-35 cockpit is so clean! Link to my Imgur screenshots and motto http://imgur.com/a/Gt7dF One day in DCS... Vipers will fly along side Tomcats... Bugs with Superbugs, Tiffy's with Tornado's, Fulcrums with Flankers and Mirage with Rafales... :)The Future of DCS is a bright one:)
aaron886 Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 As for view, the helmet does great. That's just about all I can comment on concerning the helmet. DAS is also a great system, and it is super clear picture. That's what I like to hear. :)
Why485 Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 Wow the f-35 cockpit is so clean! That bottom picture of the OP is of the AA-1, a pre-production jet that has things that both shouldn't be there or things that are missing. Pictures of the sim that Lockheed takes to shows are the best you're going to get of the production cockpit.
aaron886 Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 Response is still valid. Amazing how much space is left on those consoles.
will- Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 We need better programmers!!! (playing devils advocate here) but how bad ass would that be if we could just buy that. w/ DCS fun... Intel i9-9900K 32GB DDR4, RTX 2080tiftw3, Windows 10, 1tb 970 M2, TM Warthog, 4k 144hz HDR g-sync.
Buckeye Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 We need better programmers!!! (playing devils advocate here) but how bad ass would that be if we could just buy that. w/ DCS fun... You need declassification of information, not better programmers. Rig: SimLab P1X Chassis | Tianhang Base PRO + Tianhang F-16 Grip w/ OTTO Buttons | Custom Throttletek F/A-18C Throttle w/ Hall Sensors + OTTO switches and buttons | Slaw Device RX Viper Pedals w/ Damper Tactile: G-Belt | 2x BK LFE + 1x BK Concert | 2x TST-429 | 1x BST-300EX | 2x BST-1 | 6x 40W Exciters | 2x NX3000D | 2x EPQ304 PC/VR: Somnium VR1 Visionary | 4090 | 12700K
will- Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 You need declassification of information, not better programmers. I was referring to the simulation setup. Not the f-35. (Can fly f-35 in fsx,.. ). Also video image very nice! Intel i9-9900K 32GB DDR4, RTX 2080tiftw3, Windows 10, 1tb 970 M2, TM Warthog, 4k 144hz HDR g-sync.
beaupower32 Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) ... Edited May 29, 2015 by beaupower32 "There is always a small microcosm of people who need to explain away their suckage" [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Weta43 Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 non-productive post, but what I think of every time I see that helmet... Cheers.
Why485 Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 The AA-1 picture is actually closer. The sim is nice, but it is made to be pretty for all the big wigs plus it's missing a few things. I only sat in the sim once, so I don't remember the specifics of what it had beyond what I can see in the picture. I know it swapped out the test equipment on the right most front panel with the knob that was supposed to be there, so I assumed it's more up to date than the AA-1. I do remember the sim was missing things though, but it's been too long for me to remember what.
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