Netherlands headquartered ProSim Training Solutions, which recently showcased its Virtual Instructor Extended Reality (ViXR), attended another CATES 2024 – China’s leading pilot training industry event.

ViXR is a tool that customises and conducts aircraft procedural training with or without the physical presence of a flight instructor. It is a new interactive tool for and together with the professional aviation training market using augmented reality technology combined with ProSim FSTDs.

International Flight Training Center (IFTC) in Istanbul, Turkey is ProSim’s launch customer for the ViXR.

ViXR is based on ProSim system simulation and Pacelab WEAVR Platform

• Procedures are displayed on Hololens 2 device by using WEAVR Player.
• Pilot is guided step-by-step by highlights, hints and voice messages.
• Pilot activities are tracked by WEAVR Manager cloud.
• Tracking data can be exported to customers LMS.
• Simple plug&play AR solution.

ViXR Features

• Responsive to aircraft systems in real time.
• Normal and Non-Normal procedures.
• Highlight and track procedural compliance.
• Provide visual hints, flow indications and voice instructions. Data recording for debriefing/analysis.
• Customer tailored procedures.
• Platform for data gathering for future applications (AI/ML). The perfect tool for enhanced (and real) EBT/CBTA.

ViXR Goal

• Reduced instructor requirements
• Training quality improvement
• Overall training time and cost reduction
• Training consistency
• Excellent tool for pilot selection/assessment

ViXR Scaling Opportunities

• Multiple units active simultaneously with one instructor
• Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence
• Pilot tailored predictive training
• VR solutions & MR solutions HUD alternative solution
• To support further deployment of real EBT/CBTA

Source: ProSim Training Solutions B.V.
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