Applications for UM-16 positioning system

Thanks to modular construction and stable operation in various conditions, UM-16 system provides good solution for any tasks of positioning in enclosed spaces. In this section we list the main areas of application for the UM-16 positioning system:

Military training simulators

Virtual training simulator is the most effective method for training of students and young specialists. It allows to develop necessary skills without excess   risk and expenses. High quality virtual training simulator provides identical to real environment conditions of the studied process - from simulation of tools and controls up to creation of a fully immersive illusion using glasses or virtual reality helmets.

UM-16 positioning system is the ideal solution for military training simulators of any purpose and allows not only to interact with virtual surroundings as with real world, but also to estimate the productivity of training.

Implementation examples:

• Positioning of a pilot’s helmet allows to control the virtual view by simply moving the head and thus increase the realism of flight simulator. UM-16 provides complete synchronisation of movements with the virtual picture on display.
• Equivalent for "Sura" aiming system in fighter training simulator. Picture shows example of the system’s placement in the cockpit simulator.
  
  Receivers are placed on a portable frame over the cabin. Emitters are fixed to the pilot’s helmet via regular bindings. Such layout does not hinder fitting the pilot into the cabin and provides tracking 360 degrees rotation of head on azimuthal plane, + - 30 degrees on roll and -30 + 60 degrees on yaw. Our solution allows to fully simulate the operation of "Sura" and is several times lower in cost.
• Training simulators with weapon positioning. Soldier training with the use of weapons is a long and difficult process. Virtual simulator with tracking system UM-16 helps to substantially reduce costs and risks of trauma.
• Team fighting simulation allows to organise group training of military personnel. Multiple operating area conditions can be imitated for comprehensive and realistic tactical exercise without leaving the training hall.
  UM-16 provides the realization of such solution because it is able to simultaneously track positions of people, weapons and virtual-reality glasses. Each soldier, with the virtual picture of operations zone before his eyes, continues to act as in reality: look around, communicate with the group, aim and fire (owing to space limitations, movement is carried out by means of control buttons). 

Professional training simulators

Virtual training systems also found their place in civil areas because they reduce costs of training and provide absolutely no risk of obtaining injuries:

• Technical professions normally set high demands for the job including special skills and accuracy in operation. UM-16 system provides efficient low-cost training for specialists in welding (positioning of the welding torch), painting (positioning of color spray), etc.
• Requirements for security professions are quite the same as military. However, staff preparation has its own specifics in training: policemen (weapon positioning), firemen (positioning of fire extinguishers and manual fire hoses).

Medical training simulators

There are two key areas for use of positioning systems in medicine:

• Study training tools for surgery, in particular laporoscopy, and biopsy. Positioning sensor is fixed on medical tool for precise determination of its position and angle during the operation. Information from UM-16 system is transmitted to the appropriate application, which monitors movements of the trainee during the procedure and provides training guidance.
• Rehabilitation training simulators for patients suffering from osteochondrosis and stroke patients, as well as training for sports medicine. The UM-16 system allows to record 6 DOF movements of the patient's body parts and joints, to playback and analyse recorded information on computer. The progress of rehabilitation can be evaluated by comparative analysis of charts and statistically calculated parameters.

Industry

Large warehouse companies which move and load cargo with the help of crane equipment require a solution that allows at any time to track the position of crane and the product itself. Tracking crane coordinates in real time solve the problems of automated stock control management system for warehouses in heavy industry sector. 

Example layout of UM-16 modules on a bridge crane is shown on the picture below.

Our equipment is suitable for warehouses of any size. Unlike laser methods of distance measurement, our technology is not sensitive to air dust.

Ergonomic research

UM-16 positioning system is ideal for ergonomics: the system precisely measures the actual position and motion of a person’s body. This information helps to evaluate the compliance of working place to standard requirements, to investigate the reasons for any deviations and to produce significant results of the research.

Virtual reality

VR technologies let the user interact with real-time 3D graphics in a more intuitive, natural manner. This approach enhances the ability to understand, analyze, create and communicate. Virtual reality systems commonly use different kinds of 3D controllers to provide computer-human interation and that is where real-time tracking system can step in as the most natural and easy instrumet to control VR. UM-16 sensors can be applied to any part of a person's body and head so all moves are tracked real-time and are instantly transformed into computer commands to change virtual reality.
Virtual reality solutions are effectively applied in marketing and advertising, business planning and decision-making processes, training and science.