Calytrix Technologies Pty Ltd (Perth, Western Australia) recently completed delivery of a 400-seat radio simulator to the Australian Defence Force.
The requirement brief was a relatively simple one. The client wanted to increase the effectiveness of basic radio operation and procedure, using simulation as an alternative to ‘live’ training due to a lack of sufficient numbers of radios. “Basically, the ADF wanted to be able to train a class of 20 trainees with each one having access to the kit, rather than sharing four radios between a class of twenty guys,” said Tom Pokorny, Calytrix’ Chief Technology Officer during I/ITSEC in Orlando on 3 December.
Calytrix developed a customised skin for the training solution, specific to the equipment and always cognisant of the part of the brief that said “make it feel like a radio.” Great attention has been paid to the look and feel of the skin so that transition between the virtual and real environments offers trainees minimal disruption.
The requirement brief was a relatively simple one. The client wanted to increase the effectiveness of basic radio operation and procedure, using simulation as an alternative to ‘live’ training due to a lack of sufficient numbers of radios. “Basically, the ADF wanted to be able to train a class of 20 trainees with each one having access to the kit, rather than sharing four radios between a class of twenty guys,” said Tom Pokorny, Calytrix’ Chief Technology Officer during I/ITSEC in Orlando on 3 December.
Calytrix developed a customised skin for the training solution, specific to the equipment and always cognisant of the part of the brief that said “make it feel like a radio.” Great attention has been paid to the look and feel of the skin so that transition between the virtual and real environments offers trainees minimal disruption.
Tim Mahon