Navigation simulator with 360° cylindrical stereo visual system

To meet the new requirements of seafarer training,harbor and waterway design and maritime research,a full mission navigation simulator with 360° cylindrical visual system based on stereo panoramic techniques is developed.The advanced image generators and stereoscopic projection techniques are(applied.) The image generators are constructed by the cluster of SGI workstations.The clusters that(include) 12 high performance workstations are interconnected using a super-speed serial communication technique—InfiniBand(10 GB/S).The cylindrical projection system is constructed by 12 Galaxy 12(HB+) projectors from Barco.And the active INFITEC(INterferenz FIlter TEchnik) technology is applied to separate the view of eyes to generate the 3D stereo images.Furthermore,the display system combines(electrical) and optical blending techniques that ensures the consistency of color in the whole system.The results shows that the navigation simulator based on PC cluster and 360° panoramic stereoscopic projection achieves the perfect performance and effect.