For the simulator experience to be as realistic as possible, it’s necessary that only students are in the training apparatus. Teaching staff are located in a separate control room where they cannot see into the simulator. Megapixel-quality video feeds enable professors to clearly see (and hear) what the students are doing, how the instruments read, where the controls are set, and other important information.
Megapixel technology produces very clear images, even in low lighting, and all camera views are now simultaneously monitored and recorded, which provides much better output for improved editing. By recording to a dedicated server, video is widely available and viewable on any PC on the university network.
Now, in the engine room simulator, all manner of incidents can be simulated and recorded and students undergo observation and subsequent training.
The megapixel cameras record at 25 frames per second (PAL), at very high resolution, to enable a thorough debriefing of students. Such reliable, high-quality video images are essential to the effectiveness of the training process.
Wendi Burke is Director of Global Marketing Communications for San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based IQinVision. She can be contacted at [email protected].
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