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1. NASA SBIR/STTR Technologies Just in Time Simulation (JITS) Platform Contract No. NNJ08JA54C PI: Abe Megahed Orbital Technologies Corporation – Madison WI Identification and Significance of Innovation 3D Assembly Training System for NASA’s “COLBERT” Treadmill, uploaded to the ISS in video format on 9/28/09 ORBITEC’s “Just in Time Simulation Platform” Phase II project seamlessly integrated decision-support software with 3D simulation for faster authoring of 3D interactive training systems. With a small amount of training on the system, subject matter experts and training developers can assign actions to standard 3D models in a flowchart structure, and have those actions triggered by users in the simulation (such as by a mouse click or by selecting an object). The authoring interface also allows the content developer to include procedure or tutoring text with each action taken by the user. This non-programming tool significantly reduces the cost to create simulation-based training, making it more practical to use this highly effective means of learning for ground and in-flight missions. The JITS Simulation Authoring Tool Expected TRL Range at the end of Contract (1-9): 8 Technical Objectives and Work Plan NASA and Non-NASA Applications The tool created in this SBIR will greatly expand the ability to create online training simulations and casual learning games with physics-based behaviors using minimal programming. With this authoring system, the support of Discovery Machine, and a workable solution for its viewing technologies without requiring downloadable viewers for computer security, ORBITEC plans to push this technology in commercial training applications primarily with defense and aerospace contractors. These customers have the complex training needs that require simulation, along with a general acceptance of the technology beyond that of NASA for daily training needs. ORBITEC will promote the use of this technology in its role as a subcontractor on the Wyle Laboratories prime contract to provide engineering and development capabilities to the Crew, Robotics, Avionics, and Vehicle Equipment Contract. We will also pursue training systems with our commercial space customers. Integration of the Discovery Machine “logic engine” module into ORBITEC’s 3D Hypercosm simulation software to provide a text-based method of entering responses to users’ actions in a training simulation was the most significant portion of the Phase II work plan. It included building new application programming interfaces and a custom authoring and communications system, and testing the integrated system by creating procedural demonstrations. Working together with Wyle Laboratories, ORBITEC also completed 3D procedures for the most complex steps of the new treadmill assembly installation for use on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2009. The underlying software was tested and certified for use on the ISS laptops, but due to time constraints, the text accompanying the simulation was unable to link to NASA’s International Procedure Viewer (iPV) software prior to launch. Therefore videos of each simulation step, and not the interactive 3D procedures, were uploaded to the ISS to assist the astronauts in the 20-hour treadmill assembly procedure. Firm Contacts Marty Gustafson, Manager, 3D Interactive Systems & Services Email: gustafsonm@orbitec.com Phone: (608) 229-2787 NON-PROPRIETARY DATA