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By Daniel Baxter |
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November 23, 2010 - Kratos will provide a sneak preview of its latest maintenance training device (MBRAT) for rotor aircrafts, at I/ITSEC, the world's largest modeling, simulation and training conference. MBRAT stands for Maintenance Blended Reconfigurable Avionics Trainer and is scheduled for general availability in the first quarter of 2011. The MBRAT is a new concept in part-task trainers for mastering aircraft Maintenance Operational Checks (MOCs). Students sit within the MBRAT device frame which realistically reflects a rotor craft's instrument panel, consoles and overheads. However, unlike traditional training devices that can cost millions of dollars per unit, the MBRAT uses an economical blend of computer touch screens alongside physical controls. |
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The combination provides the best of both worlds: an immersive physical, visual and tactile environment that is far more realistic than computer-based training (CBT), yet can be delivered at a fraction of the cost and manufacturing time of traditional simulation devices.
Because
the MBRAT combines touch screens within a physical platform
emulator, trainers can shift from course to course -- for
example from electrical to aviation training curriculums --
simply by loading different software in the device. To change
from one platform to another, say a Black Hawk to a Chinook
helicopter, only minor hardware changes are required to
accurately reflect the cockpit differences.
The MBRAT
is the first in Kratos' new family of blended part-task trainers
that have been in development at DEI Services Corporation. DEI,
a leading developer of simulation and training devices to the
Kratos
delivers Total Training Solutions to its customers in defense,
federal government and commercial markets ranging from
instructional design and development of web-based and mobile
courseware to simulations, gaming and other performance-based
education and training solutions. |