Advanced Simulator Networking for Vehicle and Equipment Distributed Product Design

该项目旨在通过现有的爱荷华通信网络（ICN），将位于爱荷华大学的革命性新型国家高级驾驶模拟器（NADS）与位于爱荷华州立大学的虚拟现实应用中心（VRAC）连接起来。这两所大学将ICN作为参与NSF超高速骨干网服务（vBNS）和相关Internet II活动的一部分。这两个设施都与迪尔公司合作，迪尔公司大力支持该项目，并将提供工业质量的测试问题，并以人员的形式提供支持，这些人员将参与设计过程并协助演示。将通过两个演示来调查连接这些设施的挑战和好处。第一个将使用两个环内操作器模拟器。第二个演示将集中在“工程远程呈现”应用程序上。

EEC-0003047PapelisThis project aims to link the revolutionary new National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS), located at the University of Iowa, with the Virtual Reality Applications Center (VRAC), located at Iowa State University, through the existing Iowa Communications Network (ICN). The two universities us the ICN as part of their participation in the NSF very high speed Backbone Network Service (vBNS) and related Internet II activity. Both facilities cooperate with Deere & Company which strongly supports the project and will provide industrial-quality test problems and support in the form of personnel that will participate in the design process and assist with demonstrations. Challenges and benefits of linking these facilities will be investigated through two demonstrations. The first will use two operator-in-the-loop simulators. The second demonstration will focus on an "engineering tele-presence" application.