Chapter 17. Aerospace and Defense

Applications for immersive and augmenting display technologies are widespread within the aerospace and defense communities of the United States and most other industrialized nations. From leveraging strengths of the human perceptual system in the control of complex machines such as jet aircraft, to training astronauts and helping refine skill sets and situational awareness of soldiers, virtual and augmented reality systems are having a solid impact on performance and cost efficiency. In this chapter we explore a number of such applications, detailing the benefits gained and some of the challenges still faced.

Flight Simulation and Training

Safely piloting an aircraft is an acquired talent. At the most basic ...

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