Virtual lessons set Danes on right track
Complementing instruction provided by manufacturer FAUN Trackway, the interactive teaching aids allow personnel to explore detailed visual and functional 3D models of systems that rapidly deploy and recover aluminum roadways.
NSC’s e-learning courses and assessments feature an engaging mix of multimedia content, including high-fidelity animations, which react and respond accordingly to users’ commands.
James Ayrton, a senior project manager at NSC, said the computer-based training’s high-definition graphics deliver distinct advantages over more traditional instruction methods.
“Using computer-generated models rather than video content or photography provides incredible flexibility,” he added. “If any element of the machinery or process changes in the future, there is no need for expensive re-shoots as image files and animations can be quickly adapted and replaced.
“More importantly, it allows demonstrations to be interactive – you can ‘push’ buttons and ‘pull’ levers and see the outcomes of those actions – and users can ‘explode’ elements of a system so that they can clearly see its separate parts.”
The digital lessons in how to use FAUN Trackway’s portable technology, which enables roadways to be constructed in areas where vehicles could become bogged down and damaged, provide the Danish Armed Forces with a cost-effective means of complementing essential in-the-field exercises.
Immune to environmental factors and safety risks, the computer-based training delivers consistent tuition and can be conducted remotely or in a classroom.
Rachael Williams, sales and marketing manager at FAUN Trackway, said: “Having the opportunity to test how a system works before handling it for real reduces the chance of injury and damage to the equipment.
“Another benefit of computer-based training is that it allows students to go at their own speed rather than that of an instructor; this is particularly useful for those with English as a second language.”
NSC has developed more than 100 hours of high-quality, interactive computer-based training content relating to the operation and maintenance of complex equipment for the Ministry of Defence and other notable customers.
The company has also produced a wide range of virtual vehicles, including a functional model of the British Armed Forces’ primary battlefield utility helicopter, the Lynx Mk9a, for the UK’s Defence Simulation Centre.