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Small Unit Immersive Trainer (SUIT)

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A Train as you fight virtual trainer that operates by using

your body to interact with the virtual environment.

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Physical space

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• Physical meter == virtual meter

• More space is better

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Maneuver

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• Move towards an object

• Maneuver between objects

• Enter/search/clear an object with

different levels of violence

• Taking fire positions in/outside an object

• Object = Building, Train, Plane

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C-IED / Military search

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Cultural Awareness8

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Other uses

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• Special Forces – Mission rehearsal

• Law enforcement – Judgemental training

• Air marshals

• Maritime Interdictions Operations

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After Action Review

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• Record all actions during a session

• Available for replay afterwards

• Can exactly see what student did or did not do

• Can see through the eyes of the student

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Instrumented weapons

Functionality:

- Trigger, reload, weapon angle, weapon malfunction

Missing:

- Cock weapon, recoil

Advantage:

- Readily available, cost effective

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Climb through windows

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Only posssible when physical window is also present….

Or, fake it in virtual space…

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Hooligan tool

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Entry via ladder

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Advantages

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• Trainees have already acquired basic procedural and

tactical skills using SUIT: more effective use of live

training site resulting in high quality training.

• No ammo, pyrotechnics or fuels used (cost saving).

• Easy to setup, operate and maintain.

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Classroom trainers

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• SUIT connects to VBS2

• Part of the trainees use SUIT, the others use VBS2 on a

desktop.

• Enables combined and joint operations.

• SUIT can lift on VBS2 scenarios so we do not have to create

new tools for that.