The Solution: Leading-edge LVC Training System with Mixed Reality and Pilot Performance Data
Finnish Air Force fighter pilots have been using a LVC training solution since 2018. To help develop this pioneering the LVC training system, the Finnish Air Force looked to Patria, the Finnish provider of defense, security and aviation training and technology solutions.
With LVC training, pilots train in an environment where live Hawk aircraft, physical simulators and computer modelling are all combined in a single training scenario. This means that the pilots who are flying in the air can see the same aircraft and virtually generated targets as the trainees in the physical simulators on the ground. The LVC system allows them to train either together side-by-side or against each other as part of the same training environment.
Furthermore, with an operator performance analytics system developed by Patria, the air force can monitor the stress levels and cognitive loads of pilot trainees during the exercise from physiological data, such as eye movements and heart rate variability. All flight and operator data can be reviewed in detail after each exercise, allowing efficient debriefing.