The new system will upgrade the existing system to cope with the latest training requirements.

It will consist of a simulator, a dual operator console and three trainee consoles, equipped like a real ship's bridge with the same radar, radar display and navigation instruments.

Advanced simulation software will create diverse traffic scenarios and sensor measurements, which will stimulate the hardware components on the training ship bridge consoles. The software will in turn react to the steering commands given by trainees working at the bridge consoles.

The trainees will experience optimal training conditions as the bridge instruments will be identical to those on the real Water Police ships and the dynamic behaviour will feel very realistic.

For this project Barco will supply the entire simulation software, based on the product OPScenter Simulation - Virtual Waterway, which is a virtual navigation environment specifically designed to simulate traffic on inland waterways and coastal waters.

The simulation focuses on realistically modelling the dynamics of vessels in the water and on generating typical sensor measurements such as radar, AIS, or GPS data, including environmental influences such as wind, rain and currents. The system's ability to simulate a large number of vessels and objects allows complex traffic situations to be created, enabling trainers to develop a variety of diverse scenarios for flexible and comprehensive training lessons. Other benefits of the new system include a modern user interface, support for multi-user and multi-session operations, and the latest radar emulation.

ELNA Elektro-Navigation und Industrie will supply hardware components such as new radar processors and VDRs. Germany's in-innovative navigation is responsible for the delivery of RADARpilot 7200, a modern inland navigation system, and the development of the interface between the simulator's software and hardware. Special attention will go the conversion of synthetic digital radar data into analog radar video signals.

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