SDS International (SDS) has been awarded a contract to further enhance its PC-based MQ-1 and MQ-9 Reaper Training Systems used by the USAF 711th Human Performance Integration Directorate, Brooks City-Base, Texas to evaluate Airman Human Performance (HP) issues. 

Under this contract, SDS International’s Advanced Technologies Division, Orlando, Florida, will develop a Heads-up-Display (HUD) Rapid Prototyping Tool (HUD-RPT) to facilitate the 711th’s support of the USAF acquisition community and the Combat Air Force regarding HP sustainment and enhancement as it pertains to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).  The HUD-RPT will provide users of SDS’ PC-based Remotely Operated Vehicle Adaptable Tracking/Training System (ROVATTS™) MQ-1B and Reaper Simulators with the ability to manipulate existing HUD components and create new HUD components using point-and-click, graphical user interface functionality.  The resultant HUD-RPT will provide the 711th with the functionality needed to explore, research, and transition near-term human-system related technologies (e.g., hardware, software, and mind-ware).

HUD-RPT development demonstrates the adaptability of the ROVATTS™ system architecture which was specifically designed to provide a flexible, cost-effective approach to developing a family of Unmanned Vehicle System (UVS) simulators for varying stand-alone or distributed Training, Mission Rehearsal, R&D, and T&E applications.  Using SDS developed or third-party plug-ins, ROVATTS™ can simulate a variety of UAS, Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV), Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) and Underwater Unmanned Vehicles (UUV).  Current ROVATTS™ UVS simulators include the MQ-1B, MQ-9 Reaper, Small UGV (SUGV), and Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS)/UGS Servers.