The simRING features the front end of a car mounted on a moving platform that emulates the real-life motions of a car as it reacts to turns, changes in elevation, and other road conditions.
A 360-degree, 16-foot diameter, 6’ high screen fully surrounds the simulator vehicle, which provides the driver with a full-fidelity depiction of surrounding traffic, landmarks, and roadway conditions. The system likewise features on-board controls to navigate the simulator, as well as a stereo sound system that emulates noises heard inside and outside the vehicle during a typical driving excursion.
The technical capabilities of the MSL have enabled more than $6 million in faculty-driven research over the last decade.
- M1 Interactive Ring Screen – Our visualization system consists of a circular 16’ diameter, 6’ high Ring Screen mounted 5 feet off the ground. This system provides the driver with a fully immersive 360 degree field-of-view while driving.
- 6x SONY VPL-FH36B LCD Projectors – Each visualization screen is front-projected with a SONY LCD projector, featuring: 3900 ANSI Lumen brightness, a 2000:1 contrast ratio, and WUXGA (1920x1200, 16:10) native resolution.
- 2x Matrox TripleHead2Go DP Edition – External multi-display adapter that expands each graphics output channel (on the graphics card) into 3 distinct display channels.
- Extron DXP HD 4K Series HDMI (44 and 88) Switchers – High performance matrix switchers that enable input display signals (from the computer) to be converted for output to our display system projectors (simulator) and flat panel monitor displays (control booth).
Cumulative Display Resolution (pixels) – 11520 (circumference) x 1080 (height)