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 ORLANDO,
FLA. - Dec. 1, 2003 - Quantum3D®, Inc., a leading provider
of open architecture, realtime 3D visual computing solutions for
the Visual Simulation and Training (VST) and Embedded Visual Computing
(EVC) markets, announced today at the Inter-service/Industry Training,
Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) that the National
Advanced Simulator (NADS) at the University of Iowa has selected
Quantum3D's Independence™ and AAgility™ Image Generation
(IG) solutions for use in the facility's two major driving simulators.
Both Independence and AAgility IGs are on display at Quantum3D's
booth (No. 1350) at I/ITSEC, December 1st -4th.
Under the terms of the contract, Quantum3D will
provide the NADS with an Independence 2000 Series IG with multiple
IV2-410 and IV2-210 channels to support forward, rear and side
windscreen views, along with rear and side view mirrors and a
"God's Eye View" for the primary NADS simulator. In
addition, for the NADS Simulator Development Module, Quantum3D
will provide NADS with an AAgility midrange IG solution. To support
the NADS development efforts, Quantum3D will also supply the NADS
with additional single AAgility channels and Mantis™ Realtime
IG Software.
The NADS is one of the largest and most sophisticated
research-oriented driving simulator facilities in the world. The
NADS mission is to conduct research that ultimately leads to reductions
in the number of traffic-related deaths, injuries, and incidents
of property loss on the nation's highways. Located at the University
of Iowa's Oakdale Research Park, the NADS is a national shared-use
facility owned by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
of the Department of Transportation and operated by the University
of Iowa. For more information on the NADS, please visit http://www.nads-sc.uiowa.edu/.
"Our research is focused on understanding
the human, machine and environmental factors associated with driving,
along with their interrelationships-all of which affect safety
on the road so that we may advise sponsor and client organizations
on how best to improve it. As such, our requirements for performance,
resolution and fidelity are very stringent and uptime of the simulator
is of paramount importance when conducting experiments,"
said Dr. Yiannis Papelis, NADS Chief Technology Officer. "We
evaluated a number of systems, and Quantum3D's Independence and
AAgility systems provided the best compliance and overall best
value among the systems considered."
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Independence™
4th Generation Advanced, Open-Architecture Scalable IG Solution
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Ross Q. Smith, Quantum3D co-founder and executive
vice president of business development and marketing, said. "Being
selected by the National Advanced Driving Simulator is a great
honor for all of us at Quantum3D as well as a strong testimonial
to both Independence and AAgility and their ability to meet the
most demanding performance, fidelity and value proposition requirements
around for ground vehicle as well as flight simulation applications.
We are very proud to be working with the NADS and are pleased
that our IG solutions are supporting the critical work that the
NADS is doing to save lives and prevent injuries."
The NADS Primary Simulator requirements called
for sustained 60 Hz performance with advanced image quality and
hardware synchronization across multiple channels with differing
resolutions. To meet these demanding requirements, Quantum3D Independence
IGs deliver Clarity™ Full Scene Anti-Aliasing at resolutions
up to QXGA (2048 x 1536) with Quatum3D's patented nVSync™
multi-channel synchronization that supports precision synchronization
across up to 32 channels at resolutions from SXGA to QXGA.
"The cultural density and depth complexity
of the NADS synthetic environments, coupled with the NADS' compelling
need for extremely high image quality makes for a great proving
ground for any IG," said Philip Guindi, Quantum3D IG Solution
product manager. "Independence and AAgility are both able
to sustain the NADS processing loads and still provide the image
fidelity and visual acuity that has made the systems the open
architecture IG of choice for precision training and mission rehearsal
applications."
About Quantum3D
Quantum3D develops and markets realtime, open architecture IG
solutions, embedded graphics subsystems, development software
and support services for the Visual Simulation and Training and
Embedded Visual Computing markets. Quantum3D is the exclusive
supplier of NVIDIA® graphics technology for the embedded military
and aerospace visual computing market and is a privately held
company headquartered in San Jose, CA. with centers of excellence
located in Huntsville, Alabama and Orlando, Florida. For more
information on Quantum3D, Independence or AAgility, please visit
www.quantum3d.com.
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Quantum3D is a registered trademark and Independence,
AAgility, Clarity, nVSync, Mantis and IGM are trademarks of Quantum3D,
Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
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