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Speel Praha partners with The DiSTI Corporation to use GL Studio Safety-Critical software to develop the Head-Up Display in Aero Vodochody Aerospace‘s next-generation advanced trainer jet.

The advanced trainer jet market will soon transform considerably with the introduction of Aero Vodochody Aerospace’s L-39NG. Today, the DiSTI Corporation announced that Speel Praha selected its GL Studio SC (Safety Critical) HMI software tool to develop the L-39NG’s Head-Up Display. Based in the Czech Republic, Speel Praha’s expertise in aviation displays extends over thirty years.

“When we were approached by our longtime partner, Aero Vodochody Aerospace, to build a Head-Up Display system for their L-39NG latest generation and advanced jet trainer, we didn’t hesitate to turn to DiSTI and their Safety-Critical Graphics software generation toolchain,” stated Josef Slechta, Speel Praha avionics systems designer and HUD-39 project lead engineer.

Mr. Sletcha continued, “For the development of the software for our HUD-39 system we used DiSTI’s GL Studio Safety-Critical Embedded C++ Code Generator (SCEC++) suite. Thanks to this perfectly integrated toolchain, we were able to generate code and test within our simulator environment without having to use the target hardware platform. Only after all is thoroughly tested and verified that the code is deployed “as is” to our MP-39 Mission Processor on the L-39 aircraft. For our purposes, the DiSTI toolchain turned out to be what we would call ‘rapid software development at its best’.

DiSTI engineers are true aficionados of 3D Computer Graphics engineering. Not only are the tools they provide state-of-the-art, powerful, and user-friendly, but their great support with clever ideas also helped us get our HUD-39 graphics software up and running swiftly while speeding time to deployment.”

The L-39NG (next generation) is the latest multi-role, advanced jet trainer aircraft designed by Aero Vodochody Aerospace. AERO developed the plane to provide enhanced military flight training capabilities, offer superior maneuverability and extended range. Developed with GL Studio SC, the Head-Up Display (HUD) in the L-39NG offers suitability for both western and eastern types of fighters.

“Most prevalent in aerospace, the enhanced visibility that HUDs provide can be seen across many markets today,” said Christopher Giordano, VP of UX/UI Technology at DiSTI. “We are honored to have been working with Speel for many years from prototyping their Head-Up Display HMI to implementing the embedded safety-critical design on their target system.”

The L-39NG Head-Up Display (HUD) safety benefits include enhanced situational awareness for flight in limited (or night) visibility in the vicinity of visible terrain, water, ground-based obstacles, or other aircraft. By providing pilots with the ability to maintain an external lookout without losing access to critical aircraft instrumentation, the L-39NG’s Head-Up Display improves visualization. The addition of GL Studio HUDs offers numerous safety benefits for aircraft pilots.

For more information on this partnership or to learn more about The DiSTI Corporation’s GL Studio, please contact sales@disti.com.

Hyundai Mobis adopts DiSTI’s User Interface software, GL Studio to develop Head-Up Displays for Hyundai KIA motor vehicles.

The DiSTI Corporation, a leading provider of graphical user interface development software and solutions for the automotive market, announces the use of its GL Studio® software in the production of the Head-Up Displays (HUDs) for several upcoming models of Hyundai KIA Motor cars.

“There are increasing demands to process and display 3D graphic data on a vehicle HUD,” stated Mr. Hyun-Jin Park, Head-Up Display Software Leader at Hyundai Mobis. “GL Studio supports the implementation of 2D and 3D specifications well, and helps maintain stable system performance after integration”

Built by Hyundai Mobis utilizing GL Studio HMI software tools, the 12-inch HUD connects with the GPS data providing information like driving routes, driving assistance, and traffic signs. Upon activation of the vehicle’s advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS), the HUD also offers traffic data of cars driving around the vehicle.

“All of us at DiSTI are honored to have our GL Studio HMI tools selected once again by Hyundai Mobis for production on their latest Head-Up Displays,” Said Christopher Giordano, Vice President of UX/UI technology at The DiSTI Corporation. “Our mutual success continues to lead the automotive market’s embedded systems technology from Clusters to HUDs and we are very proud to travel this journey with the team at Hyundai Mobis.

DiSTI worked with Hyundai Mobis to help deliver this cutting-edge system used to allow a driver to view driving data easily so that they can operate the vehicle more safely and conveniently. The capabilities found in these HUDs help the driver significantly avoid distractions that can disperse the driver’s view or hinder their cognitive ability, such as controlling GPS and using a smartphone.

Another critical factor for Hyundai Mobis’s adoption of GL Studio is the tool’s built-in support for ISO 26262-8:2018 Safety-Critical UI development. Offering the highest standard possible for functional safety development, GL Studio Safety-Critical Runtime Library has been certified up to ASIL D.For more details, please contact Sales@Disti.com.

The DiSTI Corporation, the company behind the world’s leading HMI software tool, GL Studio, is pleased to introduce embedded implementation experts GlobalLogic, as the latest member of DiSTI’s Value Added Reseller program. This relationship will enable GlobalLogic to continue helping brands to create value across the entire product lifecycle by leveraging GL Studio’s 21-year history in commercial HMI tool expertise

“Automotive HMI systems are such critical element in the overall user experience,” said Arvind Murthy, SVP & GM Automotive Business Unit, GlobalLogic. “We are thrilled to be joining DiSTi’s Value Added Reseller Program to bring the best of Automotive UI solutions to our valued clients.”

Headquartered in California, GlobalLogic is committed to enabling businesses to innovate within predictable budgets while bringing the next generation of digital products and services to market in the shortest possible time. As the need for proven HMI software tools with safety-critical capabilities grows, especially within the Automotive and Aerospace markets, GlobalLogic wanted to find a solution that would continue its commitment to providing cutting-edge technology to its customers.

For over 20 years, The DiSTI Corporation’s GL Studio has been a pioneer in developing graphical user interface software. As a UI design leader in the software industry, DiSTI helped set the technological standards for creating high-quality user interfaces. Customers around the world rely on GL Studio’s suite of products to deploy HMIs for their products. Including critical systems in avionics, automotive, transportation, and medical, to maintain their capabilities and have a competitive advantage in the market.

“We are very excited and honored to be working closely with such a prestigious company as GlobalLogic,” said Christopher Giordano, VP of UI/UX Technology at DiSTI. “Their expertise in large scale implementation matched with our expertise in commercial HMI tools and processes is a huge win for our mutual customers. We are very much looking forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with GlobalLogic in the embedded devices market.”

The DiSTI Corporation Value Added Reseller program empowers partners by providing personalized support and a direct line to engineering. DiSTI’s commitment to superior customer service means that partners can depend on a rapid response for everything from consultation assistance to issue resolution to help close deals and exceed customer expectations.

For more information on this partnership or to learn more about The DiSTI Corporation’s GL Studio, please contact sales@disti.com.

DiSTI Corporation receives order from the U.S. Army to develop Diagnostic Trainers (DT) for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS).

The DiSTI Corporation is the recent recipient of a delivery order from the U.S. Army for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) virtual trainers. As the world’s leading provider of virtual training solutions, DiSTI will provide Diagnostic Trainers (DT) for the HIMARS and MLRS programs, along with the necessary classroom hardware, installation, test, cybersecurity certification, and logistics support.

“The MLRS and HIMARS are highly mobile, incredibly advanced, combat-proven precision strike systems,” said DiSTI CEO John Hayward. “The DiSTI Corporation understands how detailed the training on such complex systems must be for our warfighters and is honored to develop these virtual solutions.”

The scope of this contract includes an update to the existing software and hardware for multiple classrooms and laboratories at Fort Lee, Virginia that support maintenance training for both the M142 HIMARS and M270A1 MLRS. This program will provide the U.S. Army with immersive, cost-effective training that improves student throughput, engagement, and learning outcomes.

This training system upgrade will leverage the latest DiSTI training system architecture, common core software elements, and development tools from the U.S. Army’s Family of Maintenance Trainers (FMT). This approach will reduce development time and cost while providing hardware and software commonality across other Fort Lee Ordinance School training systems. The HIMARS/MLRS DT also integrates training features from the on-going CRAM II Operator/Maintainer Trainer (OMT) upgrade program.

DiSTI’s virtual training solution will allow students to train in an advanced 3D learning environment to garner the skills necessary to support Fort Lee’s 94P’s Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) School House, with additional training for the 94T’s (Avenger/LPWS).

This award continues The DiSTI Corporation’s virtual training solution development for U.S. Army programs.

For more details, please contact Sales@Disti.com.

DiSTI Schoolhouse™A Cloud-Based Training Solution

Across the world, the global pandemic of COVID-19 and unforeseen events are prompting organizations to examine the way they conduct training. Remote training provides organizations the power to train and certify staff regardless of location, lower training costs, improve overall efficacy, and provide access to online training materials.For these reasons, The DiSTI Corporation is proud to offer our web-based 3D virtual training delivery platform called DiSTI Schoolhouse™.With deployments in the Aerospace, Defense, Automotive, Industrial, and Medical industries, DiSTI Schoolhouse™ enables virtual training with real-time 3D rendering through a standard internet browser. This approach reduces the need for locally installed applications. DiSTI Schoolhouse™ uses an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IAAS) capability. This method allows graphically intensive interactive 3D applications to interactively stream to computers that do not contain high-end graphics rendering hardware.Companies such as Siemens Energy and global automotive manufacturers currently use this technology to deliver 3D virtual training applications to provide cost-effective training to their employees. Nissan Motors Japan deployed a DiSTI developed dealer certification solution to enable the annual certification of Nissan’s dealer technicians.While the possibilities for implementation are boundless, the benefits continue to emerge. One client experienced a 66% decrease in training delivery time from a single course. Training through DiSTI Schoolhouse™ reduced a traditional 3-day instructor-led technical certification course to 9 hours, while also improving student engagement and knowledge retention rates.

DiSTI Schoolhouse™ Benefits

DiSTI Schoolhouse™ allows organizations the freedom to build tailored training, utilize the LMS of their choice, and deploy it quickly and to scale. DiSTI recommends using this approach for the following reasons:

• Users can access the application from any computer with a broadband internet connection and a modern (HTML 5 compliant) web browser running the latest versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Edge, on desktop devices, including Windows, Mac, Chromebooks, and Linux PCs.
• Alleviates the need for customers/users to have high-end gaming computers to use their 3D training applications.
• Enables a rapid and instantly scalable global rollout of the training content.
• Cloud-based delivery ensures that any time the user accesses the 3D training application they are running the most current version of the application.
• No local software installation required. After exiting the service, no proprietary information resides on the user’s system.

Take Your Training Further With DiSTI Schoolhouse™

Right now, companies are looking at decentralized training platforms as a way to reach employees regardless of their location. Corporate Learning Officers (CLOs) and their Learning and Development (L&D) teams want quality training delivered to their organizations. With the DiSTI Schoolhouse™ delivery system, our team of developers works closely to assist companies with building their training solutions as well as implementing their training programs. While DiSTI hosts the content, our innovative solution allows customers to retain ownership of their training materials and brand it in their voice.As this global health crisis has brought to light, companies need to begin looking to the future for practical virtual training solutions that can alleviate workplace disruptions. DiSTI Schoolhouse™ can deliver that capability today.If you would like to learn more about DiSTI Schoolhouse™, and how virtual training solutions can enhance the productivity of your organization, download an overview and contact us today at Sales@DiSTI.com.

VE Mentor – Virtual and Augmented Reality Training

DiSTI, in partnership with Design Interactive, has developed VE Mentor, a crossover integration between two best-of-breed products.

With a direct correlation between maintenance efficiency and operational readiness, there is immense pressure to improve the effectiveness and quality of maintainer training. The spread and acceptance of virtual and augmented reality technologies have made these capabilities a must-have for training personnel.

These technologies immerse and engage students, reinforce proper techniques, save on equipment wear and tear, enabling students to train at their own pace, and improve the safety and efficiency of training in a safe environment. Empowers Developers

Create content once and share it across multiple platforms, bridging the gap between classrooms and hands-on training.

VE Mentor
Transforms Classrooms
Amplify classroom training using immersive 3D training technologies that will improve spatial recognition and extend knowledge retention.

Amplifies Capabilities
Expand training with built-in capabilities to create and distribute supplemental content on demand.

Revolutionizes Learning
Bring adaptable, focused training from the flight line back into the classroom using a simple, repeatable process.

VE Mentor allows developers to easily transition training content from the classroom to the hands-on experience in augmented reality on Hololens and mobile devices. At the same time, VE Mentor allows content authored on the flight-line to flow back into the classroom, closing the loop on providing efficient and effective maintenance training. VE Studio uses a relational database to track inputs from technical manuals, CAD Data, and photographs to produce a highly interactive 3D virtual maintenance training application for use on desktop computers.

VE Studio also publishes VR procedural vignettes for lessons where an immersive 3D experience improves the level of student understanding and engagement with the content. VE Mentor expands the publishing capability of VE Studio, allowing for the seamless transition of the classroom content onto devices ideal for use on or near the actual equipment.

Augmentor allows for the spatial placement of task steps and decision points authored by experts on the actual physical hardware. VE Mentor adds the ability to transition this content back from the flight line and feed it into the content repository keeping the classroom training current and comprehensive.

Download the one-sheet overview here.

To learn more about VE Mentor and schedule your one-on-one demo, please contact sales@disti.com.