In a train simulator, various situations are freely made by CG. (Table
1)
It is also possible to use CG with high operation flexibility and the video
image which is excellent in the reality depending on the intended use.
(Figure 4)
In the simulator of Figure 3, the image made by five picture generation
equipments is projected on the super-wide screen set up around 270 degrees
outside of the window of conductor's compartment with 5 sets of projectors.
In addition to the largeness of the screen, since human's eyes feel the
speed to ahead direction in edge of eyesight, the realistic sensation would
be further enlarged by the super wide screen. By synchronizing five equipments
perfectly and blending the images when movie is projected by projector,
the seamless screen is realized. For the simulator of conductor, the vertically
long screen which projects the front image from the body side point is
equipped and the conductor leans forward from the window and looks at the
front when the virtual train is in platform. The extented body portion
of the virtual train is projected on the screen, and the doors of passenger
cabin in the screen open or close in conjunction with the switch operation
of the conductor. The door which cannot be opened or closed by the malfunction,
or the passenger' boading or exiting of train, the passenger being stuck
with the doors, etc. would be simulated freely by CG. The image of a platform
monitor television is simulated by CG as well.
CG picture |
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Photograph taken on a spot picture |
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Figure 4 CG video and footage of actual image |
Type of situation |
- Live-action train line, uncompleted or virtual train line
- Train line branch (entering arbitrary train line)
- Entering terminal (dead- end)
- Attachment/detachment
- The other moving object (to move the other train, car, animal, human arbitrarily)
- Variability of traffic signal display, change of sign
- Whether (sunny, cloudy, foggy, rainy, snowy, lightning)
- A time period (daytime, gloaming, night)
- Lightning at night (on/off, upper/lower switching of headlight, lights
from the window of building)
- Collision, derailment, overturnlding)
- Soil collapse, earthquake, flood, fire, etc.
- Viewpoint movement, change of view (vehicle change: variability of cab
location, view from
Window in driving to front or back up, landscape from view point of conductor,
TV footage of
Platform monitor, landscape from the arbitrary position outside of the
vehicle, long shot : view from sky )
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Chart 1 various situation created by CG
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