TechSim 5000

Version 8.7 — August, 2016

Visual Tuning User Guide

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Visual Tuning User Guide



Contents
1. Visual Tuning Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.1. General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2. Application Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3. Application Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.4. Editing Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4.1. Workplace Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4.2. Channel Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4.3. Geometry Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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General Description


1. Visual Tuning Application 1.3. Application Main Window

Start the simulator and then start the Visual Tuning task The Bridge profile operations panel specifies the current profile
1.1. General Description to open the Visualization tuning window on the computer to for editing. Use the Save as... button to create a new profile.
Visual Tuning application is an individual task in the Con- which the task is assigned in the Configuration Editor.
The central panel in the right part of the window contains
figuration Editor of the TechSim 5000 simulator platform. Start the TechSim 5000 session and load an exercise in controls for editing the selected channel data. For details
The application enables accomplishment of complex tasks which information should be displayed via a visual channel. see below.
related to setting up visualization projection system: cre- Adjustment does not require the visual display task per se
ation of a “virtual” screen, alignment and justification of The bottom panels contain a set of service commands. The
to be run.
individual image parts in the intersection and link areas, service commands are applicable to the currently selected
The left part of the window contains the tree of workplaces. channel. The control panel view options are disabled in the
etc. The settings can be saved as profiles for the subse-
A profile contains settings of a visual channel(s) for config- current version of the application.
quent use in the simulator training classes.
uring a certain workplace. When the workplace configura-
The ICM Adjust flags panel is used to cancel application of the
tion is changed, the profile should be re-adjusted.
1.2. Application Start geometry, blend or color settings for the current channel.
To start the Visual Tuning application, in the Configuration
Editor program, add the “Visual Tuning” task to the con-
figuration tree root. The application will be started as part
of the simulator. The application is only needed for adjust-
ing and saving the image parameters. It is not required
for the simulator normal operation and can be deleted
from the configuration after the adjustments have been
made (it is also possible to use the “NoAutoRun” option in
task parameters).

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Editing Profile
Channel Properties

The Draw test object panel is used to display the test im-
age for tuning. Check the appropriate checkboxes for the
1.4. Editing Profile These Viewpoint properties are set in degrees and enabled
only for the TCS simulators to adjust the position of all the
picture from the selected channel to be displayed in the The profile contains information on a set of visual tasks for channels simultaneously after they have been individually
vertical cylinder or spherical projection in the colored or the given group of channels on the selected bridge, relative tuned. It allows achieving a more realistic view from the
black and white lines fill mode of the object grid (set in positions of the channels, visual settings of each channel, crane cabin.
degrees). The test object is displayed even if the exercise and information on geometry. The *.icp extension is added
is not loaded. automatically.
1.4.2. Channel Properties
The Show grid option is used to display the geometric grid. To create a new profile, select [none] in the Bridge profile Select Channel Properties in the tree. The central panel on
The Show blend lines option is not implemented. The Key step operations box and press the Save as… button. The window the right displays the following slider controls:
option is used for the application control from the keyboard. opens to set the profile name.

Details are given in paragraph 1.4.3 on page 6.

The figure demonstrates an example of the test object im-
age in the spherical projection with the lines fill.

When an item is selected in the tree of workplaces, its pro-

file is displayed in the Bridge profile operations box.
Important! Press the Save button in the bottom right corner of
the window to save the profile before exiting from the application.

1.4.1. Workplace Properties • Range – the channel view angle;

Select a workplace in the tree. The Viewpoint properties pan- • Direction – turning the camera to the left/right;
el on the right displays the following slider controls: • Elevation – tilting the camera down/up;
• Direction – turning the camera to the left/right; • Vertical deflection and Horizontal deflection.
• Elevation – tilting the camera down/up;
• Rotation – turning the camera clockwise/
counterclockwise.

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Editing Profile
Geometry Adjustment

1.4.3. Geometry Adjustment

Geometry adjustment eliminates distortions occurring in wheel. The current grid lines are displayed on the
the projection of an image on non-flat surfaces (cylindrical, grid. To confirm the setting, press the <Enter> key or
spherical, conical, etc. screens). left-click the mouse anywhere outside the grid box.
Select the Geometry item in the tree. The central panel on
the right displays the window with a grid and controls.
The grid can be moved within the window work area with
the left mouse button pressed.
Zoom in/out the grid by rotating the mouse wheel. The grid Click the Reset to defaults button to return all param-
will be centered in the cursor position. eters to their default values.
When editing the geometry adjustment, it is nec-
essary to display a Draw test object on the console
screen. The geometry adjustment procedure is
normally reduced to achieving a result whereby
the projection of the draw test object on the screen
looks satisfactory.
To adjust the geometry, use the following procedure:
1. Click a control point. The currently edited point is
shown in red, coordinates are specified next to it.
The Control points group contains Horizontal and Vertical spin 2. To move the control point, drag&drop it
controls to set the number of control points in the grid. to required position or use the keyboard
Press the arrow buttons to increase/decrease the value. navigation keys (double-click the point to
Control points are displayed on the grid as bold bright dots. switch to keyboard aided editing). When
editing from the keyboard, the motion
The Grid size group contains the Horizontal and Vertical spin
step is determined by Key Step parameter
controls to set the number of points in the resulting grid.
in the bottom right part of the window.
These parameters affect smoothness of distortion cor-
rection. Note that its unnecessarily large values may slow 3. Watch the test image on the console.
down operation of the visual system on the whole. Select 4. Repeat items 1–3 as required.
this parameter so that each edge of the resulting grid is 5. Click Save to set the geometry changes.
accounted for by 30–60 projector pixels. Click on the dot-
The figures illustrate an example of geometry editing.
ted button to highlight the digit; modify the value either by
typing in from the keyboard or by rotating the mouse scroll

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