Virtual reality training device

A method of sharing a three-dimensional virtual reality space among a plurality of users, the method comprising the steps of:

• acquiring a plurality of 2-D images of a geographic region using a mobile platform;
• using photogrammetry to create a first set of three-dimensional graphics data associated with a geographic region to be used by the plurality of users in a shared manner, the first set of three-dimensional graphics data containing a first .obj file and an associated plurality of .mtl files;
• functionally coupling the first set of three-dimensional graphics data to a physics engine configured to apply physical rules to objects within a virtual reality dataset;
• coupling an object set to the virtual reality dataset;
• coupling a display engine to the physics engine to convert the virtual reality dataset into first and second content streams, said first content stream selectively includes a first engageable virtual sandbox visual content which gives an overhead view of the entire topography, and in VR data space topography visual content;
• selectively engaging a VR headset which allows the user to see virtual representations of the a first set of three-dimensional graphics data and objects in virtual reality space, wherein one of the objects is an item having control surfaces being located in the real world location;
• coupling the physics engine to a set of transceivers that communicate with the item being located in the real world location, wherein the physics engine sends at least 9 degrees of freedom of data to the item located in the real world location to control the items control surfaces;
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• positioning a VR headset having a first head reference frame having changes in one of first velocity and first acceleration induced by a user's movement within a second moving reference frame having changes in one of a second velocity and a second acceleration, selectively streaming either one of the first content streams and second content streams from the three-dimensional graphics data to the VR headset selectively based upon differences between changes in one of first velocity and first acceleration induced by a user's movement, and changes in one of the second velocity and the second acceleration.

A method for controlling a vehicle comprising the steps of:

• capturing a series of images of a terrain using a ccd camera and a LIDAR providing pixel location information disposed on a mobile platform traveling over the terrain, wherein capturing a series of images of a terrain using a ccd camera disposed on a mobile platform traveling over the terrain includes defining a flight path using computer numeric control cutter-path system to define the path of a data collection drone to most efficiently calculate needed information for a variety of layers in a variety of spectrum;
• converting the series of images for the terrain into a captured subset of images and into a wire frame of the topographic landscape to form a VR image dataset;
• syncing the wire frame of the topographic landscape to a real world location using a fixed coordinate system by associating the ccd camera and a LIDAR providing pixel location information;
• applying a signal from a physics engine to an object within the VR image dataset;
• streaming a first image dataset stream from the VR image dataset to a VR display;
• selectively engage a VR headset which allows the user to see virtual representations of a vehicle in virtual reality space, the vehicle being located in the real world location;
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• coupling the physics engine to a set of transceivers that communicate with the vehicle being located in the real world location, wherein the physics engine sends at least 9 degrees of freedom of data to the vehicle located in the real world location to control the vehicle's control surfaces.