Lyra IG

Lyra IG integrates industry-leading COTS software and high-performance hardware to deliver a scalable solution for the deployment of high-fidelity, real-time image generation.

Lyra IG Hardware Lyra IG provides users with an integrated platform out-of-the-box, making it a powerful and flexible solution that allows users to rapidly develop immersive visual simulation applications without the need to spend time on additional programming or complex integration. Lyra IG integrates industry-leading commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software from Presagis with the latest in PC graphics technology and hardware to deliver a high-performance, low-cost image generation solution.

Delivering a ready-to-use system, Lyra IG requires no additional configuration to operate, is interoperable with existing development processes, and reduces costs by enabling users to rapidly deploy realistic simulation training applications. To ensure rapid implementation, Lyra IG comes equipped with both terrain databases and models, as well as an intuitive GUI interface.

Presagis has more than 20 years of experience in developing, deploying, and supporting the integration of high-fidelity visual systems in the aerospace and defense market. Lyra has been successfully deployed on multiple programs, including the:

Extending Lyra IG

Leveraging industry-leading Presagis software, developers can easily extend Lyra IG with advanced add-on features, modules and services, including high-fidelity flight dynamics, multiple displays, as well as sensor and camera views.

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Lyra IG System Configuration:

Compute Node / Mission Functions	Rendering Nodes
1.5U Chassis Height: 1.5U x 25”D, Black w/ rackmount slide rails Power Supply: 700W, 110~240Vac, 50/60Hz w/ IEC-C13 input Processors: (2) Intel Xeon Quad-core 2.00GHz 800MHz 4M E5504 Memory: (6) 1GB 1333MHz ECC Single Rank; 6GB RAM Total Hard Drive(s): Network bootable system Operating System: Windows or Redhat Linux v9.0 (open source)	1.5U Chassis Height: 1.5U x 25”D, Black w/ rackmount slide rails Power Supply: 700W, 110~240Vac, 50/60Hz w/ IEC-C13 input Processor(s): (2) Intel Xeon Quad-core 2.00GHz 800MHz 4M E5504 Memory: (6) 1GB 1333MHz ECC Single Rank; 6GB RAM Total Graphics Card: nVidia Quadro FX5800 4GB Genlock Card: nVidia Quadro FX G-Sync Genlock / Framelock Operating System: Windows or Redhat Linux v9.0 (open source)

Compute Node / Mission Functions

Rendering Nodes

1.5U Chassis Height: 1.5U x 25”D, Black w/ rackmount slide rails
Power Supply: 700W, 110~240Vac, 50/60Hz w/ IEC-C13 input
Processors: (2) Intel Xeon Quad-core 2.00GHz 800MHz 4M E5504
Memory: (6) 1GB 1333MHz ECC Single Rank; 6GB RAM Total
Hard Drive(s): Network bootable system
Operating System: Windows or Redhat Linux v9.0 (open source)

1.5U Chassis Height: 1.5U x 25”D, Black w/ rackmount slide rails
Power Supply: 700W, 110~240Vac, 50/60Hz w/ IEC-C13 input
Processor(s): (2) Intel Xeon Quad-core 2.00GHz 800MHz 4M E5504
Memory: (6) 1GB 1333MHz ECC Single Rank; 6GB RAM Total
Graphics Card: nVidia Quadro FX5800 4GB
Genlock Card: nVidia Quadro FX G-Sync Genlock / Framelock
Operating System: Windows or Redhat Linux v9.0 (open source)

Lyra IG

Current Version

CDB Support

Lyra IG provides the loading, paging, and rendering of the OTW (Out The Window) scene content in CDB (Common Database) format as a core capability. CDB dramatically improves the maintainability and reusability of content by providing a means to use source data directly in many applications without modification to the database itself.

DIS/HLA Support

Support for the DIS/HLA communication protocols provide native interoperability between Lyra IG and other simulation applications in environments where multiple participants and/or SAF interoperability are required, significantly increasing training value and flexibility.

Rotor Effects

Lyra IG provides the ability to easily create, define, and render helicopter-based special effects. Users can quickly and easily define and represent blade, rotor wash, and rotor dust effects.

Dynamic Shadows Enhancements

This capability provides the ability to include dynamic shadows in the scene based on either the celestial bodies (sun/moon) or a user-defined light source. The ability to define shadows based on a user-defined light source gives increased control and flexibility to the types of applications that can benefit from the use of dynamic shadows.

Advanced Integration with Terra Vista Generated Content

Improved workflow and performance is delivered specifically to address Terra Vista generated content that includes Smart Mesh technology. Smart Marsh provides users with the ability to match terrain tile edges along multiple LODs, preventing cracks and visual anomalies in the database.

ATP Scripts

Lyra IG ships with a number of pre-defined and ready to use ATP (Acceptance Test Procedure) scripts. These CIGI host emulator scripts provide users with a way to quickly and easily test system configuration and capabilities without having to create these tests themselves. Also included with these scripts are over 50 additional entity models for use with Lyra IG.

Test Patterns

Lyra IG ships with a variety of test patterns images for use with various display configurations. These test patterns help enable the configuration and testing of display systems without the user having to create or acquire these test patterns themselves.

Core Features

Deterministic Update Rate

Low latency 60Hz real-time image generation system that comes with everything required for immediate use.

Wide Industry Standard Support

Wide database format support, including Common Database (CDB), OpenFlight, MetaFlight, and TerraPage. Provides native support for CIGI, HLA, and DIS communication protocols.

Hardware Scalability

Scalable architecture that prevents unnecessary overhead by allowing users to scale the functionality based on the complexity of the application.

LynX Prime User Interface

Allows for rapid application prototyping and modification, meaning that you can see changes within the application as you make them.

High Performance Graphics & Hardware

Takes advantage of the latest graphics and shader technology to achieve the best performance and realism in real-time 3D visual applications.

Modular Environment

Allows you to mix and match necessary feature sets and extend Lyra IG with other Presagis software for the ability to create extremely efficient visual applications that initialize only the functionality required for optimal performance.

Databases and Models

Lyra IG comes equipped with both high resolution terrain databases and moving models with articulated parts.

Windows and Linux

Support for both operating systems.

High dynamic range atmospheric and illumination model

High quality atmospheric and illumination model provides game quality visuals with no modifications or updates to the scene content required to take advantage of the visuals. Lyra provides visible (OTW), and Lyra Sensors provides (OTW) plus Infrared (IR) and Night Vision Goggle (NVG) wavelengths.

Correlated visual and sensor displays

Create correlated visual and sensor displays.

Large Area Database Management

Large area database management for efficient paging and rendering of very large and high resolution content.

Virtual Textures

Provides the capability to render extremely high resolution imagery without affecting performance. Support for virtual texture substitution as well as the handling of the dynamic rendering of the appropriate level of virtual texture.

Realistic Rendering

Realistic rendering of special effects, environmental effects, and weather states.

Lyra IG

Add-on Modules

VAPS XT

Create 2-D graphical overlays for a 3-D scene.

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HeliSIM

HeliSIM is the industry standard for creating high-fidelity PC-based rotary wing flight simulations.

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FlightSIM

FlightSIM is the industry standard solution for creating high-fidelity fixed wing flight simulations.

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STAGE

STAGE is a simulation software that provides users with the ability to generate and execute complex scenarios for training and analysis. With one license, STAGE provides users with a comprehensive set of features based on a proven, highly deployed and adopted CGF.

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