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AVATAR Partners enters a Reseller Partnership with Mantis Vision

We now capture large objects and large areas into 3D data with color for AR, VR, 3D Printing, and Mobile Apps in seconds! Huntington Beach, Calif., May 1, 2018 – Avatar Partners, offering innovative solutions to strengthen American Commercial Industry and Warfighter readiness, announced today it has signed a reseller partnership agreement with Mantis Vision. This partnership enables Avatar Partners …

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3D Printing for Training Systems

We were delighted to receive our dual extruder 3D Printer yesterday manufactured by Sycnronetics . It’s plug and play, and so easy to use that our team of non-engineers can print Training and Mission Planning/Rehearsal tools. Dual Extruder,  16×16 Flat bed, portable, durable, fully enclosed printer. So far it prints like a dream –  consistent and quick. 100% made in …

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Microsoft demonstrates AVATAR’s Augmented Reality Maintenance Aid (ARMA) on a virtual F/A-18 Super Hornet

Industrial-Strength Augmented Reality at Sea-Air-Space 2018 – The largest Maritime Exposition in the U.S. Our Partner Microsoft demonstrated AVATAR’s Augmented Reality Maintenance Aid (ARMA) on a virtual F/A-18 Super Hornet at their booth, on a continuous loop. Below the user is seeing a virtual F/A-18 appear by locking the Hololens on a 3D printed Landing Gear. ARMA walks him through …

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Update Augmented Reality for Render Safe Procedures in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Community

By Marlo Brooke-Colchester, President, AVATAR Partners Inc. (January 24, 2017) AVATAR Partners Inc. (API) recently analyzed the opportunity for Augmented Reality to address requirements for the multi-service Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Community. Augmented Reality, also known as Mixed Reality, provides the user with access to data via a semi-transparent heads-up display or tablet. The hardware device can be flexible depending …

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Today I was honored to attend the 14th Annual Women’s Philanthropy Fund breakfast

Today I was honored to attend the 14th Annual Women’s Philanthropy Fund breakfast. Collectively, we raised $400,000 to support impoverished children and families in Orange County. It saddens me that in this wealthy county, we have such a large constituency of underprivileged. I am grateful to JoAnn Albers and Loreen Gilbert, Event Co-Chairs, for helping us to serve the children, …

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Our hearts go out to the family and friends of F/A-18C pilot Maj

Our hearts go out to the family and friends of F/A-18C pilot Maj. Richard Norton of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, who lost his life during a Hornet training mission last week. The employees of AVATAR are deeply committed to supporting the safety and effectiveness of our warfighters to reduce training degraders through high velocity learning in the FA-18 and …

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History in the Making for Augmented Reality !!

History in the Making for Augmented Reality !! A key challenge in the adoption of Augmented Reality is the use of 3D Object Tracking, as opposed to the use of markers. In the military, the use of placing “markers” on objects such as vehicles or aircraft, is not viable. The challenge increases with the issue of object size. AVATAR has …

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Critical Keys to Achieving Predictable, Repeatable Results with High Velocity Learning along the Training Continuum

Article 1 of 3. By Marlo Brooke-Colchester There is no greater training authority than the US Military. The magnitude of collaboration required to repeatedly execute effective missions, combined with an increasingly complex and intelligent enemy, requires a magnitude of training that is unparalleled in civilian operations. The Chief of Naval Operations, ADM John Richardson, in “A Design for Maintaining Maritime …

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Avoidance of midair collisions starts early in the training continuum where pilots conduct formation rendezvous with controlled closure

Avoidance of midair collisions starts early in the training continuum where pilots conduct formation rendezvous with controlled closure. The effectiveness of Augmented and Virtual Reality / Gaming Systems can be evaluated by the task of dynamic situations involved in joining on other aircraft, both during low speed rendezvous and the high speed closures associated with air combat maneuvering. Proper recognition …