====== MX-Sim simulator ======

☛ **Position**: **Main 3D Developer**\\
☛ **Schedule**: Jan. 2012 - Apr. 2016\\
☛ **Client**: [[http://www.wescam.com/|L3 Wescam]]\\
☛ **Team size**: 7 people


===== Project description =====

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The MX-Sim application is a collection of softwares created to provide a complete simulation of most of the Wescam MX-Series turrets. This system is built around a core simulator implemented in java, and a dedicated plugin for Bohemia Interactive Simulations Virtual Battlespace 2 (VBS2) engine. The System also encompass additional components providing support for connections to official turret controllers, lasers arming/firing protocols, SDI video streaming with embedded KLV data.\\
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Check the {{https://www.gmv-insyen.com/product_l-3_wescam_mx_sim.html|Official MX-Sim page}} for more details on the product.
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===== Responsibilities & Achievements =====

  * I designed and implemented the VBS2 plugin used in this system (called VBSSim).
  * I built a low level DirectX hook system to extend on the capabilities provided by the VBS2 engine.
  * I created a custom lua binding generator tool (called sgtLuna) based on doxygen xml parsing and supporting most key C++ features.
  * I used the sgtLuna generator to produce and maintain massive and advanced lua bindings in C++ for complex APIs (DirectX, VBSFusion, OpenSceneGraph, etc)
  * I used OOP designs in Lua to build the models for all the key turret components required for visualization (gimbal, sensors, cameras, filters, illuminators, designator, overlay sub-system, menu sub-system, etc).
  * I built complex HUDs with DirectX, advanced post-processing effects in HLSL such as:
    *  Depth of Field, noise grain,
    *  Thermal simulation,
    *  Camera calibration processes,
    *  Exposure adaptation,
    *  Image blending, Image sharpening, etc.
  * I provided the network communication layer (socket with Wescam specific protocols) on the VBS2 plugin side to support interactions with the MX-Sim core simulator.


⇒ The MX-Sim product was launched successfully and is now sold and shipped all over the world to multiple Wescam customers for effective training on the MX-Series turrets.

===== Skills & Techs =====

  * **Virtual Battlespace 2**
  * **C++**
  * **Lua**
  * **DirectX**
  * **HLSL**
  * **PhotoShop**
  * **CMake**
  * **Latex**

===== Links =====

  * [[https://www.gmv-insyen.com/product_l-3_wescam_mx_emulator.html|Official GMV INSYEN MX-Emulator webpage]]
  * [[https://www.gmv-insyen.com/product_l-3_wescam_mx_sim.html|Official GMV INSYEN MX-Simulator webpage]]
  * [[http://www.wescam.com/products-services/support-products/mx-sim/|L3 Wescam MX-Sim webpage]]

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