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June 2020

FLAIM

Trainer

™

User Manual

flaimsystems.com
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Summary of Contents for Trainer

Page 2: ... the System On 19 5 Turning the System Off 22 6 Using the Instructor Tablet 23 6 1 Starting the Application 23 6 2 Setup Tab 24 6 3 Room Setup 24 7 Running a Scenario 27 7 1 Select Training Mode 27 7 2 Select Simulations Tab 28 8 After Action Review 30 9 Fault Finding 31 10 Battery Charging 34 10 1 Main battery charging 34 10 2 Tracker battery charging 34 10 3 Nozzle battery replacement 35 10 4 No...

Page 3: ... 5 Heat 37 12 Maintenance 38 12 1 SCBA mask 38 12 2 Batteries 38 12 3 SCBA 38 12 4 Head Mounted Display HMD 38 12 5 Heat Suit 38 13 Travel Advice and Warnings 39 14 FLAIM Trainer Duo Setup 40 15 Adding New Replacement Hardware 41 15 1 Connect hardware 41 15 2 Re pairing the tracking puck 41 16 Further Support 42 Contents ...

Page 4: ...a standard power socket 17 Figure 14 Hose rewind and system power 17 Figure 15 Nozzle face showing batteries installed and tracking puck 17 Figure 16 When installed the puck should look like this 18 Figure 17 Step 1 Power to hose reel 19 Figure 18 Step 1 Connect two trackers 20 Figure 19 Step 3 Ensure HDMI receiver is powered 20 Figure 20 Step 4 Power on SCBA Backpack short press 20 Figure 21 Step...

Page 5: ... Select Pump Pressure Button 28 Figure 39 Analysis Tab 29 Figure 40 After Action Review 30 Figure 41 Main battery charger connection 34 Figure 42 Tracker batteries connect to charger 34 Figure 43 Nozzle batteries behind tracking puck 35 Figure 44 Nozzle puck charging via micro USB cable 35 Figure 45 FLAIM Trainer Dual remote control for switching video sources 40 Figure 46 SteamVR Software 41 Figu...

Page 6: ...hrough a number of practical scenarios developed to improve dynamic thinking risk assessment radio messaging muscle memory hose handling technique and nozzle control Our system is designed so you can train people at all levels in your organisation from novice through to experienced firefighters Giving you the ability to train and develop their skillset in a safe environment with immersive repeatab...

Page 7: ...constraints incur significant training cost in time people and assets FLAIM Trainer places firefighters in the most realistic training scenario available by utilising several customised elements Head Mounted Display Breathing apparatus SCBA kit incorporates a head mounted virtual reality VR display Nozzle Hose line system provides realistic jet or nozzle reaction force Heat Suit Heat Suit with hea...

Page 8: ...covers the FLAIM Trainer system and what to expect when you open the box It also lists the individual parts included and explains what they do Figure 1 The FLAIM Trainer system Figure 2 Standard packaging for the FLAIM Trainer system 3 ...

Page 9: ...tandard packaging of support components iPad SCBA Battery charger underneath Charging leads Hose Reel Power cable Nozzle Tracking Puck Tracker batteries SCBA Batteries USB charger and country specific adaptors 4 ...

Page 10: ...Figure 4 Standard packaging of the SCBA VR headset and half facemask Tripods VR Headset SCBA 5 ...

Page 11: ...Figure 5 Standard packaging of the hose reel Hose Reel Nozzle Branch Keyboard Hose Reel power supply VIVE controller Mouse 2x VIVE tracking hardware 2x Tracker battery power supply HDMI receiver 6 ...

Page 12: ...QTY Description Picture 1 SCBA including main computer and VR Headset 1 Heat Suit 2 Tripod for mounting tracking hardware 1 Force feedback Hose Reel 1 TFT G Force Nozzle Branch 7 ...

Page 13: ...Y Description Picture 1 Half face SCBA mask and lung demand valve 1 Instructor iPad 2 VIVE tracking hardware 1 VIVE Tracking Puck 2 Standard power cable for powering tracking hardware from battery bank 8 ...

Page 14: ...QTY Description Picture 1 iPad charging cable 1 USB cable for nozzle tracking puck charging 2 Swivel mount for VIVE tracking hardware installation 2 Tracker batteries 2 Tracker Battery power source 9 ...

Page 15: ...cture 2 Tracker Battery Adapters brackets for power source 1 HDMI receiver 2 Main SCBA batteries 1 Mouse for user setup initial Mouse may appear different to image shown 1 VIVE controller for future AR instructor use 10 ...

Page 16: ...VIVE controller puck and iPad 1 Milwaukee battery charger for both tracker batteries and main SCBA battery charging country specific power plug supplied 1 Instructor and upgrade keyboard not used in general operation 1 Hose Reel Power Supply 2 VIVE Tracker room mounting hardware 11 ...

Page 17: ...QTY Description Picture 1 Country specific Hose Reel power cable 1 USB VIVE controller and HDMI Receiver power cable 1 HDMI extension cable 12 ...

Page 18: ...e system supports a training area of 6 x 6m 20 x 20ft or a total distance between the two trackers not greater than about 7m 23ft This training area should be cleared of all furniture not contain large mirrors or highly reflective surfaces and should not be in direct sunlight The tracking system used by FLAIM Trainer relies on Infrared Light IR and tracking performance can be degraded in certain c...

Page 19: ...agonal corners of the training space at a height of 2m 6ft The sensor face should be angled down at an approximately 30 degree angle as shown in Figure 9 When installed and powered on both trackers should show a power led on the front window Note Figure 8 Typical configuration of training area Figure 9 Trackers installed on tripods angled at 30 degrees 14 ...

Page 20: ...eceiver that connects to a television projector not supplied via a supplied HDMI cable Figure 10 Power is supplied to the HDMI receiver from the included USB Power supply or by plugging the attached micro USB lead into the USB port on most newer televisions and projectors The system is a commercial unit and has been trialled with a number of televisions and projectors with great success Some syste...

Page 21: ...unted display The system is powered by a high capacity lithium power tool battery installed within the cylinder The main system battery is installed by clipping the battery into the lower half of the SCBA cylinder Figure 11 SCBA Main battery installation Figure 12 Battery connected and secured 16 ...

Page 22: ...ainee The supplied line can be used to lash to an object generally in excess of 25kg 50lb Now that the SCBA set tracking hardware hose reel and instructor monitoring have been configured It s time to connect a tracking puck to the nozzle The tracking puck is magnetically attached to the front of the nozzle and keyed into place firmly Once attached the puck is turned on by briefly depressing the po...

Page 23: ...t will automatically power on and connect to the SCBA In the software on the iPad Heat On must be selected for the suit to generate heat The suit will automatically regulate heat zones proportional to the position and orientation of the firefighter to the fire in the virtual scenario Not all scenarios generate the signals required for the heat suit to operate Contact FLAIM Systems for a list of he...

Page 24: ...rience problems For guidance refer to the following figures for the locations of all power buttons and switches 4 Turning the system on Congratulations The system hardware is now assembled and you re ready to begin using the system Step 1 Turn on ensure the hose reel power supply is on and the power light is green Figure 17 Step 1 Power to hose reel 19 ...

Page 25: ...n on the SCBA backpack short press to power button Reminder Single press only for waking tracker A double press may put the puck into pairing mode and requires re pairing to the system see adding hardware in section 14 1 Note Figure 18 Step 2 Connect two trackers Figure 19 Step 3 Ensure HDMI receiver is powered Figure 20 Step 4 Power on SCBA Backpack short press short press 20 ...

Page 26: ... tablet the instructor software is still shown please close and re open the software by double clicking the home button and swiping up to close the currently running program or by relaunching the application from the home screen This is also required when re starting the SCBA system Note Figure 21 Step 5 Short press to power on nozzle puck Figure 22 Step 6 Power on or wake iPad 21 ...

Page 27: ...All of the individual battery powered components will automatically turn themselves off when their battery level is depleted to protect the batteries If the system does not turn on shows a low battery indicator or does not function as expected Please follow the battery charging steps in section 9 Note 22 ...

Page 28: ...tion up See https youtu be 0pTAM3Cgs I for a video of the process if unfamiliar with the Apple iOS Once the home screen is shown and the SCBA system is powered on after 30 seconds the instructor software can be launched by pressing on either FLAIM Trainer button on the screen When launched the FLAIM Trainer Instructor station currently look like Figure 24 A single row of tabs across the top of the...

Page 29: ... used to configure a new room space on first start up in a new location see below 3 HideVR used to hide the standard SteamVR window The following section shows an operator how to calibrate the system to the environment for the first time This setup needs to be run when the system is first installed in a new location or the trackers have been moved for any reason For a room setup to be successful t...

Page 30: ...gure 24 This will launch the VR room setup utility as shown in Figure 27 From here you will need the mouse included in the box to progress through the steps below This is the only time you will use the mouse in general operation of the FLAIM Trainer Click Standing only for general operation Step 5 When the screen looks like Figure 30 you can click NEXT with the mouse Figure 26 Room Setup Step 1 Fi...

Page 31: ...cenario Click Restart Flaim Systems on the ipad to get back into main operating mode When the screen looks like Figure 31 you can click Calibrate floor with the mouse Note that as the headset is on the floor you do not need to enter a height in the field If the software alerts that the headset is not visible please move it briefly to wake it up and try again Note Figure 31 Room Setup Step 6 Figure...

Page 32: ...cycles through Single User Multi User Single User is used for all scenarios where one operator is using the FLAIM Trainer system No further selections need to be changed as the user will use the nozzle by default Multi user sets the primary operator to use the nozzle while the secondary user defaults to the VIVE controller Multi user launches the scenarios on both the primary and secondary sets au...

Page 33: ...e Simulation Tab are the instructor controls that enable disable teleport and enable disable the heat suit temperature output Pump Pressure Pump pressure and by extension hose force can be controlled by the Pump Pressure Default pump pressures are 400kPa 550kPa and 700kPa Note that when 700kPa is selected there is significant force applied to the user and this setting should not be used for more t...

Page 34: ...Figure 39 Analysis Tab The instructor can monitor the system s battery power levels Heat Suit temperature and the trainee s air usage on this tab 29 ...

Page 35: ...ection allows an instructor to Add student details name and student number Save training records saved to desktop of SCBA computer by date time and student name Tick off standard competencies as supplied by FLAIM Add or remove learning outcomes that are saved for future training sessions Please contact FLAIM Systems at info flaimsystems com to understand options for saving this data to your organi...

Page 36: ...ry status button on the Milwaukee battery Use a second battery to confirm Press the power button and confirm that it is depressed and that the power light on this switch light comes on after 5 seconds Ensure that the battery is fully charged Ensure that the operating temperature does not exceed 30 degrees Celsius 85 degrees Fahrenheit Restart the app by double clicking the home button and swiping ...

Page 37: ...until it turns off and turn it on again If this doesn t work try re pairing the puck see adding hardware section If the puck is showing a red LED then it must be recharged Ensure that the two trackers are installed correctly and powered on Each tracker battery should have at least 1 red light Make sure that the headset has a clear line of sight to at least one tracker at all times Restart the SCBA...

Page 38: ...re the HDMI receiver is powered and shows a white or green power light Ensure correct source is selected on the TV Projector Move the SCBA closer to the receiver This system is an off the shelf video sender and is susceptible to RF noise Change locations or restart SCBA if picture is not restored by trying the above Ensure correct power supply and USB lead are used to power the system Incorrect po...

Page 39: ... charge them under supervision in a safe area Failure to manage batteries may result in damage to FLAIM Trainer 10 1 Main battery charging 10 2 Tracker battery charging The main battery is connected to the charger by sliding it into its charge bay The main battery should be fully charged within 60 minutes and last 60 70 minutes of solid use The tracker batteries are charged by removing them from t...

Page 40: ...ng the included lightning cable after each use The nozzle puck is charged via a micro USB cable supplied in the kit This USB cable can be connected to a USB power brick or the USB port on the left side of the battery charger When fully charged the power light should show a solid white colour The nozzle puck should last 8hrs and charge within 1 hour Figure 43 Nozzle batteries behind tracking puck F...

Page 41: ...st not be used for operational or actual firefighting live fire training using gas fired carbonaceous or other fuelled fire training in wet conditions or where exposed to direct water or other firefighting liquids and agent streams Safe use of the FLAIM Trainer is paramount The following safety guidelines should be followed to ensure that trainees and support staff are protected at all times 36 ...

Page 42: ...CBA sets weigh 11kg and should not be worn by users with back problems Generally if users are not able to wear SCBA operationally then they should refrain from wearing the FLAIM Trainer When performing community engagement small children and the elderly are discouraged from using the system Please contact FLAIM Systems to ask about the FLAIM Trainer LITE system for these use cases When travelling ...

Page 43: ...cks or damage to the pack is detected The batteries used by FLAIM Trainer are high capacity and should be treated with respect Lithium Polymer batteries if punctured or treaded incorrectly can cause fire and injury Straps and the harness should be stowed appropriately before putting on to ensure longevity of the SCBA backpack The HMD should never be left hanging from its cord as damage can occur T...

Page 44: ... to show inform staff prior to check in All batteries should also be removed from the support case and carried on board the aircraft 13 Travel advice and warnings In addition to travel advice about batteries see Safety Travelling with batteries when travelling with the FLAIM Trainer system on aircraft it is important to notify check in staff about the equipment 39 ...

Page 45: ...ones depicted as a blue circle on the floor to ensure that they do not collide with each other in the real world One HDMI receiver collects the signals from both SCBA sets and an instructor can choose which video feed to monitor using the Select Master Set 1 or Select Slave Set 2 in the Scenario Tab on the instructor iPad Both SCBA sets should be launched using their respective FLAIM Set 1 and FLA...

Page 46: ...s also allow system configuration including Change of units Litres kPa or Gallons PSI Toggle SCBA dirty mask effect Change of iPad and simulation scorecard language note After Action Review text modification will require iPad system language change Maximum heat suit temperature Using the system without hose reel and Nozzle Branch Vive controller Changes to configurations in Advanced Settings shoul...

Page 47: ...igure 45 and select Devices Pair Controller Ensure that the tracking puck is charged and turned on blue light Press and hold the power button again for 2 seconds and the blue power light will start flashing indicating that it is in pairing mode Within a few seconds VIVE Controller Paired Figure 46 should be displayed and the power light on the tracking puck should be green You can now click Done a...

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