These mobile simulators will enable training Tram-train drivers on French territory. They will also be used as communication support by SNCF to inform public, professionals and institutions about the Tram-Train concept.
Compact and integrated into a flight-case, the TTNG simulators can be easily installed or moved from a training site to another one thanks to their ergonomics.
TTNG keeps all the qualities of LITO2: excellent immersion of the driver, very realistic representation of the synthetic environment with high quality 3D images and wide panel of features.

Laurent Salanqueda, Chief Executive Officer of OKTAL, has declared: "We are very sensitive to the trust SNCF showed us through these two consecutive contracts. Beyond the legitimate pride to have been chosen to accompany this prestigious principal, this message comes to validate our strategy on the railway simulation market and reaffirm the company values based on professionalism and technical innovation ".

In the Top 3 at the world level, the objective of this driving simulator is to study drivers' reaction under complicated driving conditions as well as to estimate drivers' psychology and behaviour in reaction to new road facilities features, driving circumstances and system man-machine interfaces.

This giant simulator is composed of a dome made in composite structure, a movement system of 8 degrees of freedom (8 DoF), a complete car and a display system allowing a big field of vision (more than 250 °). It exploits the last version of SCANeR ^TM studio software.

The system is under integration only with its dynamic platform 6DoF in OKTAL factory in Toulouse until the middle of June 2010. Then it will be dismantled and sent in China for the final integration with the complete dynamic platform (8DoF). After the adjustment stage, the driving simulator will be ready for the first experiments which will be undertaken at the end of 2010.
Always concerned about satisfying its customers' needs, OKTAL worked in close collaboration with Tongji University to develop the project.

The French governmental organisation for armament programs and test flights based in Istres (France) has selected OKTAL for the implementation of Mirage 2000 D and 2000-5 trainers.
Realized in collaboration with the DGA, these trainers will contribute to the training of French Air Force pilots on the terminal MIDS. This one allows planes in patrol to display and pass on tactical information through the connection L16.
This new success strengthens Oktal's position as supplier of procedure trainers for military aircraft.

" Electronics and computing are domains where China is world leader. Breaking into this market was truly a challenge. The Toulousian Oktal company won it one year ago and is now ready to deliver the fruit of an almost unique work in the world."

http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2010/05/18/837673-Le-simulateur-geant-partira-en-Chine.html

The new website about SCANeR^TM product is online ! (www.scanersimulation.com)

Following an international call for tenders, French Marine has selected SCANSIM simulator (www.scansim.com) to air traffic controler training. This simulator will be commissioned in September 2010 in Hyères naval air base. Three additional simulators will be supply in other french naval air bases in 2011. Each simulator is compouned on two (2) trainer station with a large 3D visual system of 120° and one instructor station.

This project will be realised in partnership with EGISAVIA and INEO Defense companies, partners of SCANSIM simulator in the frame of SIMULAVIA GIE.

Following an international call for tenders, SNCF has selected OKTAL to supply 120 cutting edge driver training simulators. This contract is the most important one regarding the number of units ever purchased by SNCF.
These simulators will be based on the latest generation of OKTAL small range driver training simulator and will be constituted by a simplified dash board and three monitors for 3D viewing and virtual instrumentation.
Based on the latest version of OKSimRail^TM software they will enable SNCF to provide their drivers with high level training courses for safe and efficient operation.
The simulators will be commissioned in 30 training centers in France.

Fabrice CARLIER, Head of driving simulator purchasing at SNCF said « We chose OKTAL due to innovation and relevance of its solution in addition to its raisonnable price.
This is a major project for SNCF because it will enable us to start continual vocational and skill enhancement training of more than 15300 drivers. This is also a challenge for OKTAL who will need to commissione all the driving simulators within 6 months after having finished the design phase.

OKTAL Sales&Marketing director Pascal COUCHAT explained that " after having been the first supplier of a driver training simulator for SNCF with the Eurostar simulator in 1992, OKTAL will become, with this contract, the first supplier of SNCF regarding the number of driver training simulators. This confirms that we have our sights set on becoming a leading actor especially in the French market in addition to the quality of our products. As SNCF is one of the most famous and important operator in the world, we are very proud to contribute to the quality improvement of its drivers' training."

• a 6 DoF motion platform (1.5T of payload)
• a full instrumented car Hoden Camais from GM model
• 3 flat screens with DLP projectors.

During the last RSS2009 conferency and the 14th SCANeR User Group, OKTAL has announced the RoadXML format, a new initiative dedicated to open its own file format resulting from the compilation of proprietary formats.

The ambitions of the RoadXML are :

- to take part to the standardization of road network format in order to enhance the the interopérabilité between the simulator,

- to improve the content of the road networks format to fulfill with the objectives of the future transport and mobility in respect with sustainable development and to buid more realistic and efficient civil and military training,

- to develop a unique gateway between driving simulators and traffic engineering applications.

Join the RoadXML community (www.road-xml.org) and give RoadXML a push in the right direction to the road network standard.

During the Mobility and Road Safety week initiated by the French Ministry for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Sea from 16 to 22 Septembre 2009, you can see and try some driving simulators delivered by Oktal to its customers :

the Michelin grip simulator based on a Mini Cooper at the Place du Trocadero on 16/09
the Renault eco² compact eco-driving simulator at Macif headoffice place Etienne Pernet Paris 15ème from 16/09 until 20/09

As announced in the turnover press release for the first half 2008, there has been an increase of activity to the 30 June. Turnover is up by 0.5% with respect to the first half 2007, including an increase of 9.2% in the second quarter.

Since the beginning of 2007, the downturn in the aeronautical sector (-7.5%), particularly in Spain and Germany, has been compensated for by the dynamism of the other sectors: Automobile-rail and defence (+32%) and the firmness of the activity in the UK.

In one year, despite the significant pressure on prices, operating profitability has been improved and net debt reduced (-43%).

The commercial efforts engaged have made it possible to win two major contracts:

• in the Defence sector: development of countermine terrestrial vehicles, amounting to nearly €5 million.
• in the Aeronautical sector: AIRBUS contract for the design and stress calculation of the wing centre spar box for the Airbus A350, amounting to more than €8 million.

Perspectives

With major projects currently being launched SOGECLAIR distinguishes itself with a structured strategic offer, areas of excellence, an innovative approach and a proactive product policy.

These assets place SOGECLAIR in a favourable position on large-scale projects that will bear their fruit as early as 2009.