What is MVV® (Multi-Vector Vision™)?

MVV® is a NEW vision analysis software tool that allows design engineers to virtually calculate the amount of visual obstruction a person (i.e. Driver, Pilot, Soldier, Athlete) has when operating or interfacing with a product such as a car, plane, protective gear and equipment.

MVV® works in conjunction with a third party CAD application such as UG NX to generate vision studies during a product’s design phase.

MVV® can dramatically reduce product design and development costs by:

  • Decreasing product time to market
  • Eliminating physical prototypes required for vision conformance testing
  • Assisting in the avoidance of future legal actions due to poor visibility issues

Industry Use Cases:

Automotive

Aerospace

Military

Commercial

In football, hockey and Lacrosse, a player’s vision is usually obstructed by their equipment, such as location of the shield, cage and outside perimeter of the helmet. If you have ever played any sport that requires you to wear protective head or eye gear, then you will easily understand.

In the industry of sporting equipment design and manufacturing, MVV® calculates the visual obstruction of a helmet, shield and cage design in relation to other design types.

This analysis is also performed within a 3D CAD design phase and eliminates the need to build physical prototypes required for vision testing.

MVV® patents, copyrights & trademarks are the property of SCATE® Technologies, Inc.
MVV is a registered trademark of SCATE® Technologies, Inc.
Multi-Vector Vision is a trademark of SCATE® Technologies, Inc.
All other trademarks, products and logos are the property of their respective owners.
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What is SCATE® MVV® (Multi-Vector Vision™)?

Multi-Vector Vision (MVV®) is a patent pending visualization software analysis tool and service which employs SCATE’s Visual Mass Unit™ to calculate the amount of vision a person has when operating or interfacing with product (e.g. machine, tool, etc.). MVV® analyzes any product design, and compares the results to other similar designs specific safety standards such as FMVSS and SAE. This data is then validated, uploaded and displayed interactively over the internet where the data can be viewed and studied by global design teams.

MVV® results predict obscuration as it relates to vision targets on specific design features, components, sub-systems and system (I.e. Vehicle, cockpit, etc). For example, the US Federal Government (FMVSS101) mandates that certain automotive gages and displays must be visible to a described population (Ex: SAEJ941 recommended practice).

It has been proven that a wide variety of traditional (2D) drafting processes require more resources and longer lead times when compared to MVV®. MVV® provides an accurate "3D" representation of vision obscuration to the responsible Engineer in real time.

This service is used in conjunction with UG NX® or other CAD systems to replicate the human eye as described by:

SAE J1050 - The Visible Areas of Control & Display Surfaces on the Instrument Panel

What is MVV® Used For?

Engineers and Designers are constantly challenged with understanding critical vision requirements in terms of obscuration (Blockages of Sight). As development timing is being compressed to bring products faster to market, Engineers and Designers need to have the ability to quickly predict vision obscuration “early” in the design process. In other words, they need the ability to check the product design inside a 3D CAD file for vision compliance to eliminate the need of building expensive prototypes, tooling or any other physical equipment.

MVV® (Multi-Vector Vision™) should be used by any company that designs products where vision affects the safety of an operator. MVV® (Multi-Vector Vision™) should also be used by any company that is required to analyze and meet governmental reporting requirements for vision and obscuration studies.

Since the initial launch of MVV® into the automotive sector, this application has saved SCATE® OEM customers over $1 Billion in both cost avoidance and decreased design time. The potential for this application spans across many industries and SCATE® believes that MVV® would provide the same benefits to any industry that requires analysis of user interfaces as related to the vision of a human eye. We envision a future where visibility standards will include the SCATE Visual Mass Unit™ for any product design that requires human interaction (i.e. military equipment, sporting equipment (helmets, etc.) building design, aircraft…). The possibilities are endless.

MVV® uses a SAAS (Software as a Service) model. The service allows a designer or engineer to execute a vision criteria study directly within the native CAD application (i.e. NX). MVV® provides a client utility that allows the user to select specific studies from inside the CAD menu, and launch a virtual analysis. The MVV® Client Application uses the CAD Application's Studio Rendering module to generate specific images based on the selected study. These images are then automatically uploaded to the SCATEMVV.com server for analysis and categorization within the MVV® service. New studies are placed on hold until reviewed and released by the engineer through the web interface located on the SCATEMVV.com server. Results can then be globally reviewed by other team members, management, government officials, or attorneys.

This website maintains the results on a 128bit encrypted server. AAA (Authentication, Authorization & Auditing) user accounts provide high level security and easy access.

MVV® patents, copyrights & trademarks are the property of SCATE® Technologies, Inc.
MVV is a registered trademark of SCATE® Technologies, Inc.
Multi-Vector Vision is a trademark of SCATE® Technologies, Inc.
All other trademarks, products and logos are the property of their respective owners.
All rights reserved.

MVV - Forward Vision Analysis

• Vehicle cockpits, gauges and controls of cars, trucks, planes, heavy equipment, etc.
• Identifying monocular (single eye), binocular (both eyes), and total obstruction as related, but not limited to, Operator (Driver) Eye Range defined by SAE 95th/99th-J1050 J941.
• Full obscuration study of instrument panel and visible area of control and display surfaces.
• Total cockpit visibility studies (i.e. skunk stripes, rat holes, gaps, joint line and parting-lines evaluation).

Study Types :

• SAE_CENTROID [ SAEJ941.4.2 JUN97 ]
• OPERATOR (DRIVER) EYE RANGE [ SAEJ941 JUN97 ]
• THIRTY (30) DEG DWN VISION [ AAM PRINCIPLE 1.4A ]

MVV - Angular Vision Analysis 


Description: Enables you to perform vision analysis for:

• 3D animated visual quantification of a person’s (operator, driver, athlete...) field of view as related to the interior design of car, plane, building, helmet, etc.
• 3D design comparisons and virtual quantifications of total field of view. Results are converted to Visual Mass Units™
• FMVSS and SAE compliance

Study Types :

• FORWARD VISION
• ANGULAR VISION (Multi-Head Positions)
  
• LEAN & ROTATE
  
• FORWARD DOWN VISION
  
• FORWARD UP VISION
  
• TOTAL VISION OF VEHICLE INTERIOR (GREEN HOUSE)

MVV - External Light Analysis 

Description: Allows you to perform vision analysis for:

• Studying the effects of dynamic external light sources (e.g. street lights, sun...) on a product, such as a car driven at night or during the day.
• FMVSS and SAE compliance

Study Types :

• SINGLE STREET LIGHT
• DYNAMIC STREET LIGHTS
• DYNAMIC EXTERNAL LIGHT SOURCING

MVV - Japanese Automotive Vision Analysis 

Description: Allows you to perform vision analysis for:

• Japanese Vision Standards relative to direct outward field of view

Study Types :

• SINGLE STREET LIGHT
• DYNAMIC STREET LIGHTS
• DYNAMIC EXTERNAL LIGHT SOURCING

MVV® patents, copyrights & trademarks are the property of SCATE® Technologies, Inc.
MVV is a registered trademark of SCATE® Technologies, Inc.
Multi-Vector Vision is a trademark of SCATE® Technologies, Inc.
All other trademarks, products and logos are the property of their respective owners.
All rights reserved.