Title :
Geometric modeling of flight information for graphical cockpit display
Author :
Kanko, Capt M A ; Amburn, Maj P.
Author_Institution :
US Air Force Inst. of Technol., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
The authors discuss the design and implementation of a computer graphics-based environment capable of modeling tactical situation arenas as viewed from the cockpit. A user can position mountains, hostile threat envelopes, and a projected flightpath through the region. The resulting three-dimensional models are intended to be used to prototype graphical formats for future aircraft. An overall goal of this investigation was to allow the cockpit researcher to create an entirely new tactical solution display model in less than one hour via mouse input
Keywords :
aerospace simulation; aircraft instrumentation; computer graphics; display instrumentation; military systems; aerospace simulation; aircraft; aircraft instrumentation; computer graphics-based environment; flight information; geometric modelling; graphical cockpit display; hostile threat envelopes; mountains; mouse input; projected flightpath; three-dimensional models; Computer displays; Contracts; Government; Mice; Military aircraft; Military computing; Prototypes; Solid modeling; Three dimensional displays; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1988. NAECON 1988., Proceedings of the IEEE 1988 National
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
DOI :
10.1109/NAECON.1988.195015
