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Synthetic Battlebridge: Information Visualization And User Interface Design Applications In A Large Virtual Reality Environment, Kirk G. Wilson
Synthetic Battlebridge: Information Visualization And User Interface Design Applications In A Large Virtual Reality Environment, Kirk G. Wilson
Theses and Dissertations
With shrinking budgets and fewer personnel, future military training will rely heavily on simulated environments. The goal for this training is to reduce cost while maintaining readiness and unparalleled capability for all levels of military command. This thesis effort, the Synthetic Battle Bridge SBB , provides a real-time simulated environment for military commanders to observe on-going computer simulations of varying participation levels and helps them wring the most from a simulation. The SBB, designed for higher ranking personnel with little time to spend learning how to run the system, must exhibit three capabilities ease-of-use, long-term retention, and adaptability. Based on …
Weapon System Sensor Integration For A Dis-Compatible Virtual Cockpit, Matthew N. Erichsen
Weapon System Sensor Integration For A Dis-Compatible Virtual Cockpit, Matthew N. Erichsen
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis continues the Virtual Cockpit VC research which investigates distributed interactive virtual flying, environments. The VC vl.0 used the SIMNET protocols to only communicate position and orientation over a common network. A simple cockpit instrumentation configuration and limited head- tip display, HUD showed aircraft state. With VC vl.0 weapons or sensors could not interact in the simulation environment. The VC v2.0 transitions from the SIMNET protocol to a partial implementation of the Distributed Interactive Simulation DIS v2.0.3 protocol. Simulated radar and forward looking infra-red FLIR sensors were developed to aid operator detection and designation when employing various munition types. …
A Virtual Environment For Satellite Modeling And Orbital Analysis In A Distributed Interactive Simulation, Andrea A. Kunz
A Virtual Environment For Satellite Modeling And Orbital Analysis In A Distributed Interactive Simulation, Andrea A. Kunz
Theses and Dissertations
In response to the need for a more realistic, interactive, and immersive space simulation system, the Joint National Intelligence Defense Staff JNIDS has sponsored the development of the Satellite Modeler at the Air Force Institute of Technology AFIT. The Satellite Modeler SM is a virtual environment VE application that allows analyst-users to enter a virtual near- Earth space environment and visualize realistic satellite models performing accurate orbital motion. The Satellite Modeler provides manipulation functions that allow a user to interact with multiple satellite models and satellite constellations. The system affords the user multiple vantage points within the environment to view …