A COMPUTER-DRIVEN STEREO DISPLAY FOR AERIAL MANEUVER ANALYSIS,
Abstract
A description is given of an on-line interactive stereoscopic display system for three-dimensional visualization of trajectories of maneuvering aircraft. The system is constructed by equipping an IBM 2250 display unit with a stereo-viewing device and using the IBM 360/40 computer to generate stereo pairs of the desired trajectories from punchcard data showing u, v, w coordinates of the aircraft at specified points in time. A display capacity of 900 points may be divided between as many as three separate trajectories. By pressing buttons or typing in new parameters, the user can (1) order views from front, rear, left, right, above, and below; (2) rotate the display as desired; (3) zoom in or out to magnify or reduce the images; (4) generate trajectories dynamically in real time; (5) change any parameter and observe the effect; (6) use the CONTRAIL mode of selective plotting to avoid real-time flicker, or confusion when many points have been plotted; (7) order hardcopy tapes for S-C 4060 execution yielding 35 mm filmstrip and Xerox prints. Numeric information, such as elapsed time and slant range, is displayed and updated continuously. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0678039
Entities
People
- H. E. Petersen
- Rein Turn
Organizations
- RAND Corporation