Tactical Naval Applications of Advanced 3-D Display Technologies
Abstract
A group of rapidly maturing technologies are coming together to permit a new way of displaying and controlling information. The increasing speed and decreasing cost of high-resolution graphics computers is making it practical to generate complex imagery with acceptable realism in real time. Small high- resolution monochrome cathode ray tubes (CRTs) have long been used for military helmet-mounted displays (HMDs). Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) with acceptable resolution are just now becoming available. Both are finding their way into commercial stereoscopic display systems. Commercial versions of position sensors developed for military head-trackers are becoming increasingly affordable, and their use has been expanded to create three-dimensional (3-D) controllers. Finally, the newest technology on the scene is digitally modified sound that presents the operator with realistic 3-D binaural hearing. These 3-D and other display technologies are being studied for their application to tactical Naval operations at the Naval Ocean Systems Center which has recently been integrated into the new Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center (NCCOSC) as the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Division. Among the potential beneficiaries of this technology are airborne early warning and forward air control, platform and force level battle management, air traffic control, compact flight trainers and mission planners, and many aspects of anti-submarine warfare (ASW). This mission area is currently being investigated for the improvement of shipboard ASW sensor information displays.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA267386
Entities
People
- David Rousseau
Organizations
- Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center