The Photo-Realistic AFIT Virtual Cockpit.

Abstract

The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) has pursued research in virtual environments since 1988. This research expands the current capabilities of the AFIT Virtual Cockpit (VC) by increasing the realism of the cockpit environment and improving the pilot's command interface. Realism is improved creating console elements from texture maps and polygonal models; these elements include working dials, switches and circuit breakers. The pilot command interface is improved in part by adapting the AFIT Information Pod using a two-dimensional mouse input to the virtual three-dimensional environment. This immersive virtual environment is also improved by modifications to the Head Mounted Display (HMD) reducing jitter and allowing the simulation pilot to adjust his/her position within the cockpit.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA289376

Entities

People

  • Milton E. Diaz

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Flight Simulators
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Simulators
  • Students
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Virtual Reality

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Software Engineering.