Implementation of a Virtual Camera for Ground Simulation of Store Separation Flight Test Film Data

Abstract

High-speed film recorded by cameras mounted on a flight test aircraft is one of the primary means of obtaining inflight data about the motions of fuel tanks, bombs, missiles, and other stores during separation. This report describes the development and implementation of Computer graphics techniques to emulate the views of store release events expected to be obtained from flight test cameras positioned on the basis of re-flight ground simulations. The computer visualization can be used to help place and orient the cameras or optimum coverage of the expected store release motions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA385749

Entities

People

  • K. S. Keen

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Wings
  • Aircrafts
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Computer Graphics
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Reduction
  • Data Visualization
  • Geometry
  • Governments
  • Language
  • Line Of Sight
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Three Dimensional
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Robotics and Automation.