Visual Interface Unit: A Modern Approach to Integrating Image Generators in a DIS and HLA Environment

Abstract

This paper explores how simulators and image generators (IGs) may be integrated and presents a historical perspective of how hosts and IGs have traditionally been connected. How a Visual Interface Unit (VIU) may be used to integrate several different kinds of hosts (F-16, A-10, etc.) with multiple kinds of IGs while lowering the host/IG integration, maintenance, and upgraded costs is also discussed. An architecture using a Standard Host IG interface and a 'network-enabled' IG capable of connecting to a 'public' network to get most of its information is suggested. A network-enabled IG significantly reduces the amount of information that must be exchanged between a host and its IG. Using the Standard Host IG interface protocol would allow a 'plug-and-plan' IG connection regardless of the vendor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA391815

Entities

People

  • Lance R. Call

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Environment
  • Flight Simulators
  • Generators
  • Governments
  • Images
  • Maintenance
  • Military Research
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Standards
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Visualizations

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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  • Computer Networking
  • Database Systems and Applications