Date of Award

3-1993

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Department

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Abstract

This thesis addresses the initial development of a Synthetic Battlebridge System designed to provide the user with a synthetic three- dimensional view of moving and stationary vehicles dispersed over a hundred thousand cubic mile volume. The system contains provisions to allow a user to view the battlefield either in the Polhemus LookingGlass™ fiber optic based high resolution head mounted display, a standard CRT, or through the Fake Space Labs BOOM2M™ high resolution monochrome display. Users can also video tape a session in the Synthetic Battlebridge System. A voice recognition system provides user interaction to the Synthetic Battlebridge System. Using a positional tracker to monitor position and direction of view, the system allows the user to move around and through the battlefield. The system also allows the user to identify and select up to ten different views of the battlefield. This is the first year of a continuing effort at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) towards creating a Synthetic Battlebridge System commanders can use to better understand the spatial orientation and spatial distribution of elements on the battlefield. The system will provide increased situational awareness to assist the commander's critical decision making processes.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GCS-ENG-93M-02

DTIC Accession Number

ADA262547

Comments

The author's Vita page is omitted.

Download

Share

COinS