Animation and Analysis of Shipboard Aircraft Recovery Using Ship"s Geo-Referenced Data

BGI-LLC proposes to conduct research of an algorithm that merges Navy carrier and aircraft data that, when animated, provides insight into the landing performance. BGI will perform research, assembling substantive knowledge on the Navy source data, its fidelity and sources of uncertainty. BGI will use this knowledge in its research for methodological advancement, developing algorithms to compensate for the uncertainty in the data. Independently, BGI will examine the fidelity requirements of an animation. This will quantify operationally desirable attributes of the animation and support its evaluation. The algorithms, when applied to the data, will be processed within BGI"s Flight Visualization and Data Analysis (FVDA) software. This software will inherently manage the data in real-time with emphasis on data integrity. The FVDA will animate the corrected Navy source data resulting in the depiction of a carrier landing by an aircraft. These research products will provide the Navy with the insight that is desired.