New Weather Depiction Technology for Night Vision Goggle (NVG) Training

The proposed effort will build upon CG2's current state-of-the-art technology in visual weather simulation to develop innovative solutions for sensor weather depiction relevant to the training mission for Navy aircrew, as well as for dismounted infantry, special operations, and other forces that employ Night Vision Goggles ("NVG") in the field. Natural weather effects such as clouds, fog, precipitation, haze and turbulence will be studied. The proposed effort also will include man-made atmospheric phenomena such as engine exhaust, smoke plumes and rotor-wash in the list of "weather depiction" enhancements. Simulation, stimulation, and an innovative "simulation-aided stimulation" system architectures are proposed for the study. The proposed technology envisioned in the study will be relevant to terrain board NVG stimulation training, as well as PC-based computer-graphics-based simulation and stimulation systems. Both physics-based atmospheric radiometric weather modeling, and rendering-technique-based weather depiction, will be included in the study. A cycle of analysis, survey, design, demonstration and subsequent refinement is proposed. Compatibility of the study with existing Navy courseware, media, and training materials will be maintained.