DIGITAL X-RAY IMAGE VIEWING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSED EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE IMAGE VIEWING SYSTEM THAT CAN RECOVER, DUPLICATE AND DISPLAY ARCHIVED X-RAY IMAGERY AND ANALYSIS DATA OF MUNITIONS ITEMS. THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO BE EXTENSIBLE SO THAT IN THE PHASE II EFFORT AN IMAGE ANALYSIS OPTION CAN BE EASILY INTEGRATED INTO THE OVERALL SYSTEM. THE IMAGE ANALYSIS OPTION WILL BE DESIGNED TO SIMULATE THE AUTOMATED X-RAY INSPECTION SYSTEM CURRENTLY USED BY THE ARMY. OUR DESIGN WILL BE VERSATILE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE USER TO UTILIZE THE SYSTEM IN VARIOUS MODES AND CONFIGURATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, AS WELL AS HAVING THE CAPABILITY OF IMAGE ANALYSIS, THE SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO PERFORM OTHER PERSONAL COMPUTER TASKS, SUCH AS WORD PROCESSING, SPREADSHEETS, GRAPHICS, PROJECT MANAGEMENTS, ETC. FURTHER, THIS "DUAL MODE" OPERATION SHOULD ALLOW EACH TASK TO BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL. THE SYSTEM SHOULD ALSO ALLOW VARIOUS CONFIGURATIONS OF HARDWARE TO BE INTEGRATED AMONG EACH OTHER, OR SEPARATELY, DEPENDING ON THE FUNCTIONALITY REQUIRED BY THE USERS OF THE SYSTEM OR THE SPECIFIC HARDWARE COMPONENTS AVAILABLE FOR INTEGRATION.