Material Encoded Textures with Computer Generated Forces (CGF)

"The Phase I feasibility study for "Material-Encoded Textures withComputer Generated Forces (CGF)" introduced truly novelapproaches and algorithms for Computer Generator Forces/Semi-Automated Forces (SAF). CG2 identified software approaches forthe design and development of a CGF/SAF System that is notconstrained by current polygon/vector based methods of scenerendering, but takes advantage of material-encoded imagerydigital battle space models.In addition to creating a waveband independent terrain, applyingthese new approaches to the CGF will yield a unified databasesolution in the Phase II effort. A unified database will allowboth CGF and visual depictions to use a single database,regardless of which SAF is used. These new approachessimultaneously open the door for multiple sensor representationsfrom a single database used for improved target detectionprediction.The proposed Phase II research effort will utilize two CGFs, onecommercial and one government, as initial candidates forintegration of our new approach. The result of this Phase IIeffort will be commercially available software that includes allof the new algorithms and advances developed under the Phase Iand Phase II efforts.BENEFITS: The new technology and algorithms developed under this SBIR effort will be implemented in existing commercial software products such as Ternion FLAMES as well as government SAF codes. Detailed analysis will be performed during the Phase II ef