LOW COST COMPUTER IMAGE GENERATOR FOR NIGHT VISION SIMULATION

A COMPUTER IMAGE GENERATOR (CIG) WILL BE DESIGNED THAT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE LIMITED REQUIREMENTS OF NIGHT VISION GOGGLE SIMULATION TO PROVIDE HIGH FIDELITY IMAGES WITH A LOW COST CIG SYSTEM. THE DESIGN EFFORT WILL ADAPT AN EXISTING DESIGN FOR A LOW COST CIG SYSTEM BY ELIMINATING COLOR AND ADDING TERRAIN TEXTURE. THE IMAGE QUALITY OF THE NEW DESIGN WILL BE EVALUATED BY CREATING A VIDEO TAPE USING A VIDEO ANIMATION SYSTEM, AND A SOFTWARE SIMULATION OF THE NEW DESIGN. THE VIDEO TAPE WILL SHOW A SIMULATED FLIGHT THROUGH THE SAME NORFOLK CIG DATABASE THAT IS USED IN THE NAVY'S VTRS FACILITY. THE NEW CIG DESIGN WILL BE SUITABLE FOR THE SIMULATION OF OTHER MONOCHROME SENSORS, AND WILL BE A COMPACT UNIT THAT CAN BE EASILY RUGGEDIZED FOR AIRCRAFT ONBOARD, SHIPBOARD, AND EMBEDDED TRAINING APPLICATIONS.