Integration of an open interface PC scene generator using COTS DVI converter hardware

Todd Nordland; Patrick Lyles; Bret Schultz

doi:10.1117/12.666099

16 May 2006 Integration of an open interface PC scene generator using COTS DVI converter hardware

Todd Nordland, Patrick Lyles, Bret Schultz

Proceedings Volume 6208, Technologies for Synthetic Environments: Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing XI; 620816 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666099
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) personal computer (PC) hardware is increasingly capable of computing high dynamic range (HDR) scenes for military sensor testing at high frame rates. New electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) scene projectors feature electrical interfaces that can accept the DVI output of these PC systems. However, military Hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) facilities such as those at the US Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) utilize a sizeable inventory of existing projection systems that were designed to use the Silicon Graphics Incorporated (SGI) digital video port (DVP, also known as DVP2 or DD02) interface. To mate the new DVI-based scene generation systems to these legacy projection systems, CG² Inc., a Quantum3D Company (CG2), has developed a DVI-to-DVP converter called Delta DVP. This device takes progressive scan DVI input, converts it to digital parallel data, and combines and routes color components to derive a 16-bit wide luminance channel replicated on a DVP output interface. The HWIL Functional Area of AMRDEC has developed a suite of modular software to perform deterministic real-time, wave band-specific rendering of sensor scenes, leveraging the features of commodity graphics hardware and open source software. Together, these technologies enable sensor simulation and test facilities to integrate scene generation and projection components with diverse pedigrees.

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Todd Nordland, Patrick Lyles, and Bret Schultz "Integration of an open interface PC scene generator using COTS DVI converter hardware", Proc. SPIE 6208, Technologies for Synthetic Environments: Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing XI, 620816 (16 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666099

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Visualization

High dynamic range imaging

Video

Sensors

Diffusion tensor imaging

Human-machine interfaces

Projection systems

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