A prototype flight simulator for the Fiber-Optically Guided Missile (FOG-M) is presented. This prototype demonstrates the practicability and feasibility of using low-cost graphics hardware to produce acceptable simulation of flight over terrain generated from Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) digital elevation data. The flight simulator displays a dynamic, three-dimensional, out-the-window view fo the terrain in real-time while responding to operator control inputs. The total system cost (software and hardware) of the simulator is an order of magnitude less than most flight simulation systems in current use.
Inexpensive Real-Time Interactive Three-Dimensional Flight Simulation System
1987
232 pages
Report
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English
Missile Guidance & Control Systems , Flight simulation , Computer graphics , Flight simulators , Computer applications , Guided missiles , Three dimensional , Computers , Display systems , Computer programs , Low costs , Terrain , Digital systems , Fiber optics , Real time , FOG-M missiles , FOG-M(Fiber Optics Guided Missile)