A method for generating enhanced vision displays using OpenGL video texture

Kenneth L. Bernier

doi:10.1117/12.852771

5 May 2010 A method for generating enhanced vision displays using OpenGL video texture

Kenneth L. Bernier

Proceedings Volume 7689, Enhanced and Synthetic Vision 2010; 76890C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.852771
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Degraded visual conditions can marvel the curious and destroy the unprepared. While navigation instruments are trustworthy companions, true visual reference remains king of the hills. Poor visibility may be overcome via imaging sensors such as low light level charge-coupled-device, infrared, and millimeter wave radar. Enhanced Vision systems combine this imagery into a comprehensive situation awareness display, presented to the pilot as reference imagery on a cockpit display, or as world-conformal imagery on head-up or head-mounted displays. This paper demonstrates that Enhanced Vision imaging can be achieved at video rates using typical CPU / GPU architecture, standard video capture hardware, dynamic non-linear ray tracing algorithms, efficient image transfer methods, and simple OpenGL rendering techniques.

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Kenneth L. Bernier "A method for generating enhanced vision displays using OpenGL video texture", Proc. SPIE 7689, Enhanced and Synthetic Vision 2010, 76890C (5 May 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.852771

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