Integrated Support for Manipulation and Display of 3D Objects for the Command and Control Workstation of the Future

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Abstract:

The Command and Control Workstation of the Future CCWF demands a variety of platforms in various configurations to accurately reflect the environment it is attempting to portray. Prior to this research, individual platforms for the CCWF and other simulations at NPS have been coded directly into each individual program, with no commonality of design or ability to readily share or modify individual platforms. The goal of this research is to develop a text-based file format for the description, modification and display of 3D objects in the CCWF and other simulations. The other primary goals of this research are the development of interactive, graphical routines to display, view, modify and then save current objects into new files to permit conversion of text object files to binary format for compressed storage and to develop routines that enable the CCWF and other simulations to import objects from libraries of such 3D files directly into their programs, and display them. Keywords Inexpensive Graphics Workstation 3D CCWF Theses Command and Control Display of 3D Objects.

Author(s):
Munson, Steven A.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis
Pagination:
0116

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
NPS52-89-039
Monitor Series:
NOSC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.1.1_Wired Transmission; JCA_6.1.2_Wireless Transmission; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_8.2.1_Partner with Governments and Institutions; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Modernization Areas:
Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*DISPLAY SYSTEMS, *COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS, INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, THESES, BINARY NOTATION, FORMATS, GRAPHICS, STORAGE, FILES(RECORDS), COMPRESSION, THREE DIMENSIONAL
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Systems, Human Factors Engineering and Man Machine Systems, Command, Control and Communications Systems
Report Date:
1989 Jun 01