Advanced graphics processor

Author

Runyon, Kenneth R.

Author_Institution

Wright Lab., US Air Force Inst. of Technol., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA

fYear

1993

Firstpage

394

Lastpage

399

Abstract

This paper describes cockpit display processor research and development being conducted at the Wright Laboratory. The objective is a compact, high performance, cockpit avionic display generator. The resulting system will generate 1.5 million triangles per second and manipulate high resolution video. The design is based on a pipeline of custom VLSI geometry processors and smart memory. The application of this advanced system is to enhance the situational awareness of pilots flying tactical fighters. However, the WL graphics processor design will be available to the tri-services and NASA

Keywords

aerospace computer control; aircraft instrumentation; computer graphic equipment; computer graphics; display instrumentation; military equipment; parallel architectures; pipeline processing; NASA; Wright Laboratory; cockpit display processor; custom VLSI geometry processors; military avionics; multifunction displays; pipeline; situational awareness; smart memory; tactical fighters; tri-services; Aerospace electronics; Airborne radar; Aircraft; Displays; Graphics; Pipelines; Radar detection; Research and development; Very large scale integration; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1993. 12th DASC., AIAA/IEEE

Conference_Location

Fort Worth, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1343-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.1993.283517

Filename

283517