An interactive graphics editor for computer-generated cockpit displays

Author

Montoya, R. Jorge ; Turner, Timothy L. ; Suresh, Ramasubramanian ; Williams, Derryl A.

Author_Institution

Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

15-18 Oct 1990

Firstpage

441

Lastpage

446

Abstract

The interactive graphics editor, an experimental, PHIGS-based display editor, is described. Written in C and running in a MicroVAX II/Adage 3000 display system, the interactive graphics editor is intended to support the rapid prototyping of 2-D/3-D cockpit display formats, the preview of their animation, and the automatic generation of the software that animates them in real time. Certain innovations which have resulted from this research work are described, and the development of a typical cockpit display format is described. Recommendations for future enhancements and applications of this tool are given

Keywords

C language; aerospace computing; aircraft instrumentation; display instrumentation; graphical user interfaces; interactive systems; programming environments; software prototyping; text editing; 2-D/3-D cockpit display; C-language; MicroVAX II/Adage 3000; NASA; PHIGS-based display editor; US Air Force; computer-generated cockpit displays; interactive graphics editor; rapid prototyping; Animation; Application software; Computer displays; Computer graphics; Costs; NASA; Real time systems; Software prototyping; Three dimensional displays; Two dimensional displays;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1990. Proceedings., IEEE/AIAA/NASA 9th

Conference_Location

Virginia Beach, VA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.1990.111329

Filename

111329