Holographic simulation of synthetic battlefield environments
M. Blake Haynes, T. Paul Etheredge, Matthew Rigney, Thomas Fronckowiak · 2017
Autonomous seeker systems are comprised of imaging sensors coupled with signal-processing algorithms and the on-board processing power to perform engagement, tracking, and terminal guidance operations against a target or threat. Exhaustive testing of these systems is accomplished using simulation environments with high-resolution terrain, vehicle and discrete object models. With the advancement of seeker systems, improved synthetic simulation imagery is required, which drives the need for higher fidelity and higher resolution models. However, development and evaluation of 3D models using standard 2D computer displays is cumbersome and tedious. Further, configuration and evaluation of battlefield engagements - from mission planning, to pre-flight analysis, to post-flight reconstruction - lack simulation tools that provide a collaborative and holistic perspective of the scenario. The developed holographic simulation tool coupled the Microsoft HoloLens Augmented Reality (AR) device provides a platform for evaluating synthetic battlefield environments as well as terrain, vehicle, and object models that comprise them.