MV4920

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MV-4920 by Wolfgang Baer
Introduction Course description Battlefield
Data Processing Theory Systems Overview
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MV- 4920 Course description
Instructor Wolfgang Baer Baer_at_cs.nps.navy.mil
656-2209 Office 241 SP Hrs M-Th 1000 -
1100 Text Class Notes URL
WWW/CS.NPS.NAVY.MIL. Faculty.Baer.Teaching.MV49
20 Homework Handed out in class
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MV- 4920 Course description(cont)
Reading Assignments from References References
Recommended but Not Required 1) Networked Virtual
Environments, Sandeep Singhal and Michael Zyda,
Addison-Wesley, New York,1999 2) Aerial Mapping
Methods and Applications, Edgar Falkner, Lewis
Publishers,1995 ISBN1-56670-103-1 3) The Image
Processing Handbook, John C. Russ ,CRC Press, Inc
1995 ISBN0-8493-2516-1 4) Additional material
assigned in class
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On Line References Government Agencies www.nima.m
il - National Imagery Mapping Agency www.nima.mil
/publications/specs/index.html- Geospacial
Standards and specifications www.tmpo.nima.mil -
Terrain Modeling Project Office www.tec.army.mil -
U. S. Army Topographic Engineering
Center www.fgdc.gov - Federal Geographic Data
Products
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On Line References Academic and Commercial
sites www.gisdatadepot.com www.geocomm.com
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Tests And Grading Criteria Mid-Term - In
class 25 Final - Take Home 50 Project -
Collaborative Test Material Emphasis 1)
Homework 2) Class notes 3) Reference reading
assignments
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Course Objectives
Study techniques for the rapid generation of
High Resolution Databases, Realistic Real Time
Battlefield Replication, and Digital Battlefield
Data Products in low cost parallel processing
architectures for application in Weapons Systems,
Test, Training, Analysis, and Battlefield
Simulation.
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Course Objectives(cont)
Understanding of Battlefield Data Flow Theory
and Structure Understanding of Sensor
Characteristics , data processing and Command
equipment Understanding of Signal, Decision,
and Product Generation Processing Techniques
and algorithms Review of Available equipment
and systems Understanding of what data
processing techniques are applicable in different
Military Systems Understanding of the Data
Processing Automation Trend Understanding of
Pegasus-II and Battlefields Data Processing
Research at NPS
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Course Outline
Week 1 - -Introduction, Theory, Overview Week 2-3
-Physical Model Week 4-5 -Real time systems and
algorithms Week 6 Close to real time systems and
Mid-term Week 7-10 Non-real time Data
Production Systems and simulators Week
11 Projects and Final Exam
For a detailed outline see MV-Course-Syllabus