High Resolution Terrain in Smart Weapons testing by Wolfgang Baer

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High Resolution Terrain in Smart Weapons
testingbyWolfgang Baer
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PEGASUS I FOG-M WEAPONS TESTING STRATEGY

• Test non-line-of-sight weapons in operational
  force on force environment
• Digitize Terrain
• Build high speed sensor realistic Perspective
  View Generator
• Instrument Battlefield

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FOG-M Test Concept
Position Measurement
Perspective View
FOG-M Weapon System
Gunner controls
Real time Perspective View Generator
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PROTOTYPE SYSTEM
Real time data source
Image Feedback Workstation
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PEGASUS I STRATEGY GENERALIZATION

• General Test and simulation of smart weapons
  environment
• Requires (1) Digitize Terrain
• Requires (2) High speed sensor realistic
  Perspective View Generator
• Substantial Progress has been made

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OBJECTIVE
Objective Data Bases
Automated Data Extraction
Product Generation
Raw Data Bases
CLOSE THE LOOP
PRODUCTS
Return Products
Measure
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TECHNICAL APPROACH
Perspective View Generator
Calculated Image
Data Base Update Algorithm
Difference Image
update
Objective Data Bases
Measured Image
Generate Products
Raw Data
Return Products
Image Feedback Update
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AN/CRT Analysis Window
Calculated View
Measured View
Database and Control Window
Difference View
Image Feedback Workstation Screen Sample
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EXISTING PRODUCTS

• Line of Sight Server
• Perspective View generator
• Prototype Weapons Effectiveness (ST) Diagrams

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Line-of-Sight Analysis Server
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Synthetically Generated Perspective View with Two
Targets over 1 Meter Terrain(10fps on high end
PC)
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Weapons Effectiveness Display
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FUTURE PRODUCTS

• Image Targeting System
• High Resolution Terrain Databases
• Real Time RPV Data Extraction System
• Reconnaissance Image Analysis System
• After Action Review System
• Mission Rehearsal and Planning Systems

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Image Targeting ConceptRPV Version
Measurement Image
X,Y,Z Coordinates
Weapon System
Background Matching
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Image Targeting ConceptForward Observer Version
Passive Visual Measurement
X,Y,Z Coordinates
Weapon System
Manual Background Matching
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Real Time RPV DataData Extraction System Concept
Measurement Image
TERRAIN DATA UPDATES
Battlefield Decision Aids
Terrain Database Generation Work Station