An advanced programmable/reconfigurable color graphics display system for crew station technology researchThe hardware configuration, software organization, and applications software for the NASA IKONAS color graphics display system are described. The systems were created at the Langley Research Center Display Device Laboratory to develop, evaluate, and demonstrate advanced generic concepts, technology, and systems integration techniques for electronic crew station systems of future civil aircraft. A minicomputer with 64K core memory acts as a host for a raster scan graphics display generator. The architectures of the hardware system and the graphics display system are provided. The applications software features a FORTRAN-based model of an aircraft, a display system, and the utility program for real-time communications. The model accepts inputs from a two-dimensional joystick and outputs a set of aircraft states. Ongoing and planned work for image segmentation/generation, specialized graphics procedures, and higher level language user interface are discussed.
Document ID
19820029981
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Montoya, R. J. (Research Triangle Institute Research Triangle Park, NC, United States)
England, J. N. (IKONAS Graphics Systems, Inc. Raleigh, NC, United States)
Hatfield, J. J. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Rajala, S. A. (North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, United States)