New Modeling and Simulation Technology for Night Vision Goggle Mission Rehearsal Navy SBIR FY2004.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2004.2 Topic No.: N04-156 Topic Title: New Modeling and Simulation Technology for Night Vision Goggle Mission Rehearsal Proposal No.: N042-156-0 Firm: CG2, Inc., a Quantum3D Company 1525 Perimeter Parkway Suite 325 Huntsville, Alabama 35806 Contact: Todd Nordland Phone: (408) 361-9927 Web Site: www.cg2.com Abstract: The proposed study will examine the Navy's NVG mission rehearsal requirements in depth, compare the requirements with available technology and with technology currently in the process of being made into products, and derive an improved system design that will meet the requirements. The study proposed is comprehensive, including database preparation, software, graphics and sensor simulation hardware, and displays. The study is proposed to encompass a range of possible training scenarios ranging from that of a real or simulated cockpit, through a mobile standalone trainer, to a manwearable training device. The requirements and solutions derived in the study will be integrated with current technology in a spiral development process. We propose to demonstrate existing fielded night vision technology at the Phase I kickoff meeting. At the conclusion of Phase I, we will demonstrate elements of the latest technology that we are developing independent of this SBIR and present, in a Final Report, the results of the Phase I analysis of potential improvements. In the Phase I option, we proposed to integrate the best available component technology into helmet-mounted display based PC system that will mark the baseline for the start of Phase II, to which the features identified in the Phase I Final Report would be incrementally introduced. Benefits: The primary market for night vision goggle simulation is military training, with markets beginning in law enforcement and homeland security. This is a large market that is growing as the basic NVG technology matures and becomes less expensive. The simulation technology has only recently entered the PC realm, with both commercial PC graphics chips and single board post-processors making high fidelity simulators affordable. We expect to fully commercialized the technology developed and to offer standard NVG simulator simulators alone with our product line of PC visual simulators. Return