Automated production of computer generated video image databases with applications in operator training

The use of video disk technology is becoming widespread in industrial training applications. This paper treats one such application, the use of synthetic displays in the training of vehicle operators. MOVIE.BYU, a CGI package for generating continuous tone images was used to prepare and present various views of an airport database. These views were recorded on a videodisk recorder for subsequent playback in a near real-time mode for training use. Once the scenario of views to be created and stored was determined, the process ran automatically without the need for operator intervention.

It is suggested that this approach offers a cost-effective alternative to more traditional approaches to animated scene generation for a significant class of problems.