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Published by: SMI Publishing, Ltd
Published: Mar. 20, 2007
Table of Contents
- DAY 1
- 8.30 Registration and Coffee
- 9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
- Keith Atkin, Consultant, KA Associates.
- 9.10 OPENING ADDRESS
- UK development experience in night vision
- Introduction
- Current experience
- New developments and future application
- Summary
- Adrian Ball, Day/Night all Weather Project Manager, QinetiQ.
- Lieutenant Commander Iain Cameron, Air and Littoral Manoeuvre Research Officer, Ministry of Defence, UK.
- 9.40 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
- Night vision in USMC Rotary Wing
- Current capabilities
- AH-1Z/UH-1Y application
- Future requirements
- Major Harry J Hewson, Deputy Programme Manager, USMC Light/Attack Helicopter Programmes, US Marine Corps.
- 10.20 NIGHT VISION SYSTEM
- Application of enhanced vision on the automotive industry
- Overview
- Near/far infra-red image fusion for night vision
- Stereo vision for range measurement
- Understanding the driver-car interface via gaze tracking
- Outlook for future research
- Dr James D B Nelson, Research Officer, Applied Math and Computing, University of Cranfield.
- 11.00 Morning Coffee
- 11.20 UK 3RD GENERATION THERMAL IMAGING
- Technology developments and systems implications
- Overview
- Technological development
- Generic technology
- Benefits of 3rd generation thermal imaging
- Exploitation programmes
- Future outlook
- John Beale, Project Manager, Thermal Imaging Business Group, QinetiQ.
- 12.00 THE HUMAN FACTOR
- Night vision technologies: training and field experience
- Introduction
- Training products for NVG operations
- Multiplicity of choices of applications for operator
- Human factor limits of night vision
- Spatial disorientation during helicopter flight
- Future technologies and development
- Squadron Leader Douglas Vine, Night Vision Training Specialist, RAF Henlow.
- 12.40 Lunch
- 2.00 IMAGE FUSION
- Enhanced vision through electronic image processing
- Target tracking
- Moving target indication
- Electronic image stabilisation
- Mosaic creation
- Gaze control for gimballed EO systems
- Image fusion
- David Dwyer, Engineer, Octec.
- Roger Joel, VP Sales and Marketing Manager, Octec.
- 2.40 LATEST TECHNOLOGIES IN NIGHT VISION
- New image intensifier technologies supporting enhanced NV systems
- Latest image intensifier technology: Omni 6 and 16 mm tube performance
- Requirement for digital imagery for electronic battlefield (the next step after fusion)
- Architectures for digital battlefield integration on a direct view system
- Miniature high-resolution intensified cameras for sensor fusion
- Image enhancement for improved viewing using digital imagery
- New intensifier concepts for LLTV
- Dr Rudy Benz, Director, Sensor Development, ITT Industries Night Vision.
- Al Efkeman, Director, System Development, ITT Industries Night Vision.
- 3.20 LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN NIGHT VISION TUBES
- XR5
- XR5 tube advantages
- S/N ratio
- MTF
- Auto-gating
- Dynamic range
- Ir G O Vrijburg, Director R&D, Delft Electronic Products.
- 4.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks followed by Afternoon Tea
- Close of Day One
- DAY 2
- 8.30 Re-registration and Coffee
- 9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
- Squadron Leader Douglas Vine, Night Vision Training Specialist, RAF Henlow.
- 9.10 EMERGING VISUAL TECHNOLOGIES
- The developments in visual displays
- Overview
- Review of fundamentals of 3d displays
- Human perception and human factors
- Head mounted displays
- Emerging technologies breaking new technological grounds
- Resolution capability
- Dr Jannick Rolland, Associate Professor of Optics, School of Optics/CREOL, and School of EE & CS, University of Central Florida.
- 9.40 TACTICAL SENSOR
- Swedish night vision perspective
- Introduction to Swedish night vision
- Requirements for the next generation NVG
- Thermal system developments
- The concept of integrating night vision in military units
- Carl Fischerstrom, Head of Tactical Sensor Systems, FMV.
- 10.20 SENSOR DATA FUSION AND NIGHT VISION
- A research perception
- Possible data fusion benefits
- Between data fusion and information fusion
- Examples for potential fusion: spectral information, active with passive sensors
- Prof Maurus Tacke, Director, FGAN-FOM.
- 11.00 Morning Coffee
- 11.20 NIGHT VISION TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATION
- Digital image fusion and situational awareness
- Introduction
- I2 night vision advantages/disadvantages and uncooled thermal infra-red imaging advantages/disadvantages
- Combining I2 night vision and uncooled thermal IR imaging through digital image fusion systems for improved situational awareness
- Military applications
- Dr Joseph P Estrera, Manager of Engineering and CTO, Northrop Grumman Electro-Optical Systems.
- 12.00 VISUAL ERGONOMICS OF ENHANCED VISION
- When the light meets the eye
- Multiband night vision
- (False) coloring the night
- Combining enhanced and synthetic imagery
- Image fusion or image separation?
- Innovative displays to avoid information overload
- Ten ways to enhance situation awareness
- Dr Frank Kooi, Senior Scientist, Vision and Imaging, TNO Human Factors.
- 12.40 Lunch
- 2.00 LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
- SiGMA - Affordable Thermal Imaging
- New UK staring focal plane array thermal imager
- Technical details
- Applications
- Detector technology
- Features
- Reliability
- David Clarke, Director, Defence, National Audit Office.
- 2.40 FLIR SYSTEM
- An integrated approach
- Introduction
- Technical specifications of FLIR
- Integrated approach
- Benefits of an integrated approach
- Future of FLIR
- Dr Stefan Johansson, Development Manager, FLIR Systems.
- 3.20 MODERN IMAGING TECHNIQUES ACROSS THE SPECTRAL BAND
- Description of video imaging techniques with demonstration footage
- Push broom imaging for photo-reconnaissance
- Long range imaging at 1.5 micron using active illumination
- 24 hour imaging using single L3Vision CCD sensor
- Ian Palmer, Project Manager, E2V Technologies.
- 4.00 Chairman's Closing Remarks Followed by Afternoon Tea
- Close of Conference
AbstractBENEFITS OF ATTENDING:
- ACQUIRE detailed knowledge of night vision in the UK, Europe and the US
- UNDERSTAND latest 3rd generation thermal imaging developments
- LEARN about the human factor implications with night vision technologies
- DISCOVER the advantages and technical specifications of the XR5 image intensifier tube
- GAIN an invaluable insight into digital image fusion, visual ergonomics and situational awareness
A unique opportunity to learn from leading industry experts including:
- Squadron Leader Douglas Vine, Night Vision Training Specialist, RAF Henlow
- Lieutenant Commander Iain Cameron, Air and Littoral Manoeuvre Research Officer, Ministry of Defence, UK
- Carl Fischerstrom, Head of Tactical Sensor Systems, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
- Major Harry J Hewson, Deputy Programme Manager, USMC Light/Attack Helicopter Programmes, US Marine Corps
- Dr James D B Nelson, Research Officer, Applied Math and Computing, University of Cranfield
- Dr Frank Kooi, Senior Scientist, Vision and Imaging, TNO Human Factors
- Al Efkeman, Director, System Development, ITT Industries Night Vision
- · Dr Joseph P Estrera, Manager of Engineering and CTO, Northrop Grumman Electro-Optical Systems
- David Clarke, Engineering Manager, BAE SYSTEMS Avionics
- Ir G O Vrijburg, Director R&D, Delft Electronic Products
“Very good overview of night vision”
Kees Ruiter, International Sales Manager, Night Vision, Delft Electronic Products
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