ROBERT STUART JACOBS
Pilots at Freshwind Cir, Thousand Oaks, CA
License number
California A0927848
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
3935 Freshwind Cir, Thousand Oaks, CA 91361
Professional information
Robert Jacobs - Westlake Village, CA
Work:
RSJ & Associates
Consultant Booz Allen & Hamilton - Falls Church, VA
Consultant Training and Simulation Division of Perceptronics, Inc - Woodland Hills, CA
Sr Vice President and Division CEO US Army Armor forces - Alexandria, VA
Adjunct Research Staff Member, Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria VA
Consultant Booz Allen & Hamilton - Falls Church, VA
Consultant Training and Simulation Division of Perceptronics, Inc - Woodland Hills, CA
Sr Vice President and Division CEO US Army Armor forces - Alexandria, VA
Adjunct Research Staff Member, Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria VA
Education:
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, IL
Ph.D. in Aviation Psychology/Human Factors Marshall Graduate School of Business, University of Southern California
M.S. in Management Science University of California - Los Angeles, CA
B.S.E. in Systems Engineering
Ph.D. in Aviation Psychology/Human Factors Marshall Graduate School of Business, University of Southern California
M.S. in Management Science University of California - Los Angeles, CA
B.S.E. in Systems Engineering
Skills:
Line and Program Mgmt, Training Technology, Human Factors/UX, Systems Engineering
Multi-Player Entertainment System
US Patent:
6126548, Oct 3, 2000
Filed:
Oct 8, 1997
Appl. No.:
8/947217
Inventors:
Robert S. Jacobs - Westlake Village CA
Gerald B. Isdale - Thousand Oaks CA
William M. Porada - Thousand Oaks CA
Gerald B. Isdale - Thousand Oaks CA
William M. Porada - Thousand Oaks CA
Assignee:
Illusion, Inc. - Van Nuys CA
International Classification:
F41G 900
US Classification:
463 42
Abstract:
A modular, interactive, reconfigurable simulation system is designed to provide a variety of simulation experiences. The system has a distributed state machine architecture to facilitate reconfiguration and technological update. A typical simulation system constructed in accordance with the present invention includes a plurality of simulator stations. Each station includes a seat for the player/operator and controls and displays that are appropriate for the simulation experience. Each simulator station is preferably mounted on a motion base to provide the player/operator with sensory inputs consistent with motions of the simulated vehicle. Each simulator station is controlled by an associated host computer. The host computer maintains a state vector which describes the current state of the associated simulated vehicle within the simulated world. The host computer calculates interaction between moving objects and the underlying terrain data base by mapping 3D terrain objects into 2D maps.
Synchronization And Blending Of Plural Images Into A Seamless Combined Image
US Patent:
2003001, Jan 16, 2003
Filed:
Oct 8, 1997
Appl. No.:
08/947218
Inventors:
ROBERT S. JACOBS - WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA, US
JAMES L. DAVIS - ATLANTA GA, US
WILLIAM M. PORADA - THOUSAND OAKS CA, US
DAVID S. SAMSON - WOODLAND HILLS CA, US
JAMES L. DAVIS - ATLANTA GA, US
WILLIAM M. PORADA - THOUSAND OAKS CA, US
DAVID S. SAMSON - WOODLAND HILLS CA, US
International Classification:
G06T011/00
US Classification:
345/619000
Abstract:
A method and apparatus seamlessly blends multiple images. The multiple images are generated by independent processors, each processor producing a portion of the field of view from a defined viewpoint. Object polygons are introduced along the edges of each image that adjoin another of the images. Each of the polygons is assigned an opacity gradient which modulates the transparency of the polygon from fully transparent nearest the image center to fully opaque nearest the image edge. The images are projected with the polygons overlapping so that the images blend seamlessly together. A calibration apparatus is provided to minimize visual artifacts where the images overlap. Test patterns are projected and viewed with a video camera. The camera output is digitized and analyzed to adjust the polygon widths and opacity gradients until the overlap cannot be visually observed.