RONALD JOSEPH MUFFLER
Pilots at Captiva Cv, Salt Lake City, UT
License number
Utah A1349467
Issued Date
May 2016
Expiration Date
May 2018
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
6846 S Captiva Cv, Salt Lake City, UT 84121
Professional information
System And Method For Rendering High-Resolution Critical Items
US Patent:
6809731, Oct 26, 2004
Filed:
Jan 8, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/042540
Inventors:
Ronald J. Muffler - Salt Lake City UT
Harold Dee Gardiner - Sandy UT
Harold Dee Gardiner - Sandy UT
Assignee:
Evans Sutherland Computer Corporation - Salt Lake City UT
International Classification:
G06T 1500
US Classification:
345428
Abstract:
A device is provided for rendering computer graphic images with a database and geometric processor to process a plurality of polygons. The device includes a background rendering engine to render the polygons received from the geometric processor. A critical item detector is configured to identify polygons received from the geometric processor that have at least a portion of the polygon within a critical item region. In addition, a critical item rendering engine is included to render polygons identified by the critical item detector. The identified polygons in the critical item engine are rendered at a higher resolution than the polygons rendered by the background rendering engine. A critical item load manager is coupled to the critical item rendering engine to increase or decrease a critical item load being rendered by the critical item rendering engine, and to match a deterministic processing time allowed.
Virtual Mosaic Wide Field Of View Display System
US Patent:
7414595, Aug 19, 2008
Filed:
Dec 7, 2003
Appl. No.:
10/730422
Inventors:
Ronald J. Muffler - Salt Lake City UT, US
Assignee:
Advanced Simulation Displays Co. - Salt Lake City UT
International Classification:
G09G 5/00
US Classification:
345 7, 345 32
Abstract:
A display system, which is useful for simulation, and training system that provides a mosaic wide field of view display by alternating virtual and direct view display images through the use of a new optical beamsplitter/combiner device. Edge blending and the use of flat panel display devices are used to provide a high brightness, high contrast, high reliability, and continuous unobstructed field of view. The new optical beamsplitter/combiner has an optically flat reflective portion and a curved transmissive portion.