Mr. Douglas L. Franck Profile

Douglas L. Franck

Program Manager at Air Force Research Lab

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Publications (10)

Proceedings Article | 2 May 2009 Paper

Current and future helmet-mounted displays for piloted systems

Doug Franck, John McIntire, Peter Marasco, Paul Havig

Proceedings Volume 7326, 73260C (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.820204

KEYWORDS: Head-mounted displays, Heads up displays, Visualization, Head, Sensors, Target acquisition, Target designation, Objectives, Optical design, Holographic optical elements

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Proceedings Article | 2 May 2009 Paper

Helmet-mounted displays: why haven't they taken off?

P. Havig, C. Goff, J. McIntire, D. Franck

Proceedings Volume 7326, 73260B (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.820202

KEYWORDS: Head-mounted displays, Virtual reality, Visualization, Head, Computer aided design, Augmented reality, Electronics, Defense technologies, Defense and security, Artificial intelligence

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2006 Paper

Chasing the sun: the in-flight evaluation of an optical head tracker

Michael Sedillo, David Harris, Douglas Franck

Proceedings Volume 6224, 62240A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.663562

KEYWORDS: Safety, Head, Optical tracking, Sun, Cameras, Solar energy, Magnetic tracking, Magnetism, Receivers, Analytical research

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Proceedings Article | 19 May 2005 Paper

Visually coupled acquisition targeting system: the seven year flight history

Douglas Franck, Vince Parisi

Proceedings Volume 5800, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.605540

KEYWORDS: Video, Head, CRTs, Visualization, Target acquisition, Connectors, Reticles, Safety, Heads up displays, Optical tracking

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2004 Paper

Safe-to-fly determination for the helmet-mounted little high-end airborne laptop (Lil HAL) system

Matthew Simpson, Douglas Franck

Proceedings Volume 5442, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.541578

KEYWORDS: Safety, Head, Computing systems, Connectors, Head-mounted displays, Visualization, Tablets, Injuries, Neck, Abdomen

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2002 Paper

Aircrew acceptance of fixed-focus eyepieces for night vision goggles by NVG-wearing aircrew

Share-Dawn Angel, Douglas Franck

Proceedings Volume 4711, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478870

KEYWORDS: Lenses, Visualization, Goggles, Night vision goggles, Image intensifiers, Image resolution, Glasses, Objectives, Lithium, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2000 Paper

Panoramic night vision goggle flight test results

Douglas Franck, Eric Geiselman, Jeffrey Craig

Proceedings Volume 4021, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.389142

KEYWORDS: Panoramic photography, Night vision goggles, Light sources and illumination, Image quality, Night vision, Safety, Head, Visualization, Goggles, Connectors

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 1999 Paper

Effects of lasers on helmet-mounted displays

Douglas Franck, Robert Kang

Proceedings Volume 3689, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.352827

KEYWORDS: Head-mounted displays, Optical filters, Reflectivity, Dielectric filters, Optical coatings, Absorption filters, Dielectrics, Laser countermeasures, Transmittance, Visible radiation

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