This SBIR topic is timely and of great importance. It identifies a significant need for both military and civilian applications that will become more and more prevalent in the immediate future. In response to this SBIR topic, we propose here an innovative presentation concept and the associated technologies to meet all the challenges posed in this SBIR topic. The overall objective of the project is the development of and advanced method for presenting large schematics/graphics on small screen computer devices that will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of aircraft maintenance personnel in their tasks. In Phase I, the objective is to define and prove the feasibility of the variable resolution and mixed scale concept and the associated technologies for presenting large schematics and complex graphics on small screens. The proposed method represents a significant advance over the generalized fisheye method. The focus of the proposed effort is not enhanced software graphics, but rather innovative presentation concepts for displaying large, complex schematics/graphics on a small screen. This new technology will find widespread application in any scenario where the schematics/graphics is too large for the screen.
