Mr. Kenneth L. Bernier Profile

Kenneth L. Bernier

Associate Technical Fellow at The Boeing Company

SPIE Involvement:

Editor | Author

Area of Expertise:

Enhanced & Synthetic Vision , Robotics Vision Systems , Embedded Processing Electronics , Head Mounted Display & Tracking Systems , Visual Simulation Display Systems , 3D Graphics and Imaging Software

Profile Summary

Ken is an Associate Technical Fellow with Boeing Research & Technology, having vast expertise in vision systems R&D. Over the past 24 years at Boeing (McDonnell Douglas Corp), he has gained extensive experience with enhanced and synthetic vision, real time image processing, and display systems. Ken is a co-author of several US / Foreign patents in enhanced and synthetic vision processing for head mounted displays. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri - Rolla, and a Master of Science degree in System Science and Mathematics at Washington University - St. Louis.

Publications (4)

Proceedings Article | 5 May 2010 Paper

A method for generating enhanced vision displays using OpenGL video texture

Kenneth Bernier

Proceedings Volume 7689, 76890C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.852771

KEYWORDS: Sensors, OpenGL, Video acceleration, Video, Enhanced vision, Image sensors, Visualization, Head, Charge-coupled devices, Head-mounted displays

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Proceedings Article | 15 April 2008 Paper

Enhanced and synthetic vision system (ESVS) flight demonstration

John Sanders-Reed, Ken Bernier, Jeff Güell

Proceedings Volume 6957, 69570I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.775910

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Synthetic vision, Image fusion, Head, Image sensors, Video, Image processing, LIDAR, Enhanced vision, Target detection

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2004 Paper

Processing system for an enhanced vision system

Dennis Yelton, Ken Bernier, John Sanders-Reed

Proceedings Volume 5424, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537777

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Image fusion, Head-mounted displays, Image sensors, Heads up displays, Staring arrays, Image processing, Enhanced vision, Head, Field programmable gate arrays

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Proceedings Article | 16 July 2002 Paper

Synthetic vision as an integrated element of an enhanced vision system

Chad Jennings, Keith Alter, Andrew Barrows, Ken Bernier, Jeff Guell

Proceedings Volume 4713, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474429

KEYWORDS: Synthetic vision, Enhanced vision, Visualization, Optical sensors, Situational awareness sensors, Databases, Heads up displays, Image sensors, Head, Visibility

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