Dr. Niklas Peinecke Profile

Dr. Niklas Peinecke

at Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt Ev

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Publications (25)

Proceedings Article | 31 May 2022 Presentation + Paper

Investigation and evaluation of a helicopter pilot assistance system for offshore missions in degraded visual environment

Tanja Martini, Phillipp Mevenkamp, Niklas Peinecke, Jürgen Schmidt

Proceedings Volume 12125, 1212507 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2618786

KEYWORDS: Wind turbine technology, Infrared radiation, Fourier transforms

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Environmental factors and weather conditions pose numerous challenges to helicopter pilots and crew in offshore missions. Fog or the lack of visual cues over the sea, for example, can lead to disorientation and a lack of situational awareness. To increase safety and the operational capability of helicopters in offshore missions to wind farms, a pilot assistance system, providing offshore wind farm specific information in the head-up display, obstacle awareness, route planning and navigation support, has been investigated and evaluated. The head-up visual display consists of different sets of symbology for flight guidance, navigation and obstacle avoidance to increase situational awareness. Furthermore, a path planning algorithm ensures an obstacle-free flight path to a selected target which is displayed as “tunnel-in-the-sky”. Besides the head-up visual system, head-down display information is supplemented by infrared camera-based imagery embedded into a synthetic overlay (combined vision) by target information and traffic information from Automatic Dependence Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) and Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals. Additionally, a digital mission/navigation map which is complemented by specific offshore-relevant information for wind farms, is provided on a head-down display. To evaluate the pilot assistance system, two simulation campaigns (2019 and 2021) have been conducted in DLR’s Air Vehicle Simulator (AVES). Both piloted studies focused on workload impact and situational awareness as well as conclusions to further improve the system according to operational needs. In addition, a system demonstrator has been integrated into an Airbus H145 helicopter test platform supplementing system evaluation in a flight campaign. This paper will present an overview of the pilot assistance system and the results from the second piloted simulation campaign completed in September 2021, complemented by pilot feedback from the flight demonstration performed by Airbus.

Proceedings Article | 12 April 2021 Presentation + Paper

A game engine-based millimeter wave radar simulation

Marco Ciarambino, Yung-Yu Chen, Niklas Peinecke

Proceedings Volume 11759, 1175904 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2587595

KEYWORDS: Radar, Extremely high frequency, Signal attenuation, Visualization, Sensors, Environmental sensing, Device simulation, Cameras, Antennas

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SPIE Journal Paper | 28 April 2020

Integration and use of an augmented reality display in a maritime helicopter simulator

Christian Walko, Niklas Peinecke

OE, Vol. 59, Issue 04, 043104, (April 2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.59.4.043104

KEYWORDS: Holograms, Augmented reality, Head, Sensors, LIDAR, Visualization, Head-mounted displays, Glasses, Optical spheres, Optical engineering

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 2019 Paper

Integration and use of an AR display in a maritime helicopter simulator

Christian Walko, Niklas Peinecke

Proceedings Volume 11019, 1101905 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2520142

KEYWORDS: Holograms, Head, Sensors, Glasses, LIDAR, Augmented reality, Visualization, Head-mounted displays

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SPIE Journal Paper | 3 April 2019 Open Access

Special Section Guest Editorial: Situation Awareness in Degraded Visual Environments

Trey Arthur, Jack Sanders-Reed, Niklas Peinecke

OE, Vol. 58, Issue 05, 051801, (April 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.58.5.051801

KEYWORDS: Visualization, Driver's vision enhancers, Visibility through fog, Visibility, Sensors, Aerospace engineering, Fiber optic gyroscopes, Situational awareness sensors, Data integration, Augmented reality

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SPIE Journal Paper | 28 January 2019

Virtual Cockpit: an immersive head-worn display as human–machine interface for helicopter operations

Johannes Maria Ernst, Niklas Peinecke, Lars Ebrecht, Sven Schmerwitz, Hans-Ullrich Doehler

OE, Vol. 58, Issue 05, 051807, (January 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.58.5.051807

KEYWORDS: Visualization, Control systems, Goggles, Virtual reality, Sensors, Driver's vision enhancers, Optical engineering, 3D vision, Enhanced vision, Databases

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Proceedings Article | 2 May 2018 Paper

Integrating legacy ESVS displays in the Unity game engine

Niklas Peinecke, Johannes Ernst

Proceedings Volume 10642, 106420J (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2305694

KEYWORDS: OpenGL, DirectX, Visualization, Virtual reality, Computer graphics, Augmented reality, Head-mounted displays, Standards development

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2017 Paper

VR and AR environments for virtual cockpit enhancements

Niklas Peinecke, Johannes Ernst

Proceedings Volume 10197, 101970W (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262413

KEYWORDS: Visualization, Computer aided design, Goggles, Data modeling, Virtual reality, Software development, Augmented reality, Prototyping, OpenGL, Head-mounted displays, Legal

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2017 Paper

Review of colored conformal symbology in head-worn displays

David da Silva Rosa, Niklas Peinecke, Johannes Ernst

Proceedings Volume 10197, 101970R (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262452

KEYWORDS: Head-mounted displays, Visualization, Color vision, Analytical research, Situational awareness sensors, Heads up displays, Aerospace engineering, Driver's vision enhancers, Augmented reality, Sensors

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 March 2017

Conformal displays: human factor analysis of innovative landing aids

Sven Schmerwitz, Thomas Lueken, Hans-Ullrich Doehler, Niklas Peinecke, Johannes Ernst, David da Silva Rosa

OE, Vol. 56, Issue 05, 051407, (March 2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.56.5.051407

KEYWORDS: Head-mounted displays, Visualization, Factor analysis, Heads up displays, Optical engineering, 3D displays, Eye, Human-machine interfaces, Information visualization, Driver's vision enhancers

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SPIE Journal Paper | 6 February 2017 Open Access

Review of conformal displays: more than a highway in the sky

Niklas Peinecke, Sven Schmerwitz, Hans-Ullrich Döhler, Thomas Lüken

OE, Vol. 56, Issue 05, 051406, (February 2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.56.5.051406

KEYWORDS: Head-mounted displays, Heads up displays, Glasses, Sensors, Safety, Visualization, Virtual reality, 3D displays, Optical engineering, Head

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 2016 Paper

The glass dome: low-occlusion obstacle symbols for conformal displays

Niklas Peinecke, Alvaro Chignola, Daniela Schmid, Hartmut Friedl

Proceedings Volume 9839, 983907 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2223597

KEYWORDS: Wind turbine technology, Head-mounted displays, Visualization, Glasses, Heads up displays, Visibility, Aerospace engineering, Surgery, Databases, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 21 May 2015 Paper

Is OpenSceneGraph an option for ESVS displays?

Niklas Peinecke

Proceedings Volume 9471, 947109 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2179948

KEYWORDS: Visualization, 3D displays, OpenGL, 3D modeling, Heads up displays, Data modeling, Open source software, Head, Enhanced vision, Synthetic vision

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Proceedings Article | 19 June 2014 Paper

Detection of helicopter landing sites in unprepared terrain

Niklas Peinecke

Proceedings Volume 9087, 90870N (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2052674

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Databases, Image processing, Agriculture, Surgery, Visualization, Radar, Electro optical sensors, Detection and tracking algorithms, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 9 June 2014 Paper

Real-time simulation of combined short-wave and long-wave infrared vision on a head-up display

Niklas Peinecke, Sven Schmerwitz

Proceedings Volume 9071, 90711F (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2053255

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Computer simulations, Infrared radiation, Visualization, Infrared sensors, Fiber optic gyroscopes, Infrared imaging, Long wavelength infrared, Short wave infrared radiation, Infrared cameras

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Proceedings Article | 4 June 2013 Paper

Testing a collision avoidance display with high-precision navigation

Niklas Peinecke, Maarten Uijt de Haag, Frederik Meysel, Pengfei Duan, Rene Küppers, Bram Beernink

Proceedings Volume 8736, 873609 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2015921

KEYWORDS: Collision avoidance, Global Positioning System, Satellite navigation systems, Data acquisition, Data communications, Receivers, Visualization, Neodymium, Ions, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 16 May 2013 Paper

ALLFlight: detection of moving objects in IR and ladar images

H.-U. Doehler, Niklas Peinecke, Thomas Lueken, Sven Schmerwitz

Proceedings Volume 8737, 87370L (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2018053

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Laser scanners, Infrared imaging, Calibration, 3D image processing, Infrared cameras, Feature extraction, LIDAR, Sensors, Infrared sensors

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2013 Paper

Designing an obstacle display for helicopter operations in degraded visual environment

Patrizia Knabl, Niklas Peinecke

Proceedings Volume 8651, 865111 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004143

KEYWORDS: Head-mounted displays, Opacity, Visualization, Sensors, Head, Visibility, Image sensors, Video, Eye, Aerospace engineering

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Proceedings Article | 3 May 2012 Paper

Developing an obstacle display for helicopter brownout situations

Niklas Peinecke, Patrizia Knabl, Sven Schmerwitz, Hans-Ullrich Döhler

Proceedings Volume 8360, 83600R (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919081

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Visualization, Clouds, 3D displays, Radar, Databases, LIDAR, Navigation systems, 3D modeling, Synthetic vision

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 2011 Paper

Investigating attentional tunneling through a flexible experimentation environment and eye tracking

Christoph Moehlenbrink, Niklas Peinecke, Anne Papenfuß, Peer Manske, Matthias Wies

Proceedings Volume 8042, 80420Z (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.886714

KEYWORDS: Computer simulations, Heads up displays, Sensors, Visualization, Eye, Radar, Data modeling, Environmental sensing, LIDAR, Shape analysis

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2010 Paper

An evaluation test bed for enhanced vision

Hans-Ullrich Doehler, Niklas Peinecke

Proceedings Volume 7689, 768907 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.850716

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Computer simulations, Radar, Data modeling, Visualization, Enhanced vision, Infrared sensors, LIDAR, Infrared imaging, Infrared cameras

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2010 Paper

Correcting hyperstereopsis in a helmet-mounted vision system

Niklas Peinecke, Sven Schmerwitz

Proceedings Volume 7689, 76890B (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.849625

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Heads up displays, Image resolution, Head-mounted displays, Stereoscopic cameras, Eye, Computer simulations, Goggles, Computer hardware

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Proceedings Article | 7 May 2009 Paper

Rapid self-organizing maps for terrain surface reconstruction

Niklas Peinecke, Bernd Korn

Proceedings Volume 7328, 732807 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818098

KEYWORDS: Sensors, LIDAR, Reconstruction algorithms, Natural surfaces, 3D metrology, Data acquisition, Radon, Radar, Time metrology, Aerospace engineering

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2008 Paper

Phong-like lighting for MMW radar simulation

Niklas Peinecke, Hans-Ullrich Doehler, Bernd Korn

Proceedings Volume 7117, 71170M (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.799486

KEYWORDS: Radar, Data modeling, Light sources and illumination, Reflectivity, Extremely high frequency, Computer simulations, Backscatter, Roads, Specular reflections, Bidirectional reflectance transmission function

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Proceedings Article | 15 April 2008 Paper

Simulation of imaging radar using graphics hardware acceleration

Niklas Peinecke, Hans-Ullrich Döhler, Bernd Korn

Proceedings Volume 6957, 69570L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.782622

KEYWORDS: Radar, Visualization, OpenGL, Radar imaging, Computer simulations, Backscatter, Extremely high frequency, Computer graphics, Light sources, Signal attenuation

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