Roy W. Latham
EXPERIENCE
Computer Graphics Systems Development Corp. (CGSD
Corp.), President, 1990-Present
Founder and president of Computer Graphics Systems Development Corporation
(CGSD Corp.), a consulting firm specialized in 3-D graphics, virtual reality,
and simulation technology. CGSD also publishes
Real Time Graphics, a professional newsletter for which he is editor
and publisher.
He managed a staff of 16 professionals in the development of a 3-D graphics
accelerator for engineering workstations.
Kaiser Electronics, Project Manager/Senior Technical Staff Specialist,
1986-1987
Managed the research and development of a digital map reading system.
Link Flight Simulation Division, Principal Investigator/Staff Scientist,
1978 - 1986
As staff to the Vice President - Technical Director, he was responsible
for the coordination of visual simulation technology among four operations
of the division. Led the successful major proposal effort for a system
requiring the simulation of infrared sensor tracking and navigation pod
imagery. As Principal Investigator, managed the independent research and
development of a real-time graphics system for out-the-window flight simulator
imagery, which was the world's highest performance real-time graphics system
at the time.
Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Flight Test Engineer, 1970 - 1978
Performed research and development of high precision electronic navigation
systems, including a system used for the flight testing of F-14's that
remained in use into the 1990's.
EDUCATION
M.S. Computer Science, University of Santa
Clara, 1983
M.S. Applied Mathematics and Statistic, State
University of New York at Stony Brook, 1974
B.S. Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 1970
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
1970
LICENSES AND MEMBERSHIPS
Licensed United States Patent Agent. Licensed Professional Engineer (New
York State). Licensed private pilot. Certificate in Data Processing, Institute
for Certification of Computer Professionals. Member: Institute for Electrical
and Electronics Engineers, The IMAGE Society (professional society for
real time computer graphics); Association for Computing Machinery, Professional
and Technical Consultants Association, Association for the U.S. Army, International
Association for Amusement Parks and Attractions
INVENTIONS
5,859,645 Method For Point Sampling In Computer Graphics Systems
5,803,738 Apparatus For Robotic Force Simulation
5,719,598 Graphics Processor For Parallel Processing A Plurality Of
Fields Of View For Multiple Video Displays
5,509,110 Method For Tree-Structured Hierarchical Occlusion In Image
Generators
4,748,572 Video Processor Architecture With Distance Sorting Capability
4,734,875 Log Mixer Circuit
3,975,731 Airborne Positioning System
PUBLICATIONS
Book: The Dictionary of Computer
Graphics and Virtual Reality. 2nd ed. Springer-Verlag, January 1995.
15 published papers, more than 50 published technical articles.
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Updated June 4, 1996 - copyright Roy Latham, rlatham@cgsd.com