feat: Advanced 3D radar environmental and model enhancements #43

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opened 2025-09-01 21:18:51 +02:00 by olemd · 0 comments

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Overview

This issue tracks advanced 3D visualization features for the radar view, building upon the basic visual enhancements in issue #42. These features focus on environmental enhancements, advanced models, and performance optimization.

Advanced Features (Lower Priority)

1. Enhanced 3D Aircraft Models

Realistic .gltf/.obj model loading for different aircraft types
Procedural aircraft geometry with wings, fuselage, and tail details
LOD (Level of Detail) system for performance optimization
Aircraft-specific models based on ICAO type codes

2. Environmental Enhancements

Airport runway overlays from OpenStreetMap data
Airport building visualization (terminals, control towers)
Weather data integration (if available from external APIs)
Day/night cycle with dynamic lighting transitions

3. Advanced Trail Effects

Particle systems along flight trails
Animated trail segments with moving indicators
Trail physics with wind effect simulation
Performance optimization for many simultaneous trails

4. Performance Optimizations

Instanced rendering for large numbers of aircraft
Frustum culling - only render visible aircraft
Automatic LOD based on distance from camera
GPU-based particle systems for effects

5. Interactive Features

Camera tracking of selected aircraft
Flight prediction visualization (projected paths)
Formation flight detection and visualization
Historical playback controls

Technical Implementation

Model Loading

import { GLTFLoader } from 'three/examples/jsm/loaders/GLTFLoader.js';

const loader = new GLTFLoader();
loader.load('models/aircraft/boeing737.gltf', (gltf) => {
    // Configure and use aircraft model
});

Environmental Data Integration

OpenStreetMap Overpass API for runway data
Weather APIs for atmospheric conditions
Real-time sun position calculations for lighting

Dependencies

Requires completion of basic visual features in issue #42
Three.js additional loaders (GLTFLoader, OBJLoader)
External data sources (OpenStreetMap, weather APIs)

Priority

Low Priority - These are enhancement features that should only be implemented after core visual features are complete and stable.

This issue serves as a roadmap for advanced 3D radar features once the foundation is solid.

## Overview This issue tracks advanced 3D visualization features for the radar view, building upon the basic visual enhancements in issue #42. These features focus on environmental enhancements, advanced models, and performance optimization. ## Advanced Features (Lower Priority) ### 1. Enhanced 3D Aircraft Models - **Realistic .gltf/.obj model loading** for different aircraft types - **Procedural aircraft geometry** with wings, fuselage, and tail details - **LOD (Level of Detail) system** for performance optimization - **Aircraft-specific models** based on ICAO type codes ### 2. Environmental Enhancements - **Airport runway overlays** from OpenStreetMap data - **Airport building visualization** (terminals, control towers) - **Weather data integration** (if available from external APIs) - **Day/night cycle** with dynamic lighting transitions ### 3. Advanced Trail Effects - **Particle systems** along flight trails - **Animated trail segments** with moving indicators - **Trail physics** with wind effect simulation - **Performance optimization** for many simultaneous trails ### 4. Performance Optimizations - **Instanced rendering** for large numbers of aircraft - **Frustum culling** - only render visible aircraft - **Automatic LOD** based on distance from camera - **GPU-based particle systems** for effects ### 5. Interactive Features - **Camera tracking** of selected aircraft - **Flight prediction** visualization (projected paths) - **Formation flight detection** and visualization - **Historical playback** controls ## Technical Implementation ### Model Loading ```javascript import { GLTFLoader } from 'three/examples/jsm/loaders/GLTFLoader.js'; const loader = new GLTFLoader(); loader.load('models/aircraft/boeing737.gltf', (gltf) => { // Configure and use aircraft model }); ``` ### Environmental Data Integration - OpenStreetMap Overpass API for runway data - Weather APIs for atmospheric conditions - Real-time sun position calculations for lighting ## Dependencies - Requires completion of basic visual features in issue #42 - Three.js additional loaders (GLTFLoader, OBJLoader) - External data sources (OpenStreetMap, weather APIs) ## Priority **Low Priority** - These are enhancement features that should only be implemented after core visual features are complete and stable. This issue serves as a roadmap for advanced 3D radar features once the foundation is solid.