Friday 29 March 2019

What Tactical Augmented Reality Is And How It Is Used In The Army

By Anthony Phillips


With technology being able to somehow simulate real life conditions in machines through what is known as augmented reality or AR, the US army has been making much advancements to their regular performance, giving the cadets a clearer overview of their battlefield in order to know where they are and where their enemies are. This type of technology makes use of tactical augmented reality or TAR, and has harvested much results.

The TAR is a very useful system that was designed to make moving in the battlefield easier for the soldiers. It was created by the US Army Research, Development and Engineering Commands Communications Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center and was made to replace traditional tools. It is now being used by soldiers while the research and development department has been making further advancements.

Now, one of the main features of TAR, is that it has so many functions rolled into just one piece of equipment. One of those functions is a very strong GPS system that can accurately pinpoint coordinates to show the people in the battlefield. This enables the soldiers to know where their teammates are and the estimated locations of their enemies.

Another cool function that the TAR system has would be a night fighting system complete with the comprehensive GPS and a pair of night vision goggles that will allow the soldiers to somehow see the terrain even at night. As night fighting is really hard because it impairs vision, being able to see in the dark would definitely give one an edge over the enemy. This is especially useful for those who want to locate the enemy while they are hiding.

Of course, the GPS is probably one of the main advantages of this system. Currently, soldiers have to use a hand held device to locate their hereabouts through the GPS. However, the new TAR system is a whole hands free system wherein everything, including the GPS, is already integrated inside the headset, allowing the soldier to geo register their location.

So one question about this device would be what it looks like because it is pretty hard to imagine its design. Well, it is basically a headset and eyepiece that is wirelessly connected to a tablet. It is also wirelessly connected to a thermal aiming device that is connected to the rifle in order to give the coordinates through the aiming device.

Another cool thing about this system is that it enables the soldiers to share information with each other. First, they can share location coordinates with each other. Aside from that, they can also share images of the terrain through the wireless system.

As one can see, this invention is a truly marvelous one that will really bring out the full potential of the US Army. In order to improve overall performance, the TAR was created to make things easier for the soldiers who are at war. With its multipurpose functions, it makes teamwork smoother, locating enemies faster, and night fighting much simpler as a whole.




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