Apr 7, 2019

The Use Of Tactical Augmented Reality In The US Army

By Anthony Phillips


While augmented reality has already been used in a lot of applications such as games and virtual training, the US Army has decided to take things up a notch and use the technology for weapons. What the US Army did is create a whole battle set that makes use of AR called Tactical Augmented Reality or TAR for short. The TAR system would give an edge to the soldiers by allowing them to have a clear cut overview of the whole battlefield and the people in it.

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.

As mentioned above, the TAR is a lightweight piece of equipment that eliminates the need to carry so many things. In fact, it carries various functions in just one set of machines that do not even need cables to connect. One of the main features would be the extremely comprehensive GPS system which would allow a clear view of where the soldiers are.

Connected to the TAR system is also a set of night vision goggles allowing one to scan through the battlefield at night. Night battles are extremely tough because they impair the vision of the combatants. Having a pair of night vision goggles plus a comprehensive GPS system will definitely give the soldiers an edge when they go out in the field.

Just to give an idea, the GPS is so advanced that it is already integrated into the machinery and can auto geo register location. Back in the day, soldiers still had to make use of hand held devices to register their location and share it with their comrades. Now, the wireless GPS can do all of that automatically without any delay.

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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