US Navy Unveils Augmented Display-Enabed Diving Helmet
- 8 years ago
Engineers working with the U.S. Navy have created a next-generation device that allows divers to view their surroundings through an augmented display implanted directly inside diving helmets.
Engineers working with the U.S. Navy have created a next-generation device that allows divers to view their surroundings through an augmented display implanted directly inside diving helmets.
Termed the head-up display, or HUD, the new technology offers high-resolution views in real-time that include sonar, text messages, diagrams and augmented reality, amongst other capabilities.
According to the Navy, "Having real-time operational data enables [divers] to be more effective and safe in their missions -- providing expanded situational awareness and increased accuracy in navigating to a target such as a ship, downed aircraft, or other objects of interest."
Additionally, divers will no longer need to rely upon briefings prior to missions in order to discern what they're looking for and where it is. Instead, such information will appear on the screen of the HUD as if it were a first-person-perspective video game.
Underwater Systems Development Project Engineer Dennis Gallagher, noted, "By building this HUD directly inside the dive helmet instead of attaching a display on the outside, it can provide a capability similar to something from an 'Ironman' movie."
Engineers working with the U.S. Navy have created a next-generation device that allows divers to view their surroundings through an augmented display implanted directly inside diving helmets.
Termed the head-up display, or HUD, the new technology offers high-resolution views in real-time that include sonar, text messages, diagrams and augmented reality, amongst other capabilities.
According to the Navy, "Having real-time operational data enables [divers] to be more effective and safe in their missions -- providing expanded situational awareness and increased accuracy in navigating to a target such as a ship, downed aircraft, or other objects of interest."
Additionally, divers will no longer need to rely upon briefings prior to missions in order to discern what they're looking for and where it is. Instead, such information will appear on the screen of the HUD as if it were a first-person-perspective video game.
Underwater Systems Development Project Engineer Dennis Gallagher, noted, "By building this HUD directly inside the dive helmet instead of attaching a display on the outside, it can provide a capability similar to something from an 'Ironman' movie."