Wednesday, 10 April 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.

When the TAR was created by the C5ISR Center US ARMY CCDC, the aim of the department was to make life for the soldiers easier. They aimed to make the senses of the soldiers sharper through technology. They also aimed to replace bulky equipment with compact, multipurpose ones.

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.

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 the question that most people might be asking right now is what the whole TAR system looks like. It is actually a very simple system that consists of an eyepiece and a headset that is wirelessly connected to a small tablet that can be attached to the belt. It is also wirelessly connected to a thermal sight that is attached to the gun or weapon of the holder.

Lastly, this system has the ability to share data with others that hold the same device. So if a soldier would want to send his or her location, whether visuals or coordinates to other soldiers on his or her team, it is possible with the TAR. That aspect aims to truly enhance the teamwork of the whole brigade.

With this type of invention, the US Army is expected to do so much better when they go out into the battlefield. Because of a lighter load, they will now be more agile in the battlefield. With a better locator system, they will also now have smoother teamwork and will be able to locate the enemies much easier.




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