الجمعة، 3 أغسطس 2018

How Augmented Reality Military Helps The Army

By Jerry Burns


Currently, many aspects of technology have begun to adopt the concept of AR or augmented reality. If virtual reality stimulates the senses by placing the person in an entirely different environment, augmented reality stimulates the senses by providing an interactive experience where digital images and objects are projected with the real life setting in the background. It does not entirely change the perception of reality but only builds around it. Augmented reality military, medicine, video games, television, marketing, and social media are just some of the varied applications of AR.

The common applications of AR that many people are familiar with are photo filters. If a person looks into a camera using a social media application, animations like dog ears, hearts, or shades appear on the screen as if they were actually worn by the person in real life. Other than photo filters, there also several practical applications of AR that help enhance training exercises, marketing and promotion, and even medical procedures.

An example of an extremely important function of AR is revolutionizing military training by providing authentic simulations of war for military personnel and soldiers about to be stationed in chaotic locations. Before soldiers are deployed, they first have to pass rigorous training. This includes grueling physical exercises, target practice, endurance tests, and team competitions.

Clearly, none of these exercises can prepare them for an actual battle. They can be told a million stories about how bullets ricochet in the air or the deafening sound of bombs exploding in the distance, but nothing can ever prepare them for the things they will have to face when they are actually on the field. Augmented reality can provide them with simulations that are closest to the actual experience.

For years, the military has been developing augmented reality interfaces. AR was first used for military purposes in flight training offering map overlays of satellite images relayed to fighter pilots. Currently, development is underway for wearable equipment such as glasses and headsets that can give vital information to ground troops like parameters of a location and movements of enemy forces and allied troops.

Vital information can be relayed without shrouding the vision of ground troops so they can maintain awareness of their physical environment while processing important data. Even military vehicles can be installed with AR. Troops inside tanks can go to sensitive locations and brace for impact ahead of time if the software detects any bombs nearby. They can also control the tank from inside without ever opening the top cover and leaving them exposed to grenades or gunfire.

The first augmented reality system called heads up display or HUD may already be tested by the U. S. Army in the year 2019. The HUD is a helmet mounted system that can project technical information onto the field of view. In stressful situations, soldiers can figure their exact location, as well as, the enemy and their fellow troops.

This will allow them to strategically plan combat or defense tactics with the rest of the unit and carry them out swiftly. The information relayed can be extremely vital during operations taken out at night. Problems like bombarding the soldier with too much data or how to make the display tough enough to withstand field use are still being addressed.

Funding for research and experiments is currently being delivered in order to develop further utilizations of augmented reality in the military and in any other industry. People often choose to give emphasis to the negative aspects of technology but fail to recognize all that it has contributed to various aspects of many industries. In fact, looking forward into the future with developments in advanced technology is quite the privilege.




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