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الخميس، 2 أغسطس 2018

Functions Of Augmented Reality Military

By Jerry Burns


Presently, several industries hoping to expand with technology have begun working on the idea of augmented reality. Unlike virtual reality that totally shifts the perception of users and their surroundings, augmented reality only builds around the actual real life setting that a user is in. Augmented reality military, marketing, medicine, video games, social media, and television include the long list of industries that are taking advantage of the applications of AR.

One common application of AR that most people recognize is the photo filter. When a person takes a photo with a social media application, different animations like glasses, dog ears, or hearts pop up as if they were actually in the background when the person took the photo. Apart from photo filters, other applications of AR also enhance medical procedures, marketing and promotion, and training exercises.

One of the most helpful functions of AR is providing real life simulations of war for soldiers and military personnel during their training exercises. Before soldiers can be deployed, they first have to go through rigorous training. This training involves lots of physical exercises, endurance tests, aiming at targets, and team competitions.

Without a doubt, none of these come close to the actual experience of being on the field. A thousand stories can be spoken of about bombs blasting in the distance or debris falling everywhere, but these stories are ultimately incapable of duplicating the sensation of being present amidst all the chaos. Only augmented reality can provide the most authentic simulations of actual events that occur on the field.

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.

Without obscuring the vision of ground troops, information can be relayed about incoming enemy troops while still maintaining awareness of the surroundings. AR can even be installed into military vehicles to give them a heads up of anything that poses harm several meters away. This way, the soldiers inside as well as the vehicle can brace for impact or turn a different direction to prevent casualties. They can also operate the machine from inside the vehicle without lifting the cover and exposing themselves to flying bullets or poisonous gas.

The heads up display is a helmet mounted system that displays critical information onto the viewpoint of a soldier. It is the pioneering augmented reality system that can already be tested by the United States Army in 2019. The exact location of enemies and friendlies can be located even in stressful situations.

This way, teams can properly coordinate with the rest of the unit to carry out combat and defense tactics swiftly and effectively. The relayed information can be critical during nighttime operations. Practical problems such as the overloaded data presented or the vulnerability of the display in field use are currently being addressed.

Scientific research and funding are currently being pumped out to improve further applications of AR in the military or elsewhere. While many people like to point out the cons of technology, they fail to realize how much it has enhanced all aspects of all industries. In fact, it is rather a great privilege to look forward to a future with advanced technology in it.




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