Video and Situational Data Integration and Transmission

PVP Advanced EO Systems, Inc. Engineering, 2001-02

Liaison(s): Geoffrey Miller
Advisor(s): Carl Baumgaertner
Students(s): Sean Kao (TL), Matthew Burden, Mark Unemori, Forrest Tuttle, Elizabeth Reynolds

Recent events in Afghanistan have cast a spotlight on US Special Operations forces. The US Special Operations Command is developing the next generation Soldier System to improve battlefield intelligence. PVP Advanced Electro Optical Systems has tasked our Clinic team to design a system which overlays data from an onboard GPS unit, laser range finder and digital compass onto a video signal from a shared aperture electro-optic, infrared camera. The system outputs real-time video to a helmet-mounted display and incorporate wireless image transmission between soldiers. The prototype design meets critical size and power constraints.