Military application of flat panel displays in the Vetronics Technology Testbed prototype vehicle

Greg Downs; Gordon Roller; Bruce E. Brendle Jr.; Terrance Tierney

doi:10.1117/12.397776

28 August 2000 Military application of flat panel displays in the Vetronics Technology Testbed prototype vehicle

Greg Downs, Gordon Roller, Bruce E. Brendle Jr., Terrance Tierney

Proceedings Volume 4022, Cockpit Displays VII: Displays for Defense Applications; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.397776
Event: AeroSense 2000, 2000, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The ground combat vehicle crew of tomorrow must be able to perform their mission more effectively and efficiently if they are to maintain dominance over ever more lethal enemy forces. Increasing performance, however, becomes even more challenging when the soldier is subject to reduced crew sizes, a never- ending requirement to adapt to ever-evolving technologies and the demand to assimilate an overwhelming array of battlefield data. This, combined with the requirement to fight with equal effectiveness at any time of the day or night in all types of weather conditions, makes it clear that this crew of tomorrow will need timely, innovative solutions to overcome this multitude of barriers if they are to achieve their objectives. To this end, the U.S. Army is pursuing advanced crew stations with human-computer interfaces that will allow the soldier to take full advantage of emerging technologies and make efficient use of the battlefield information available to him in a program entitled 'Vetronics Technology Testbed.' Two critical components of the testbed are a compliment of panoramic indirect vision displays to permit drive-by-wire and multi-function displays for managing lethality, mobility, survivability, situational awareness and command and control of the vehicle. These displays are being developed and built by Computing Devices Canada, Ltd. This paper addresses the objectives of the testbed program and the technical requirements and design of the displays.

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Greg Downs, Gordon Roller, Bruce E. Brendle Jr., and Terrance Tierney "Military application of flat panel displays in the Vetronics Technology Testbed prototype vehicle", Proc. SPIE 4022, Cockpit Displays VII: Displays for Defense Applications, (28 August 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.397776

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