--===============1533978468== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_9b.5eb810df.2fa71a84_boundary" --part1_9b.5eb810df.2fa71a84_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit So - years ago when I made the first integrated helmet systems for the infantry I was very proud of the spectacular 1000-line biocular display system with see-through beamsplitter optics. It tilted up and down to allow direct or combined vision. After final testing at Ft. Benning I got a debriefing by the staff. The Sergeant was enthusiastic about the helmet integrated display, the first Soldier's Computer, the first ability to fire the weapon around the corner using a weapon-mounted video sight, and especially the Soldier's Radio: the individual soldier had never had radios and (duh) they found an enormous increase in effectiveness when the squad leader could whisper instructions so they operated as one organism. I said : "Sergeant, I am glad you like the SIPE system. But... why do you have black masking tape over the tilt-up visor?" In the vernacular of the infantry he said "Well ...if I am trying to read my computer readout map or mission orders I don't want no $#@%& truck driving through it. And if I am trying to see some guy who is trying to kill me, I don't want no @$#% computer crap getting in the way." Oh. And I have not since then built another see-through system..... Hollywood's Terminator-vsion notwithstanding. All of them have used opaque, swing-away optics. P.S.: if driving while using a cellphone is controversial, I suspect driving with an active near-eye display would be a jailing offense. N.B.: For a real thrill, you should try driving a car with night vision goggles. It's enough to stop your breathing. Oliver Edwards --part1_9b.5eb810df.2fa71a84_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><HTML><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Gen= eva" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" SIZE=3D"2">So - years ago when I made the first in= tegrated helmet systems for the infantry I was very proud of the spectacular= 1000-line biocular display system with see-through beamsplitter optics.&nbs= p; It tilted up and down to allow direct or combined vision. After f= inal testing at Ft. Benning I got a debriefing by the staff. The Serg= eant was enthusiastic about the helmet integrated display, the first Soldier= 's Computer, the first ability to fire the weapon around the corner using a=20= weapon-mounted video sight, and especially the Soldier's Radio: the individu= al soldier had never had radios and (duh) they found an enormous increase in= effectiveness when the squad leader could whisper instructions so they oper= ated as one organism.<BR> <BR> I said : "Sergeant, I am glad you like the SIPE system. But... why do= you have black masking tape over the tilt-up visor?"<BR> <BR> In the vernacular of the infantry he said "Well ...if I am trying to read my= computer readout map or mission orders I don't want no $#@%& truck driv= ing through it. <BR> And if I am trying to see some guy who is trying to kill me, I don't want&nb= sp; no @$#% computer crap getting in the way."<BR> <BR> Oh.<BR> <BR> And I have not since then built another see-through system..... <BR> Hollywood's Terminator-vsion notwithstanding. <BR> All of them have used opaque, swing-away optics.<BR> <BR> P.S.: if driving while using a cellphone is controversial, I suspect=20= driving with an active near-eye display would be a jailing offense.<BR> <BR> N.B.: For a real thrill, you should try driving a car with night vision gogg= les. It's enough to stop your breathing.<BR> <BR> <BR> Oliver Edwards<BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Geneva" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" SIZE=3D"= 2"></FONT></HTML> --part1_9b.5eb810df.2fa71a84_boundary-- --===============1533978468== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Wear-Hard mailing listhttp://www.haven.org/mailman/listinfo/wear-hard --===============1533978468==--
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