Night vision devices for ground environment

Author

Best, P. Scot ; Collins, Dennis J. ; Piccione, Dino ; Ferrett, Don

Author_Institution

Night Vision & Avionics Syst. Dept., DCS Corp., Alexandria, VA, USA

Volume

14

Issue

4

fYear

1999

fDate

4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

5

Lastpage

8

Abstract

The PM N-V/RSTA is procuring the Driver´s Vision Enhancer (DVE) thermal imaging system for use in combat and tactical wheeled vehicles. The DVE uses uncooled forward looking infrared technology compared to the I² technology currently in the field. During the development of the DVE several issues were raised regarding how specific aspects of system design were related to driver performance. As a result, DCS Corporation developed a data collection effort to provide the DVE project leader with needed performance data that could act as a foundation for making program decisions

Keywords

image intensifiers; image sensors; infrared imaging; military equipment; AMLCD drive; combat vehicles; driver´s vision enhancer; eye tracker analysis; ground environment; helmet attached; night vision devices; night vision goggles; real-time uncooled system; sensor module; system design; tactical wheeled vehicles; thermal imaging system; uncooled forward looking infrared technology; Accidents; Displays; Distributed control; Hazards; Land vehicles; Night vision; Project management; Sensor systems; Surveillance; Vehicle driving;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/62.756077

Filename

756077