• DocumentCode
    1065485
  • Title

    The evolution of Army wearable computers

  • Author

    Zieniewicz, Matthew J. ; Johnson, Douglas C. ; Wong, Douglas C. ; Flatt, John D.

  • Volume
    1
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2002
  • Firstpage
    30
  • Lastpage
    40
  • Abstract
    In 1989, the US Army envisioned a small wearable computer to assist soldiers with battlefield tasks. The concept has since grown from preliminary prototypes and a demonstration Soldier´s Computer into the current Land Warrior program and proposals for future systems.
  • Keywords
    military computing; mobile computing; wearable computers; Army wearable computers; Land Warrior program; Soldier´s Computer; US Army; battlefield tasks; Application software; Computer architecture; Computer displays; Global Positioning System; History; Military computing; Process design; Protection; Prototypes; Wearable computers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Pervasive Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1536-1268
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPRV.2002.1158276
  • Filename
    1158276
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1065485