Title :
An overview of video compression techniques and applications for the Soldier´s Computer/Radio
Author :
Zieniewicz, Matthew J. ; Flatt, John D.
Author_Institution :
CECOM, Fort Monmouth, USA
Abstract :
The paper discusses the emerging need for video on the battlefield and the Army´s plans to incorporate a video reconnaissance feature as part of the Soldier´s Computer/Radio, a subsystem of the Land Warrior system. An overview of current video compression techniques is presented. A detailed discussion of a practical implementation of video capture/compression in the Soldier´s Computer/Radio is given, along with the future plans for video dissemination on the battlefield
Keywords :
Application software; Computer applications; Computer displays; Data compression; Global Positioning System; Hardware; Image coding; Military computing; Propagation losses; Video compression;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1994. MILCOM '94. Conference Record, 1994 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Fort Monmouth, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1828-5
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1994.473933
