 Donald
Charity
email: dcharity@lotek.net
Mentor:
Simon Julier
Internship: Naval Research Laboratory (Advanced Information
Technology)
Title: BARS (Battlefield Augmented Reality System)
Application Developer
Embedded
training (ET) is the integration of training scenarios within
a relatively similar environment in which an actual operation
will occur. ET equipment is commonly used to train tank and
airplane operators in the field, but it is not ratably available
for ambulatory individuals. To overcome this disparity, we
adapted the US NAVY Battlefield Augmented Reality System (BARS)
for embedded training. BARS is a mobile augmented reality
platform that displays heads-up battlefield intelligence information
to dismounted infantry personnel. BARS consist of a wearable
computer, a wireless network connection, and a tracked see-through
head mounted display (HMD). The computer generates graphics
that, from the user's perspective, appear to exist in the
surrounding environment. For example, a building could be
augmented to show its name, a plan of its interior, icons
to represent reported hazard locations, and the names of adjacent
streets. The BARS embedded training system operates in natural
environments (as compared to an artificial laboratory virtual
reality simulation) with simulated forces that appear to exist
and interact with the real world.
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