Volume 8
Next-Gen Human/Machine Interface for
GXV-T Vehicles
Oct/Nov 2016 Edition
Raytheon BBN Technologies is developing crewaugmenting technologies.
“Our team is developing a virtual experience thatgives the crews of armored military vehicles greater
awareness of what’s going on outside the vehicle,
while also reducing their vulnerability to attack,”
said David Diller, GXV-T program manager for Raytheon BBN.
“We’re creating a three-dimensional model of the
environment in real time that gives users views of
their outside environment that would not normally
be possible from inside the vehicle.”
DARPA Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T) Crew Augmentation Simulation (Courtesy of DARPA)
Raytheon is developing new technology to provide
comprehensive situational awareness to troops inside windowless armored vehicles, as part of the
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
(DARPA)’s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXVT) program.
The goal of GXV-T is to improve the mobility and
survivability of armored vehicles without adding
more armor and weight.
DARPA is funding advanced technology development in four related areas: mobility enhancement,
agility for survivability, crew augmentation and signature management.
(DARPA’s Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T) program
seeks to develop groundbreaking technologies that would
make future armored fighting vehicles significantly more mobile, effective, safe and affordable. Courtesy of DARPA and
YouTube)
Artists Concept of the Ground X Vehicle (Courtesy of DARPA)
The Raytheon BBN technology uses lidar data to
create a 3D model of the environment, employing
high-definition video to produce a detailed, natural
rendering of the surroundings.
Additional sensors provide the precise location of
any incoming hostile fire, while blue-force position
updates locate friendly forces. Presenting all this
sensor data in a natural, intuitive interface improves
situational awareness while reducing the workload
for the crew and allowing them to focus on the most
relevant threats and challenges.
(Find out More about Raytheon BBN, courtesy of
National Medals and YouTube)
Raytheon BBN Technologies is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Raytheon Company.
Raytheon, is a technology and innovation leader
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