Transcript Computers and the Military

Computers and Technology in the
Military
Melissa Arena
Robert Outlaw
Steve Fisher
Kelvin Jackson
Computers and Technology in the
Military
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Computer technology has helped develop
the accuracy of the military.
AMREL (FCD) is a big computer supplier for
the military.
It is used in all aspects of the military:
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Computers and Technology in the
Military
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Used in:
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Communications
Training
Aircraft Targeting Systems
Aircraft and Mine Detection
Testing
Battlefield Management
Biometrics Identification
Wearable Computers
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U.S. Armed Forces are adopting wearable
computers.
Devices that are attached or integrated into
an individual’s clothing.
Considered to be the electronic heart of the
soldier of the future.
Devices will be more rugged than a
commercial wearable.
Wearable Computers Cont.
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Missions are more critical than just scheduling
meetings or doing inventory.
Computers are being developed that are wired into
clothing.
Have the capabilities to:
– Track enemy targets
– Network the soldier with air, land, and sea forces
– Monitor his/her physical health
– Translate native language
Wearable Computers Cont.
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Offer awareness to the infantry solider
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Help separate friend from foe
Will help infantry men use digitally distributed
orders, maps, and intelligence.
Must be light, rugged, easy to use.
Has several different inputs:
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Keyboard
Biometrics
A display in view of the user
Wearable Computers Cont.
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Becoming very common among utility
linemen, telecommunications technicians,
aircraft mechanics, and medical personnel.
Play a role in simulated exercises to retrieve
hostages.
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Devices relay data from unmanned aerial vehicles
and from other units to tell soldiers where the
enemy and the hostages are.
Market Potential
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Market should grow
to about $560 million
worldwide by 2008.
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Government/Military/
Homeland Security
applications would
take up abut $74
million.
Land Warrior
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Integrates everything the foot soldier wears
and carries into a close-combat fighting
system.
Enhances his situational awareness, lethality,
and survivability.
Uses Microsoft 2000
Straps to the soldier’s lower back.
If lost, can still continue
Land Warrior Cont.
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Can receive updates with new maps and
orders that are viewed on a monocular
helmet mounted display.
Can see where they stand in relation to other
squad or platoon members.
Can find out enemy positions.
Land Warrior Cont.
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Through the helmet mounted display:
– Computer generated data
– Digital maps
– Intelligence Information
– Troop locations
– Imagery
Land Warrior Cont.
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Controls menu-driven displays from a touch
control unit on his chest strap.
Or with two buttons near his trigger finger
that enable him to maintain a firing position.
Offers protection from code viruses, worms,
and malicious codes.
As well as system power management.
Land Warrior Cont.
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Can resist wear and tear, as well as thermal
hazards.
Do not have ballistic protection.
Casing and rugged material however, may
offer additional bulletproof protection to the
solider.
Squad leaders have handheld displays with
wrist mounted keyboards.
Objective Force Warrior
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Seeks to improve on Land Warrior beyond
2010.
Develop wearable computers to almost be
part of the soldier’s skin.
Get to the point where the individual doesn’t
know it is there.
Biggest Challenge
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Sufficient power without generating excess heat.
Objective Force Warrior Cont.
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Spread heat throughout the uniform
Give the main power source odd shapes so it
doesn’t draw the attention of enemy sensors.
Second biggest challenge:
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Short battery life
Looking into air batteries which work on air
and water
Still have reliability issues and fuel cells.
Objective Force Warrior Cont.
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Future capabilities include:
– Facial recognition
– Language translation
Goal is to have a device that
interprets a language and feeds
it back to the operator in
English.
Wiring in the Clothing
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Exploring ways to weave
electric wires and fiber optics
into textile materials.
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Not be bothersome weight or
bulk.
Fiber Keyboard
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Keyboard would be pressure sensitive
Not touch sensitive
Land Warrior’s soldier control unit is a box
that sits on the chest.
Goal: to produce a keypad on the sleeve
Microvision
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Nomad helmet mounted display enables the
commander to keep his head outside the
vehicle.
Provides electronic information that is visible
under all lighting conditions
Enables the leader to remain aware of the
situation without having to duck into the
vehicle.
General Dynamics
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Providing the U.S. Air Force with 10
prototype tablet computers
Powered by direct liquid fuel cells
Potential replacement for the service’s
current ground air traffic control computers.
Trying to accomplish compatibility with night
vision goggles, increase daylight readability,
able the computer to boot in stealth mode
without audio or video detection, and to
operate with a passive touch screen.
Navy
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Computers have changed the way the Navy
operates.
Has drastically helped to improve navigation.
The Navy uses Sonar
Also uses G.P.S. (global positioning system)
Sonar
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SOund NAvigation and Ranging
Method or equipment for determining the
presence, location, or nature of objects in the
sea, by underwater sound.
Sonar can be:
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Active in operation
Passive in operation
Sonar Cont.
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Why use Sonar?
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Electromagnetic waves
don’t travel well through
water.
Sounds waves do.
 High speed and long
range.
Sound energy is primary
means of detection and
communication.
Sonar Cont.
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Active Sonar:
– Emits pulses of sounds waves.
– Reflect off the target and return to the ship.
– Computers can quickly calculate distance
between the submarine and the target.
Passive Sonar:
– Involves listening to sounds generated by
target.
Global Positioning System (G.P.S.)
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Use G.P.S. to navigate in the sea or ocean.
Determines longitude and latitude.
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Does not work when the submarine is under
water.
Inertial Guidance Systems
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Keep track of the ship’s motion from a fixed
starting point
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 A rotating
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wheel that maintains stabilization.
Accurate to 150 hours of operation
Must be re-aligned by other surface
dependent navigational systems
– GPS / Radio / Radar / Satellite
Computers in the Army
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New program called FCS (Future Combat
Systems)
Renovate the entire army.
New vehicles, radio system, and weapons.
FCS Vehicles
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Transport
Tanks
Artillery
Recon vehicles
What FCS Vehicles Do.
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Transport vehicles will transport soldiers and
supplies where they need to be either remotely or by
following one other vehicle that knows where it is
going.
FCS Tanks will be unmanned, small, and versatile.
FCS Artillery will be able to hit targets from nondirect line of sight locations with extreme accuracy.
FCS Recon vehicles will be remotely controlled,
small, and fast. They will be able to report enemy
positions, movement, and numbers better than
anything that that army has now.
“Jitters”
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New communication system for the entire
military.
“Jitters” is trying to connect the entire military
into one big communication system.
Allows extreme accuracy for aerial assaults
covering troops and better communication
between troops.
Attacks executed with better precision.
FCS Weapons
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Self propelled ammunition will be used to
extend range of weapons and power of
weapons.
Armed Robotic Vehicle (ARV) comes in 2
versions, reconnaissance and assault.
Many, many, many more.
U.S. Air Force
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Much of the computer technology the Air
Force uses is in …
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Cockpit Systems
Weapon Systems
Lasers
Inside The Planes
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The Air Force uses high tech computer /
technology systems for better maneuvering,
combat control, and weapon precision.
Some Of The Planes….
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The F-16 is one of the
most common types of
planes the air force uses.
the pilot has excellent
flight control through its
"fly-by-wire" system
a highly accurate inertial
navigation system in
which a computer
provides steering
information to the pilot
More of the planes….
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The B-1B Lancer is another very
common plane.
offensive avionics system includes
high-resolution synthetic aperture
radar, capable of tracking,
targeting and engaging moving
vehicles as well as self-targeting
and terrain-following modes
Also has an extremely accurate
Global Positioning System-aided
Inertial Navigation System
Even More Planes
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F-117 Nighthawk is one of
the more rare planes.
World’s first operational
aircraft designed to exploit
low-observable stealth
technology.
Equipped with
sophisticated navigation
and laser guided
weapons.
Weapons
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The AGM-130 is a powerful
Air to surface missile.
Equipped with either a
television or an imaging
infrared seeker and data
link.
The seeker provides the
launch aircraft a visual
presentation of the target
as seen from the weapon.
More weapons
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The AGM-65 Maverick is
similar to the 130.
equipped with an electrooptical television guidance
system.
B also has a screen
magnification capability that
enables the pilot to identify
and lock on smaller and
more distant targets
Even More Weapons!
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The AIM 9 Sidewinder
is an air to air missile
Equipped with with an
infrared homing
system.
Laser Tools
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Pocket Laser
Communicator.
lightweight, compact
semiconductor laser
device capable of
transmitting & receiving
secure voice
communications without
radio frequency
transmission
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Laser Medical Pen
provides a physician
or paramedic with a
unique, compact,
portable, batteryoperated laser
capability.
The laser can cut
like a scalpel as well
as coagulate
bleeding.