#3 Here is something also of importance now being developed
Seeing through the future
Four years later, Lumus, which is based in Rehovot, has developed a promising technology that can be used to create personal, wearable, near-to-eye virtual screens for mobile applications.
This will make it even better for the user who will be able to see the video without taking his eyes off the terrain.
The LOE – a small, flat, transparent optical plate – transforms small images into large images, with a large field of view. Images from small and miniature sources, such as LCD, LCoS or OLED devices, are projected into the plate, and a set of reflective components reconstruct and project them directly into the viewer's eye. |
Wrist video display for overhead UAV real-time video feeds...Last Summer, the Israeli company Tadiran Spectalink revealed one of the more successful information tools used in recent Israeli counter-terrorist operations. The system, called V-Rambo (Video Receiver And Monitor for Battlefield Operations), is a 3x3 inch color video screen, with a wireless communications link to overhead UAVs. The battery powered system is worn on the wrist and provides the user with live video (at 30 frames a second) from the UAV overhead. The receiver, battery and antenna are carried on the soldiers web equipment or jacket. V-Rambo can also display digital maps. The Israeli manufacturer is trying to sell the system to foreign armed forces, most likely American. V-Rambo proved very useful in counter-terrorist operations, allowing small groups of soldiers to be led by officers or NCOs equipped with a real time video of the surrounding terrain. This put enemy fighters at a big disadvantage, and reduced the risk of friendly fire incidents. A vehicle version of V-Rambo uses a five inch color screen. V-Rambo can, of course, accept video feeds from any ground or air based source.