CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct.10, 2016
/PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) 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
(GXV-T) 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. Raytheon BBN Technologies is developing
crew-augmenting technologies.
"Our team is developing a virtual experience that gives 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."
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.
Raytheon BBN Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Raytheon Company.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2015 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees, is
a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 94 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration, C5I™
products and services, sensing, effects, and mission support for
customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in
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