Iron Man meets Aquaman as Navy turns to augmented reality
Dubbed the Divers Augmented Vision Display, the augmented reality technology is embedded directly inside the helmet.
"By building this [heads up display] directly inside the dive helmet, instead of attaching a display on the outside, it can provide a capability similar to something from an Ironman movie," Dennis Gallagher, the Navy's Underwater Systems Development Project Engineer, said in a statement. "You have everything you visually need right there within the helmet."
The smart helmet has been demonstrated to about 20 military divers so far.
The Navy expects to conduct in-water simulation testing in October, with expanded field testing set for 2017.
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