Photonics in military applications – the use of AR-VR
It is no surprise that the Military is using AR-VR for different purposes. According to the article “Virtual Reality in Military by Nadia Kovach “, it is used in Training since “about 1 in 20 soldiers deaths happen during training” The training types that she identifies are “Immersive Training and situational awareness”. These virtual boot camps include “head-mounted display with motion tracker, special load-bearing vest, body motion tracker, and training weapons” Here is where photonics is playing an important role.
Other areas of use are:
Medical training since military medical teams need to work quickly and professionally in a dangerous circumstance.
Military training, VR-Simulators help pilots train for air battles and navy simulators in ship handling.
Therapy, VR is also used in treating PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).
On October 9, 2020, an announcement was made that:” A new $600 million round of funding by the US Department of Defense (DOD) is being made available for testing military-grade and industrial-grade 5G. The investment will go into smart logistics and industrial AR and VR systems, alongside combat-orientated aircraft and missile, communications and training of the US military”.
The number of military AR-VR projects is increasing it is expected to grow and even generate a significant revenue “By 2025 a revenue of $1.4billion”.
The globall AR-VR market is expected to grow as the latest stamen shows:
“NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2020/PRNewswire/ — One of the major reasons behind the huge 42.9% CAGR that is set to be witnessed in the global augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) market between 2020 and 2030 is the increase in the sales of tablets and smartphones. As a result, the industry revenue would grow from $37.0 billion in 2019 to more than $1,274.4 billion in 2030! Between 2019 and 2020, the number of smartphone users on this planet is expected to increase by 9.3%, to 3.5 billion, according to the research report published by P&S Intelligence.”
Link: https://thinkmobiles.com/blog/virtual-reality-military/
Link: https://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-ar-vr-market-set-witness-huge-growth-through-/2020/10/13/9236249.htm
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