KEYWORDS: Video, Zoom lenses, Cameras, Data communications, Digital cameras, Near field optics, Digital recording, Global Positioning System, Wireless communications, Commercial off the shelf technology
Current US Army issued binoculars lack the digital capabilities of today’s electro-optic devices. By linking traditional optical binoculars with a smartphone, users can take advantage of the smartphone’s digital camera. Live images viewed through the binocular can be captured as an image or recorded as video in real time. Additional capabilities of the Smartphone can be utilized such as, digital zoom on top of the binoculars optical magnification, GPS for geo-tagging information, wireless communication for transmission of recorded data, etc. The linking of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) smartphones with optical based binoculars has shown enormous potential including persistent ISR capability. The paper discusses the demonstration, results and lessons learned of B-LINK-S applications.
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Ground/Air Multisensor Interoperability, Integration, and Networking for Persistent ISR IX
16 April 2018 | Orlando, FL, United States
Ground/Air Multisensor Interoperability, Integration, and Networking for Persistent ISR VIII
10 April 2017 | Anaheim, CA, United States
Ground/Air Multisensor Interoperability, Integration, and Networking for Persistent ISR VII
18 April 2016 | Baltimore, MD, United States
Ground/Air Multisensor Interoperability, Integration, and Networking for Persistent ISR VI
20 April 2015 | Baltimore, MD, United States
Ground/Air Multisensor Interoperability, Integration, and Networking for Persistent ISR V
5 May 2014 | Baltimore, MD, United States
Ground/Air Multisensor Interoperability, Integration, and Networking for Persistent ISR IV
29 April 2013 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Ground/Air Multisensor Interoperability, Integration, and Networking for Persistent ISR III
23 April 2012 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Ground/Air Multisensor Interoperability, Integration, and Networking for Persistent ISR II
26 April 2011 | Orlando, Florida, United States
Ground/Air Multi-Sensor Interoperability, Integration, and Networking for Persistent ISR
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