Augmented Reality and 3D 360-Vision

We need a better vision system for thewe took all these devices and put them above us
battlespace; an augmented reality 360-degree 3Das we motivated ourselves within this new 5D
device would solve many problems. This deviceenvironment? Projecting visual imagery from 40
could be very useful in wartime while flying ameters above us like a bird's eye view looking
helicopter and much has been studied and manydown onto the events we are in fact immersed
innovations have occurred with HUD in aviation.in? This could be done easily with technology such
Whereas 360-degree informational awareness isas clear balloons, UAVs, MAVs, SmartDust,
of value, even more valuable would be aNet-Centric Zoom images from Satellite, AWACS
disassociated informational awareness.or other future device. Much work is being done in
If you study Zen and the masters of that levelthe field of aviation and combat Heads Up
of thought and awareness, one could haveDisplays or HUD.
complete awareness of 200 meters on any sideIt might also be done by using a projected beam
of a road during ones travels, this of courseparallel to the ground or slightly tilted and bouncing
would be of value if you were walking thru aother waves off of the artificially created ceiling.
jungle with lions and tigers which were hungry. It(have drawings if this abstract thought causes a
would be equally important to you if you were inlapse in understanding). The waves bouncing off
heavy traffic on the freeway, crossing anthis barrier hit the surface and locate all objects
intersection, walking down a dark alley in an innerand record information, such as the heat,
city, doing patrols in Baghdad or playing a sport.frequencies associated with and molecular
One might liken it to being in the zone. And withstructure of each. All this could be possible with a
new infrared devices, sonar, heat sensors, it islittle re-engineering of our current night vision
possible to have all this and more thru devices,systems, HUD systems, Virtual Reality goggles
which interact, interpret and deliver the data toand hooking them to a completely computer
the brain for the user.enhanced brain interface. We can better Mother
Thus human-computer component interfaces canNature's Design. Think about it.
make us better at what we do. Now then what if