Teledyne FLIR announced it has won a development contract worth up to $15.7 million with the U.S. Defence Threat Reduction Agency’s Joint Science and Technology Office (DTRA JSTO) to develop novel battlefield threat mapping and visualisation tools.
The technology will allow the capability to digitally map hazardous material threats from sensor data and to ‘see’ their exact location via mixed reality on mobile phones, tablets, and Heads-Up Displays (HUDs).
Augmented reality (AR) display
Teledyne FLIR will work with partners to develop software that allows Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) hazards to be precisely located, measured, and mapped for viewing within the Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) suite of tools.
The threat map will be visualised in a ‘see-through’ augmented reality (AR) display by those running TAK on their electronics, as well as by futuristic HUD devices like the Integrated Visualisation Augmentation System (IVAS).
Real-time CBRN situational awareness
The project will allow future individuals equipped with IVAS to visualise chem-bio threats
Funded out of DTRA’s Digital Battlespace Management office, the programme’s goal is to provide improved real-time CBRN situational awareness and enable TAK users to see and avoid chemical and biological hazards. The project also will allow future individuals equipped with IVAS to visualise chem-bio threats and receive real-time decision support when performing reconnaissance and decontamination missions.
In addition, the programme further lays the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AR groundwork for the Army’s autonomous decontamination efforts.
Advanced detection and battlefield management technologies
“To protect our troops wherever they deploy, we need to leverage the most advanced detection and battlefield management technologies to counter the lethal risk posed by chemical and biological weapons,” said Dr. David Cullin, general manager of Teledyne FLIR’s Unmanned and Integrated Solutions business.
“We’re proud to lead this effort that will help our warfighters intuitively visualise dangerous chem-bio threats, while also advancing future capabilities tied to IVAS and autonomous robotic decontamination.”
Contract details
The contract will fund the development of a mission-flexible prototype consisting of networked chem-bio sensors and AR visualisation tools that DTRA will evaluate throughout several events.
The award comprises a 12-month base period, three 12-month options, plus other optional tasks. Work will be performed at Teledyne FLIR’s Pittsburgh site.
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