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Synopsis:
Current military operations are focusing efforts on
urban and asymmetric warfare, as well as distributed operations, but
small unit leaders lack the capability to issue commands and share
mission-relevant information in an urban environment non-line-of-sight.
Various factors that can impact mission effectiveness and tempo of
operations are:
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leaders communicate by shouting and hand signals,
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teams operate within earshot and line-of-sight,
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intra-squad radios are hard to hear, and
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leaders must stop to use handheld displays.
Military operations in the urban terrain (extensive
areas with hostile forces, non-combatant populations, and complex
infrastructure) require special capabilities and agility to conduct
close-combat operations under highly dynamic, adverse conditions. In
short, tactical leaders need the ability to adapt on the move,
coordinate small unit actions and execute commands across a wider area
of engagement. Significant tactical advantages could be realized through
the small unit leader’s ability to intuitively generate/route commands
and timely actionable combat information to the appropriate team or
individual warfighter in a readily understood format that avoids
information overload.
Thus, the goal of the ULTRA-Vis program is to enable the small unit
commander to disseminate commands and actionable combat information over
a wider area to support distributed, non-linear, operations. To
accomplish this goal, the ULTRA-Vis program will be focused on:
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developing information processing techniques to
recognize/interpret a small unit leader’s gesture/ voice commands,
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develop techniques to create/disseminate/display
geo-registered icons and actionable combat information for Fire Team
Leaders/Dismount Warfighters in real time over an existing soldier
radio network, and
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developing/integrating the necessary critical
enabling technologies, such as 1) a low profile, see-through
display, and 2) demonstrating multi-modal iconic C2 in a NLOS, urban
environment with prototype systems.
Contracting Office Address:
3701 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, Virginia 22203-1714
Primary Point of Contact:
IPTO BAA Coordinator
see_admin_address@announcement.mil
Phone: XXXXXXXXXX
Fax: XXXXXXXXXX
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