Body-worn optical wireless link to helmet mounted display

David W. Charlton; Malcolm A. Watson; Henry J. White

doi:10.1117/12.865124

26 October 2010 Body-worn optical wireless link to helmet mounted display

David W. Charlton, Malcolm A. Watson, Henry J. White

Proceedings Volume 7833, Unmanned/Unattended Sensors and Sensor Networks VII; 78330C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.865124
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2010, Toulouse, France

Abstract

This paper describes a prototype demonstration of a high bandwidth data link between the fuselage of an aircraft and a helmet mounted display. A single data receiver, powered by battery and equipped with a light-collecting optical antenna to increase optical gain, is worn on the body of the pilot, with a fast-modulated laser transmitter mounted in the pilot's seat area. The combination covered the expected range of body movement that a pilot typically undergoes during a flight. Uncompressed, ~140Mbps video data is streamed over the free-space link to a BAE Systems helmet mounted display (Q-Sight™) worn by the pilot.

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David W. Charlton, Malcolm A. Watson, and Henry J. White "Body-worn optical wireless link to helmet mounted display", Proc. SPIE 7833, Unmanned/Unattended Sensors and Sensor Networks VII, 78330C (26 October 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.865124

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