Off the Shelf, Onto the Beach Commercial GPS in Amphibious Combat Vehicles

Abstract

Operation of amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) in combat operations is one of the most arduous land navigation challenges faced by military forces. The U.S. Marine Corps' landing craft currently lacks an integrated navigational system. Consequently, AAV drivers have only a small viewing portal, with a dangerous blind spot, through which to see where they are going and the terrain, personnel, obstacles, and perils surrounding them. Their ability to attend to outside visual cues, such as marker buoys, may be seriously diminished by physical barriers such as sea spray, darkness, fog, and other factors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA495152

Entities

People

  • Marlin Gendron
  • Maura Lohrenz
  • Richard Mang
  • Stephanie Edwards

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Vehicles
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Land Navigation
  • Landing Craft
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Military Research
  • Military Standards
  • Mississippi
  • Mobile Devices
  • Navigation
  • Standards
  • United States
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

  • Space