Het Texaanse Tracking Point, een bedrijf dat precisietechnologie ontwikkelt voor vuurwapens, heeft een app ontwikkeld die Google Glass combineert met een Precision Guided Firearm (PGF) en gebruikers toelaat doelwitten te raken die buiten hun gezichtsveld liggen. Op die manier zou de schutter ook beschermd worden tegen nabijgelegen schutters.
Het bedrijf gaf woensdag een YouTube-video vrij waarin het systeem - dat de naam ShotView meekreeg - wordt gedemonstreerd. De boodschap is simpel:
PGF’s bieden schutters in combinatie met Google Glass nooit geziene voordelen, zoals de mogelijkheid om doelwitten te raken die buiten het gezichtsveld liggen, vanachter lage muren of over barricades te schieten en tegelijkertijd van een uitzonderlijke dekking te genieten.”
ShotView streamt video’s vanuit de Head up Display (een cameraatje dat op het wapen wordt gemonteerd) naar WiFi of bluetooth. De beelden worden dan rechtstreeks naar smartphones, tablets, maar ook naar draagbare brillen als Google Glass gestuurd.
Volgens Tracking Point wordt de app verder uitgetest alvorens hij zal worden gecommercialiseerd. Het bedrijf heeft geen plannen om de app op de consumentenmarkt te brengen. Tracking Point levert al verschillende precisievuurwapens aan het Amerikaanse leger. Google Glass is evenmin een onbekende van het Amerikaanse defensie-apparaat. Op dit moment worden met de bril testen uitgevoerd voor gebruik in oorlogsscenario’s
Bron : www.Express.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itdwWvAnNx4
Gepubliceerd op 4 jun. 2014
Learn more: http://tracking-point.com
TrackingPoint, the worldwide leader in advanced firearms technology, has released a video from their Labs department that demonstrates the use of wearable technology along with a Precision Guided Firearm (PGF). PGF technology makes use of a bevy of sensors to make highly accurate ballistic calculations, taking into account wind, elevation, pressure, and more in real time. TrackingPoint's PGFs enable shooters to lock on and accurately hit moving targets at up to 1200 yards. The video showcases the companies R&D testing of their Shotview streaming app for mobile devices, paired with consumer wearable technology.
When paired with wearable technology, PGFs can provide unprecedented benefits to shooters, such as the ability to shoot around corners, from behind low walls, and from other positions that provide exceptional cover. Without PGF technology, such positions would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to fire from.
The video demonstrates how wearable technology could enhance a shooter's ability to engage targets on the battlefield. Similar to a fighter jet's head's-up display (HUD), the wearable PGF technology provides the shooter with visual aids to improve the aiming and shooting process. TrackingPoint's ShotView system can be used to stream video to smartphones or tablets. With wearable technology, the ShotView system could be even more tightly integrated into the shooting experience.
Through the PGF's ShotView video stream on the HUD, the shooter can easily see such important variables as range to target, shot angle, rifle cant, compass direction, battery life, and zoom setting, all without looking away or diverting their attention. Clearly, the advent of wearable technology has unlocked the potential for firearms to be used in all new ways.
TrackingPoint is an Austin, Texas based applied technology company specializing in integrating advanced technology into battle-proven firearms. TrackingPoint PGFs use jet fighter lock and launch technology to ensure small arm accuracy at great distances. Available now, TrackingPoint's AR series and long-range bolt-action rifles enable even novice shooters to hit targets with pinpoint accuracy out to 1200 yards. TrackingPoint has shipped hundreds of PGFs to hunters and sport shooters around the country.
For more information or to speak with a sales agent, visit
http://www.Tracking-Point.com
To be the first to receive TrackingPoint information, subscribe at Tracking-Point.com.
Blog: ShotMade.com
Facebook.com/TrackingPoint
Twitter: @TrackingPoint
TrackingPoint, the worldwide leader in advanced firearms technology, has released a video from their Labs department that demonstrates the use of wearable technology along with a Precision Guided Firearm (PGF). PGF technology makes use of a bevy of sensors to make highly accurate ballistic calculations, taking into account wind, elevation, pressure, and more in real time. TrackingPoint's PGFs enable shooters to lock on and accurately hit moving targets at up to 1200 yards. The video showcases the companies R&D testing of their Shotview streaming app for mobile devices, paired with consumer wearable technology.
When paired with wearable technology, PGFs can provide unprecedented benefits to shooters, such as the ability to shoot around corners, from behind low walls, and from other positions that provide exceptional cover. Without PGF technology, such positions would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to fire from.
The video demonstrates how wearable technology could enhance a shooter's ability to engage targets on the battlefield. Similar to a fighter jet's head's-up display (HUD), the wearable PGF technology provides the shooter with visual aids to improve the aiming and shooting process. TrackingPoint's ShotView system can be used to stream video to smartphones or tablets. With wearable technology, the ShotView system could be even more tightly integrated into the shooting experience.
Through the PGF's ShotView video stream on the HUD, the shooter can easily see such important variables as range to target, shot angle, rifle cant, compass direction, battery life, and zoom setting, all without looking away or diverting their attention. Clearly, the advent of wearable technology has unlocked the potential for firearms to be used in all new ways.
TrackingPoint is an Austin, Texas based applied technology company specializing in integrating advanced technology into battle-proven firearms. TrackingPoint PGFs use jet fighter lock and launch technology to ensure small arm accuracy at great distances. Available now, TrackingPoint's AR series and long-range bolt-action rifles enable even novice shooters to hit targets with pinpoint accuracy out to 1200 yards. TrackingPoint has shipped hundreds of PGFs to hunters and sport shooters around the country.
For more information or to speak with a sales agent, visit
http://www.Tracking-Point.com
To be the first to receive TrackingPoint information, subscribe at Tracking-Point.com.
Blog: ShotMade.com
Facebook.com/TrackingPoint
Twitter: @TrackingPoint
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