Embedded Virtual Driver Training Technologies

Oasis will develop a driver’s periscope capable of switching between 1) the normal optical view of the battlefield, 2) a synthetic image for displaying sensor imagery or a simulated battlefield, and 3) a combined view similar to an aircraft Heads Up Display (HUD). Oasis has already developed a prototype of such a device and its design is unique in that it has no moving parts, increasing reliability. The objectives of this SBIR program will be to adapt the existing design to a driver’s periscope of a current force vehicle, integrate it with night vision sensors, and collimate the display image. In Phase I, Oasis will identify design options, evaluate the feasibility and relative merits of those options, develop the conceptual design, and prototype the collimating optics components. Phase II will produce a fully functional prototype.