Military GPS handheld display development: past, present, and future

Alicia P. Shiel; Andrew D. Smothers

doi:10.1117/12.321802

14 September 1998 Military GPS handheld display development: past, present, and future

Alicia P. Shiel, Andrew D. Smothers

Proceedings Volume 3363, Cockpit Displays V: Displays for Defense Applications; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321802
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The military Precision Lightweight Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver or 'PLGR' hand-held product eliminated many technical barriers to bring a low cost 'commercial' transflective display to be a standard military issue. This low cost display, combined with silicone keypad, provides a human interface that has been extremely successful at a current rate of 190 units built per day. With the PLGR and more recent PLGR-II success in meeting the challenges of the military GPS market with a low-cost display, the PLGR is now a platform to provide affordable military-commercial display solutions for the future. The paper will provide technical background on the display provided for the initial GPS hand- held award and the technology changes that were based on the voice of the customer. The display performance in the areas of contrast, Night Vision Goggle (NVG) compatibility, backlighting, and off axis viewability will be presented. Current and future challenges in hand-held and vehicular GPS products will also be presented with possible applications of new display technologies.

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Alicia P. Shiel and Andrew D. Smothers "Military GPS handheld display development: past, present, and future", Proc. SPIE 3363, Cockpit Displays V: Displays for Defense Applications, (14 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321802

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