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“Autonomy is one of UND’s Grand Challenges – one of the best ways for UND to help diversify North Dakota’s economy and enrich the quality of life,” he said. Mark Askelson, Executive Director of UND’s Research Institute for Autonomous Systems, agreed. Moreover, projects such as this one act as catalysts, enabling UND to grow its augmented-reality capabilities, pursue other projects and make important connections that otherwise would not be possible, Neubert said. “There will be no one with any more advanced technology than we’ll have, as this project proceeds.” “With this work, UND is going to be right at the cutting edge of Heads-Up Display technology,” Neubert continued. So operators can drive without lights at night, if they have to, or through dust storms or fog. “The operator will be able to see road edges, buildings, obstacles, people, and so on. “The goal is that when the operator looks through the windscreen, he or she will see an augmented view of the world,” said Jeremiah Neubert, professor of mechanical engineering at UND and principal investigator on the Humvee project.
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This involves determining the best methods for collecting available battlefield data, maintaining its security and displaying it in a manner that provides full battlefield situational awareness. The project’s goal is to enable soldiers operating or riding in Humvees, aka High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, to view a broad range of battlefield data visually represented as an AR heads-up display on the windshield. The Department of Defense has awarded a contract for $5 million to UND and its research partners, AM General and ARA, to develop augmented reality (AR) systems for Army ground vehicles, Sen.
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The University of North Dakota, already a national leader in developing technology for unmanned aircraft, now is bringing its autonomous-technology expertise to ground vehicles – specifically, the Humvee, the iconic tactical vehicle widely used by the U.S. UND will use the vehicle as a platform for developing an augmented-reality system for Humvees. Published in: Grand Challenges, RIAS Department of Defense contract builds on University’s expertise in autonomous systems to include ground vehicles John Mihelich (L), UND’s vice president for research and economic development, stands with Mark Askelson, executive director of UND’s Research Institute for Autonomous Systems, by the trailer as UND accepts delivery of a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle or Humvee in September 2020.