Title :
The evolution of Army wearable computers
Author :
Zieniewicz, Matthew J. ; Johnson, Douglas C. ; Wong, Douglas C. ; Flatt, John D.
Abstract :
In 1989, the US Army envisioned a small wearable computer to assist soldiers with battlefield tasks. The concept has since grown from preliminary prototypes and a demonstration Soldier´s Computer into the current Land Warrior program and proposals for future systems.
Keywords :
military computing; mobile computing; wearable computers; Army wearable computers; Land Warrior program; Soldier´s Computer; US Army; battlefield tasks; Application software; Computer architecture; Computer displays; Global Positioning System; History; Military computing; Process design; Protection; Prototypes; Wearable computers;
Journal_Title :
Pervasive Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPRV.2002.1158276
