With all enablers viewed and controlled through MVD and plenty of processing headroom, MVD has great potential for future growth into previously unreach- able areas that use a number of separate enablers. For example, MVD contains a plug-in that can slew a high-magnifi- cation sensor to a specific spot simply by touching the wide field-of-view video displayed on another enabler, allowing operators to perform roadway and road- side threat detection at extended ranges while moving. MVD can also transform the outputs of all enablers into the same geospatial coordinate system and has the processing power to perform detection and tracking algorithms on them, which means it can be used algorithmically to aid operators in detecting threats.
CONCLUSION With the multiple improvements it repre- sents in capability, as well as the built-in processing headroom that provides for future capability growth, MVD was PdM AMS’ natural choice to be the dis- play system in the MMPV Type II POR. It will improve communication within the MMPV Type II vehicle crew and decrease the time spent searching for sus- pected explosive hazards, allowing route clearance teams to become more efficient while keeping them safer when perform- ing their mission.
Tis system has the potential to tap into many of the combat developers’ future capability production document programs and tie them together while improving the way that route clearance will be done in the future. Te stovepiped method of adding new capabilities and sensors is gone, replaced by the “tablet- like” capability of the MVD. Te benefits of the MVD system don’t stop there, either; MVD has the potential to affect all DOD ground vehicles with sensors by acting as the operator’s display, thereby
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The current crew station includes separate displays for each of the enablers in use, including imaging sensors, weapon systems and communications equipment, limiting room for future capability growth and creating integration challenges.
achieving substantial SWAP reductions and saving money.
For more information, please contact Sean Jellish (
sean.m.jellish.civ@
mail.mil) or Brian Wilson (
brian.j.wilson90.civ@
mail.mil)
MR. SEAN JELLISH is the lead engineer on the MVD program at NVESD, Fort Belvoir, VA. He
in electrical engineering and a B.S. in computer science and electrical engineering from the University of Virginia. He is Level III certified in systems engineering and is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps.
MR. BRIAN WILSON is the engineer- specializes in algorithm
development, embedded processing, hardware and software architectures and mobile programming. He has an M.S.
ing team leader for the system integration of route clearance vehicle enablers at PdM AMS. He holds an M.S. in engineering management from the University of Michi- gan and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from University of Detroit Mercy. He is Level III certified in systems engineering and is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps.
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