IPB

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

 
Reply to this topicStart new topic
> Neurohelmet?
MechWarrior Alex Thorn
post May 16 2007, 02:05 PM
Post #1



LEGIONNAIRES
Rank: MechWarrior



****

Group: LEGIONNAIRES
Posts: 175
Joined: 16-December 05
Member No.: 10





Okay so I was watching something today about a new Navy fighter. The new F-18 SuperHornet. Big deal right? I dont know. Thing is I think we are on our way to a neurohelmet here. The helmet used by the pilots actually responds to the head movements of the pilot. When the pilot turns his head sensors in the helmet actually relay information from the movement to a display in the visor. Not only this with the nod of the pilots head he can fire a weapon in the direction he is looking in. Thus allowing to attack while leaving the battlefield. I think this is pretty sweet and is even a step in the direction of an actual neurohelmet. I thought it was pretty cool so I thought I would share.


--------------------
Position : Mechwarrior
Callsign :
Current BattleMech : Marauder IIC (Wolf's Teeth) [Assault]
Loadout: 3x ER PPC, 2x Medium Pulse Laser, 4x ER Small Laser
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Captain Garrett Garland
post May 16 2007, 05:22 PM
Post #2



Captain | LEGIONNAIRES
Rank: Captain



Group Icon

Group: LEGIONNAIRES
Posts: 453
Joined: 16-December 05
From: Seattle, WA
Member No.: 3





I play a bit in the way of flight sims, and though I try not to let people see me doing this... I have a little thing that looks like a webcam on top of my monitor called a trackir. There's a little clip you attach to your headphones and it tracks three points of infared light to replicate your head movements in game. It is... for lack of a better word, incredible. It even works in an FPS, ArmA, but it's mostly for flight sims.


--------------------
Position : Captain | LEGIONNAIRES
Callsign : Fox
Current BattleMech : Shadow Hawk [55 tons] [97.2 km/h max] [120 meter jump range]
Loadout : [1x Rotary AC5] [1x LRM-20] [1x Medium Pulse Laser] [2x Streak SRM-2] [AMS] [CASE] [ECM] [JumpJets]
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Commodore Benjamin Maxwell
post May 17 2007, 12:57 AM
Post #3



LEGIONNAIRES Founder
Rank: Captain



Group Icon

Group: LEGIONNAIRES
Posts: 658
Joined: 15-December 05
From: Tau Ceti IV
Member No.: 1





QUOTE(Sergeant Alex Thorn @ May 16 2007, 03:05 PM) *

Okay so I was watching something today about a new Navy fighter. The new F-18 SuperHornet. Big deal right? I dont know. Thing is I think we are on our way to a neurohelmet here. The helmet used by the pilots actually responds to the head movements of the pilot. When the pilot turns his head sensors in the helmet actually relay information from the movement to a display in the visor. Not only this with the nod of the pilots head he can fire a weapon in the direction he is looking in. Thus allowing to attack while leaving the battlefield. I think this is pretty sweet and is even a step in the direction of an actual neurohelmet. I thought it was pretty cool so I thought I would share.


If I remember correctly, Apache attack helicopters are also equipped with similar technology, although I imagine the technology which you are describing has evolved quite a bit over that which is equipped aboard the choppers.

Thanks for sharing!


--------------------
Position: Senior Captain | Legionnaires
Current BattleMech: WHF-3B White Flame (Lothos) [Heavy - Quad]
Loadout: 1x Large Pulse Laser, 1x Medium Pulse Laser, 2x ER Medium Lasers, 1x Anti-Missile System, Jump Jets
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post

Reply to this topicStart new topic
2 User(s) are reading this topic (2 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 



Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 28th March 2024 - 10:55 AM


subBlack shadows and light edition © 2005 - DreamCaster
Original subBlack phpbb2 style by spectre