5 ms·
> "VR helmets," AR, not VR, right? Pretty sure they were doing that in helicopters years ago. Doesn't the Apache have a 30mm autocannon slaved to the pilot
by darkpuma 7y ago
> "VR helmets,"
AR, not VR, right? Pretty sure they were doing that in helicopters years ago. Doesn't the Apache have a 30mm autocannon slaved to the pilot's helmet display, such that it shoots where the pilot looks? I'm no helmet geek, but I think that stuff came out in the 80s.
I suppose the F-35's implementation is cooler, on account of being newer, but it doesn't seem earth shattering to me.
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- whenchamenia 7y agoSure, they are both ar. But one is about as nice as a virtual boy, while the f35 is an occulous. Huge differince in tech.
- TeMPOraL 7y ago> AR, not VR, right? Probably depends, but the way I see it, AR is when you pass the world through but draw stuff on top of it, whereas VR means replacing what you see wholesale. So for instance, a HUD is AR, and F-35 helmet is VR.
- baud147258 7y ago> Apache have a 30mm autocannon slaved to the pilot's helmet display, such that it shoots where the pilot looks The same system also exists for the Eurocopter Tiger