Lodestar

LODESTAR (Live Operational Data Enhancement for Situational Awareness Through Augmented Reality) is a soldier system which aims to give to the soldier informations about all his surroundings thanks to a panopli of sensors. It also evaluate the physiological condition of the user. And it has a C4ISR aim to inform commandant of live mission process.

It is divided in 4 zones :

• Head zone : AR (augmented reality) HMSD-OST (helmet Mounted Sight Display – Optical See Through) with cameras, IMU, LiDaR, displays, physiological sensors, headsets etc.
• Torso zone : a nano body worn calculator for image processing, recording, streaming, SLAM, GNSS, Battery, radio, HMI, recognize forms, people, mines, etc. thanks to AI
• Weapon zone : optic, camra, IMU, connected wirelessly connected to the Torso Zone (Ultra Wide Band (UWB))
• External zone : UAV with VSA (Visual Situation Awareness) system, connected to the soldier

More information on the European Defence Fund website

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This project has received funding from the European Defence Fund (EDF) under grant agreement no. 101102526