Night vision
situational awareness
system for soldiers

More than 35 embedded sensors for cutting-edge
situational awareness system and soldier’s health

A concentration of technology !

HMSD (Helmet Mounted Sight & Display)
OST (Optical See Through)
Dark night vision (NATO level 5)
Wide (80°) & unobstructed field of view (minimum blind spot)
Thermal/visible fusion
Threat detection at 360°
Lightweight and better balanced than NVGs
10 hours mission

EXAMPLES OF MISSIONS

URBAN COMBAT IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT

Neutralize enemy forces in dense architectural environments (buildings, basements, floors).
Protection of teammates and civilians.
Efficient coordination in a confined environment.

PROGRESSION IN ISOLATED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN

Move discreetly and efficiently over steep, unstable or dangerous terrain.
Maintain group cohesion despite dispersion.
Anticipate and react to extreme environmental conditions.

CLANDESTINE RECONNAISSANCE IN DEEP NIGHT

Observe and identify enemy targets without being detected.
Collect visual, environmental and tactical information.
Transmit or store intelligence data in real time.

INFILTRATION AND SABOTAGE OF ENEMY POSITIONS

Observe and identify enemy targets without being detected.
Collect visual, environmental and tactical information.
Transmit or store intelligence data in real time.

COORDINATED NIGHT ASSAULT

Attack several points simultaneously in the dark.
Maintain coordination and identification of allies.
Remove enemy defenses in the first shock.

EVACUATING A WOUNDED SOLDIER UNDER FIRE

Locate, stabilize and extract a wounded combatant in a hostile zone.
Maintain vital functions during evacuation.
Coordinate with an extraction vector (drone, vehicle, chopper).

CROWD CONTROL IN ZONES OF INSTABILITY

Maintain order and protect the population.
Identify troublemakers in dense crowds.
Remain non-lethal and non-intrusive.

DEFENCE OF A FIXED STRATEGIC POINT

Prevent access to or takeover of a sensitive point (forward HQ, ammunition depot, communications relay).
Continuously monitor approaches to the perimeter.

OPERATION IN CBRNe ENVIRONMENT

Carry out an operation or reconnaissance in a contaminated environment.
Survive and detect CBRN threats.

SETTING UP A TEMPORARY BASE

Create a secure base in a potentially hostile environment.
Install communication and surveillance systems quickly.

INTERCEPTION OF A TARGET CONVOY OR PERSON

Intercept a fast-moving target.
Reduce collateral damage.

DETECTION AND NEUTRALIZATION OF BOOBY TRAPS, IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES (IEDS) AND ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES

Locate concealed or remotely triggered IEDs.
Identify electronic devices or chemical triggers.
Neutralize or avoid these threats.

RESCUE OR RECOVERY OF CRITICAL INFORMATION

Extract an individual or sensitive data (computer, document, hard disk)
Ensure the integrity of the data or the life of the target.

Features

Features related to ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION

Night + LWIR/Thermal + 3D vision
Blue force localization (avoid blue-on-blue)
Navigation (GNSS)
Others sensors : temperature, pressure, humidity, toxic gaz, particulate matters

Features related to THE SOLDIER’S STATE OF HEALTH

Health monitoring & predictive status :

External body temperature, brain activity / BCI, soldier’s attention (gaze tracking), pupillometry, heart rate variability, blood oxymetry, head & body movement, perspiration

Features related to INTERCONNECTION WITH SOLDIERS OR OBJETS

Vision of remote tactical optronics (vis/IR cam on a weapon/UAV/UGV, wireless spy cam)

Our partners

Characteristics

OMNI SENSE UNIT (OSU)

ENVIRONMENT

1) Scene view sensors
> Night vision 1.3Mpx (NATO level 5), 80° HFoV
> Thermal IR 640x480px, 80° HFoV
> 3x Color/VNIR 5.1Mpx : 360° threat detection
> 3D : scene depth sensing

2) Atmosphere
> Temperature
> Pressure
> Humidity
> Toxic gaz
> Particulate matters
> Barometer

3) Microphones
> Gunshoot and threat sound detection & localization

4) Navigation
> GNSS, IMU

SOLDIER’S PHYSIOLOGY

1) Eye
> Gaze tracking : target, scene designation, soldier’s attention
> Oculometry : pupil diameter, eyelids positions and blinking

2) Cardiac
> Heart : heart pulse rate, Heart Rate Variability [HRV]
> Respiratory : blood oxymetry

3) Brain
> Electrical brain activity : cognitive charge, fatigue, stress
> Brain Control Interface (BCI)

4) Body
> Head : global orientation & head movement
> Torso : body movement
> Body skeletal posture
> Temperature : external body temperature
> Perspiration / lactate / glucose

VIDEO PROCESSING UNIT (VPU)

Image analysis processor
1000Tops FP8 SoC (CPU+GPU+NPU)

Image processor and data stream muxer
FPGA

Operating system
Linux based

Memory – storage
Embedded SSD : 4TByte

RF communication / GNSS
Embedded WIFI/BT RF link
Ultra wide Band (UWB)
Optional : GNSS, 4G broadband or private SDR μcell

Links
• IP Network link : ethernet type | 1Gbits/s
• USB link to any USB device : USB3.2 gen.2 speed | 10Gbits/s
• High speed link with HeadZone OST-HMSD : RX/TX serdes differential link NVType-C | 10Gbit/s (bidirectional)
• 3x High speed link with additional camera : RX/TX serdes differential link | 10Gbit/s (bidirectional)