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Augmented vision helmet helps deep-sea divers work in the murk
Augmented reality comes to deep-sea divers, thanks to the US Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Coda Octopus's Divers Augmented Vision Display (DAVD) system. The setup turns any standard diving hard helmet into a digital information center.
If you've ever done any casual holiday scuba diving in places like the Bahamas, or watched undersea documentaries, it's easy to get the impression that being underwater is all clear water, white sand, and coral reefs populated by charming tropical fish. It can provide the diver with readouts of depth, pressure, dive timers, gas reserve levels, compass headings, 3D sonar maps and 3D models, navigation instructions including waypoints, images, insert video feeds, and technical manuals. The system has been used in a number of operations, including recovery efforts in the wake of the 2023 Maui wildfires, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, and inspection of the USS Arizona war memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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