The evolution of Army wearable computers
Open Access
- 1 October 2002
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Pervasive Computing
- Vol. 1 (4), 30-40
- https://doi.org/10.1109/mprv.2002.1158276
Abstract
In 1989, the US Army envisioned a small wearable computer to assist soldiers with battlefield tasks. The concept has since grown from preliminary prototypes and a demonstration Soldier's Computer into the current Land Warrior program and proposals for future systems.Keywords
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