DAVD-HUD to be transitioned into operational system
Coda Octopus has entered into a Navy Cooperative Research Development Agreement (CRADA) to transition the prototype of the Divers Augmented Vision Display-Head Up Display system (DAVD-HUD) into a complete system that is ready for operational use, the company announced on 16 July.
The system will be used by Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD). The prototype DAVD-HUD, equipped with CODA’s real-time 3D visualisation software, has been successfully trialed and evaluated.
The first generation DAVD-HUD system along with an outline plan for the development of the second, third and fourth generations of the DAVD-HUD, were unveiled in June.
Under the terms of the CRADA, the company will transition the existing prototype to a first-generation operational system. Coda would then be granted an exclusive invention licensing agreement to produce and supply the complete system of software and hardware to the navy and military community.
Coda received US government funding for the development of the 3D visualisation software to be used with the DAVD prototype that used 2D imaging sonar data. The new scope of work extends to developing the second, third and fourth generations of the complete DAVD-HUD, including the helmet with electronics, as well as the real-time 3D sonar and 3D visualisation software.
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