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Article: Inside the hatch: coming soon: cockpits in combat trucks.(Tactical Vehicles)(Cover story)
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- National Defense
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- February 1, 2009
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Soldiers would like to control their vehicle-based technologies--sensors, communications, blue force tracking and weapons--from a single interface, just as civilians access multiple programs from their desktop computers.
The answer may come in the form of cockpit-like technology that could turn plain humvees into multimedia hubs. It also would allow soldiers to control sensors and weapons from the safety of their armored cabs.
But engineers caution that providing these technologies to ground vehicles is tough because most combat trucks have overcrowded cabins that are already cluttered with multiple monitors and ...