A novel appraoch to significantly increasing the field of view (FOV) of night vision goggles (NVGs) has been developed. Thsi aprpaoch uses four image intensifier tubes instead of the usual two to produce a 100 degree wide FOV. A conceptual demonstrator device was fabricated in November 1995 and limited flight evaluations were performed. Further development of this approach continues with eleven advanced technology demonstrators scheduled for delivery by the end of December 1998 that will feature five differnet design configurations. Some of the units will be earmarked for ejection seat equipped aircraft due to their low profile design allowing the goggle to be retained sfely during and after ejection. Other deliverables will be more traditional in design approach and concentrate more on transport and helicopter aircraft as well as ground personnel. Planned testing to collect both subjective and quantitative data will begin in November 1998.
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