SBIR/STTR Award attributes
Current military dive masks are relatively bulky and do not function well with night vision equipment or weapons because of a large forward projection from the face. The additional size and complications of an integrated display for situational awareness and augmented reality exacerbates these problems. A versatile, compact and easy to stow goggle system with an integrated illuminated display that can function effectively in all aspects of air-sea-land operations would have immediate advantages but also poses serious design challenges. Creative Microsystems Corporation (CMC) proposes to design, develop and transition the Cross-Domain Integrated Goggle (CDIG) to answer this challenge. CMC will leverage its existing technology and experience in wearable displays, near to eye displays and dive equipment development to bring to the Navy a new approach to eye/face covering that can do all these jobs well. The proposed design can be particularly cost effective and weight reducing by replacing four or more pieces of special operator or Navy combat diver equipment. Commercial applications of the resulting design phase and its implementation can enable a wide range of swimming, scuba diving, industrial safety and first responder products that incorporate a display function.
