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michaelt
on Feb 21, 2014
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German tank problem
Finally, an application for Google Glass: Tank identification. Paint on a camouflage QR code and we're ready to go.
jrockway
on Feb 21, 2014
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FWIW, I believe the military already deploys mobile computers with HUDs like this.
jmaygarden
on Feb 22, 2014
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Such a (GPS-based) system I've worked with in the past is called Blue Force Tracking.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Force_Tracking
Someone
on Feb 22, 2014
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I don't know whether they use HUDs, and whether they work with tanks, but the common name for that is a "friend or foe" system (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identification_friend_or_foe
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