From: John Ruschmeyer (jruschme_at_comcast.net)
Date: Thu Aug 07 2003 - 09:34:32 PDT
> From: Matthew Boulanger
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 12:21 PM
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] DARPA Newts
>
> As far as the radio goes, I'm at a loss as to how the radio would
> interface=
> with the Newt, and what benefits it would provide. I guess the
> data could=
> be transmitted over radio waves, but that seems a little peculiar.
Actually sounds pretty reasonable to me. Basically the newt would be
connected via serial (how did they connect the rangefinder and the radio to
one serial port?) to a tactical data radio. The software would have
formatted the call for fire request in an appropriate military standard
(VMF, probably, though I suppose it could be USMTF) and sent it over the
radio to the Field Artillery unit.
I've heard noises about work with PocketPCs that is probably the modern
equivalent of this project.
<<<John>>>
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