Soldier Flexible Personal Digital Assistant Program

摘要

The main goal of the Soldier Flexible Personal Digital Assistant Program was to develop prototypes of a novel flexible display technology device for demonstration in a laboratory setting and use in Future Force Warrior (FFW) demonstrations. This device was designed to meet the needs of FFW and to provide situational awareness, mapping software, and other data for the soldier. The key unique feature of the Soldier Flexible PDA Program is the integration of state-of-the-art flexible display technology. This technology, available in different forms from E-Ink and from the U.S. Army Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University, can be used to create novel packages and mechanical enclosures that better conform to body-worn computing requirements and also have relatively low power requirements. The reduction of the size and weight of batteries needed will lengthen mission profiles and also improve body- worn requirements.