New naval technology is being introduced by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) that could be seen as ‘the next big thing’ in the diving industry.
This new wave of diving technology is currently being developed by Dennis Gallagher and his team at NSWC PCD and once released it could revolutionize naval missions as we know them. The system that is currently being developed is a Divers Augmented Vision Display (DAVD) is a high-resolution transparent display unit that will be fitted inside the actual helmet when diving.
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The display has been developed as an aid to all underwater divers, and the benefits of using it over a traditional helmet are plentiful. With the DAVD being placed inside the helmet this is giving divers more visibility, more control, and better communication during diving. The display can show text messages, videos, diagrams and allows the user to get a real-time visual display from sector sonar.
By using the DAVD system, divers can feel safer in their surroundings as they can view everything they need right in front of them in high definition without restricted visibility. Once fully implemented, this tool could make the lives of divers everywhere much safer. Gallagher and team are now working on Phase Two of the project and are scheduled to carry out further in water testing in October. Once this has been completed further testing will be implemented in 2017 with hopes to launch the product as soon as possible.
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