New Technology To Allow Future Military Pilots To Control Flights With Eyes - BAE Systems

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st September, 2018) Military pilots in the future may be able to control fighter jets with the blink of an eye by using a helmet visor display system being developed by defense contractor BAE Systems, the company said in a press release on Friday.

"Eye-tracking gives you the option of looking at something to highlight it and then making a gesture to 'press' a button, rather than having a series of physical buttons on the aircraft," BAE Lead Technologist Jean Page said in the release. "Here, you remove many of the physical elements of the cockpit, and replace it with a virtual display, projected through the helmet.

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BAE Systems Human Factors team demonstrated eye control in the future combat aircraft concept model, Tempest, which was unveiled for the first time at the 2018 Farnborough International Air Show.

The concept developed by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense, Royal Air Force and industry partners including BAE Systems promises to eventually bypass or remove many of the physical controls of the cockpit, according to the release.