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Lightweight Handheld Mortar Ballistic Computer
Challenge
Speed, agility, accuracy, clear
communications—these are keys to success in almost any
endeavor, and particularly so on the battlefield. The
ability to fire quickly and accurately and then move to
another location is critical to improving the safety of
America's troops.
Solution
In conjunction with the U.S. Army
Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, DRC
has helped create the Lightweight Handheld Mortar Ballistic
Computer (LHMBC) system. Run on ruggedized handheld PDAs,
the LHMBC has been fielded in Iraq and Afghanistan. DRC has
played a critical role on the LHMBC Team. DRC team members
have contributed to engineering decisions that have
maximized the LHMBC’s performance. These contributions
include developing database interfaces and a digital
communications systems as well as optimizing software to
meet critical time requirements. DRC personnel have also
been the main developers of the peripheral interface system,
which allows the software to receive data from external
devices.
Benefits/Achievements
America's soldiers can now set up and
calculate a fire control solution, fire, and begin
redeployment in under one minute—all this while maintaining
real-time communication with their command center. The LHMBC
is a superior system and a first of its kind with GPS and
digital communication capabilities. The LHMBC program has
received two prominent awards. It was named one of the Top
10 Greatest Army Inventions of 2004 and one of DOD’s Top 5
Programs.
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