The Future of Military Gear: FPGA-Designed Wearable Night Vision Cameras

In the ever-evolving military technology, it’s essential to focus on every ounce and millimeter. A leading aerospace company experienced this challenge head-on while developing a wearable night vision camera designed for military operations.

With strict requirements for size, weight, power consumption, and performance, the company required a trustworthy partner with specialized expertise. Voler Systems, well-known for its innovation in FPGA design, electronic design, wearables, and firmware, collaborated to bring this ambitious project to life.

Handled the Compact Design with Advanced Capabilities

Creating a wearable night vision camera is challenging especially when the device needs to be lightweight, compact, and power-efficient while adhering to rigorous military standards. The camera is required to incorporate two unique imaging sources—an infrared camera and a low-light camera. Each camera was essential for providing enhanced night vision capabilities in challenging environments.

To integrate these two sources, the company faced a complex challenge. The night vision camera is required to process and synchronize high-speed signals from both cameras, even though the differing image resolutions. This project required a sophisticated FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) design to handle high-speed parallel processing and video synchronization, within the confines of a wearable device.

Using the Voler Systems' Expertise

To overcome these challenges, the aerospace company worked with Voler Systems, bringing their extensive experience in wearable electronic design, sensor technology, and FPGA development. Their engineers took a detailed approach to the project and created an FPGA board design based on a high-level description provided by the client. This critical project required ensuring that the camera could process and synchronize the high-speed video signals effectively.

Apart from the FPGA design, Voler Systems formulated the necessary firmware for board functionality testing that enabled to customer to finalize their firmware development. Voler Systems worked closely with their mechanical design team to match the device’s electrical, mechanical, and environmental requirements. Their engineers made sure that the device was functional, durable, and reliable under the extreme conditions, often common during military operations.

Investing in Military Wearable Technology

The wearable night vision camera accommodated the size, weight, and power requirements while delivering the processing speed essential to merge the two high-speed video signals. The integrated approach between electrical and mechanical designs allowed for effective thermal management so that the device could withstand temperature extremes during typical military applications.

Ultimately, the device exceeded every military-grade environmental and electrical specification, showcasing a significant advancement in military wearable technology. This success reflected the Voler Systems’ ability to innovate and deliver cutting-edge solutions during the most challenging projects.

Pushing the Boundaries of Innovation

The successful development of this wearable night vision camera inspires the Voler Systems team to continue pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in FPGA design. We strive to tackle the toughest challenges, transforming visionary ideas into impactful real-world solutions.

Feel free to contact Voler Systems today and let us transform your unique ideas for FPGA development into innovative technologies.