November 18, 2005
UWB
Ubisense is supplying the US army with an ultra-wideband (UWB) RFID system to be used at the MOUT training site at Fort Benning, Ga. The system will enable tracking of movements and enable better interaction between soldiers. The UWB system has been installed by DSCI. The soldiers training at the MOUT site wear 900 MHz radios with GPS units. RF receivers that have been installed at the site receive the GPS coordinates transmitted by the radios. Ubisensors are interrogators placed in the buildings. They can locate a soldier to within 1 foot of accuracy. rfidjournal.com reports:
A Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) is also used in the combat training, with an infrared laser integrated into each soldier's rifle. Whenever a soldier is shot by a blank from such a weapon, a laser signal from the gun is transmitted to infrared sensors on his vest.
Read More: U.S. Army Uses UWB to Track Trainees
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