Super Goggles Challenge Call

Super Goggle Digital Design Challenge
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The Department of the Air Force (DAF) is seeking a high-performance, multi-capable goggle that can replicate “outside the cockpit” visual environments for advanced synthetic flight training. Successful solutions could enhance, broaden, and complement current and future training programs for the United States Air Force (USAF), broader Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, and our allies.

OVERVIEW AND CONTEXT

The USAF aims to leverage recent technological advancements in the mixed reality ecosystem. The current state of pilot training is limited by closed systems and outdated technology, driving a need to revolutionize advanced synthetic flight training by replicating "outside the cockpit" visual environments with unprecedented fidelity and capability. This bespoke and lightweight goggle should offer increased visual acuity, greater depth perception, higher refresh rates, a full field of view (FOV) and field of regard (FOR), and the ability to operate in secure environments. Successful development of this next-generation goggle could significantly enhance, broaden, and complement current and future training programs for the USAF, broader DoD agencies, and our allies. This revolutionary technology, by enabling highly realistic and versatile simulations in deployed environments and locations with reduced space available, would prepare pilots for a wider range of scenarios and threats. Additionally, it fosters innovation and collaboration within the military, industry, and academia while simultaneously strengthening global partnerships through joint training and development. This paradigm shift towards open, collaborative, and interoperable military technology, exemplified by the development of this groundbreaking goggle, holds the potential to transform synthetic flight training and empower the Air Force to operate effectively with allies and partners in a rapidly changing and complex world. The videos below provide additional context and information for the Super Goggle Challenge.
Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) & Night 1 Summary:
https://youtu.be/sUtCKB9YG8k?si=n1QxvcZaF7AVIeTE
Virtual Test and Training Center (VTTC) Summary:
https://youtu.be/wAsBXDVAZ78?si=jgcGhmCWQDEAwfmF

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OBJECTIVES

There are two objectives of the Super Goggle Digital Design Challenge: 1. The first objective of this AFWERX Challenge is to digitally design a goggle for prototyping and testing within two to four years; this will include requisite