Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Vision underwater.

[Michael B Holt <tlohm@juno.com>]

On Sun,  3 Nov 2002 11:27:55 -0600 "Mark Steed"
<plutomark@mail.astate.edu> writes:
>Mike-I have had a lot of experience with night vision devices and have 
>one of my own. Mine is the image intensification type with an infrared 
>capability. With the image intensification, existing light is 
>magnified several thousand times.

The idea seemed quite logical to me, but I worried that perhaps the
junk in the water might cause problems.

> I am unfamiliar with any dedicated 
>U/W NVDs but would bet the farm Naval Special Warfare at Little Creek 
>Va. or Coronada, California would have plenty. 

I don't want to ask.   The last time I suggested something to the
Navy I got a call from some security folk.  

> Never 
>thought about it before but might be very interesting. Make up a 
>housing for a hand held device or some sort of helmet 
>mounted,waterproofed, version of night vision goggles. Hmmmmmmmm.    

Indeed, hmmmmmmmm .....

As I said in the other message, I was thinking of using LLTV.  Mount the 
camera in a rotating turret, or point the camera out the windows of a 
dedicated "pilot house," for better visibility that I have now.   The
real
down side to that is the added complexity and power use. 



Mike H.


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