Haptics in military applications

Haptic applications are used versatilely in the military field. Haptics can be used to enhance the users' immersive feeling when performing training in virtual reality environments. Better performance in real life situations can be expected with the help of realistic training environments. Haptics can also be used to communicate or navigate in different surroundings. Haptic navigation and communication methods can provide an alternative to traditional methods. In this paper I have a look at different military fields and applications. I present example applications, which are being used in those fields. The applications are discussed and conclusions are made. Haptics, despite of being a relatively new topic in military field, has a small but certain ground already and will be more important in the future.