On: A naked skydive inspired a way to keep pilots oriented in flight

[krisoft]

> You could vibratory signal a path in complete darkness, indicate obstacles and threats or directions to supply caches etc.

What sensors would this vest use to figure out where you are and where the obstacles and threats around you are?

[ncmncm → krisoft]

It could get regular situation updates from base, and rely on GPS and compass to relate local position and orientation to interesting points. Just knowing at all times, without need to look at anything, the directions to mission objective and back to base would be useful.

[krisoft → ncmncm]

> Just knowing at all times, without need to look at anything, the directions to mission objective and back to base would be useful.

You are not going to get direction from GPS sadly. You could have it from differential GPS but I can’t imagine a way how to do mount a long fixed baseline comfortably on a vest.

[ncmncm → krisoft]

You get direction by combining GPS with a compass.