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Marvel has launched 22 superhero series movies in succession over the years. In addition to the fascinating structure of the grand story it builds, Marvel fans may be most interested in the special features and super equipment of various heroes. My favorite is Tony Stark’s "Iron Man". That set of mechanical armor is very cool. The Mark 1 mechanical armor that appeared in the first "Iron Man" is compared with the subsequent mechanical armor. , Is simply a piece of broken iron, until the final appearance of the Mark 50 in "Avengers 4: Endgame", its super cool appearance and powerful capabilities are impressive and shocking. The reason I like it is that this thing has a strong sense of reality from the future. After reading it, I vaguely feel that through technological advancement, that kind of mechanical armor can be realized. The
movie "Iron Man" was released worldwide in 2008, but in 1990, a four-star general in the United States, Paul Gorman, first proposed the concept of a "super soldier". In this concept, it described the future soldiers On the battlefield, wearing super armor and walking towards the battlefield, it shows how to assist humans in fighting. I wonder if the screenwriter was inspired by this? The
movie is a virtual art, but in reality the "Super Soldier" project in the United States has never stopped. The information we see about the "Super Soldier" project and the powerful mechanical armor described in the movie have many The amazing common ground has to admire the imagination of American soldiers and filmmakers and their insight into future wars.
How is the US research on "super soldiers" in reality? Where is the "Super Warrior" Super?
1. First of all, the style and appearance of this set of mechanical armor.
In the movie, we can see a set of mechanical and electronic devices wrapped outside the human body. The Mark 1 model made by Tony in the cave in the simplest way is heavy and ugly. , The Mark 50 that appeared last, not only looked more neat, but also had advanced weapon systems and powerful firepower. We see that the wearable human exoskeleton robot exhibited by the current research institution is similar to the first generation in the movie. Although the wearable equipment will definitely be optimized and lose weight in the future, the future "super soldier" may not be This look, analyzing the information that has been revealed, the style and appearance of the "Super Soldier" armor may be similar to that of a person wearing a sports tights.
2, with super vision
, people directly think of the combat helmet. Inside the combat helmet, there is a set of interactive information system with human eyes and ears. This information system forms a data link with an external central database and guides soldiers through interaction. Make action judgments. The super vision in the “Super Soldier” project is not the same as the combat helmet. It is to implant or place an “eye enhancement system” in the position of the soldier’s eyeballs. The scene directly seen by the soldier’s eyes can be compared with satellites, radars, and others. The scene data collected by the "super soldier" and other battlefield equipment is interactively integrated and calculated, and then directly projected to the "optical nerve bundle" behind the soldier's eyes, forming visual stimuli in the soldier's brain, thereby generating imaging, which has the super ability of vision and situation perception It is like seeing the actual scene, and the visual information between soldiers can form a data matrix, so that you can see farther and wider, and is not affected by terrain, visibility, day and night. Think of Schwarzenegger in "Terminator". Such eyes can be called super eyes and very awesome.
3, Super Hearing
Super Hearing technology mainly solves voice enhancement, sorting and environmental noise reduction. Through the super algorithm of the chip processor, it filters out the sounds that are not related to the action on the battlefield, which can make the "super soldier" more sensitive to hear The sound on the battlefield judges the pros and cons of combat behavior. In the future, this kind of "hearing super enhancer" will be implanted in the cochlea of the "super soldier" and connected with the brain nerve enhancement system and external data link. It forms the soldier’s super hearing. Perhaps the "super soldier" can hear the sound of the enemy drinking water from a kilometer away.
4, muscle enhancement
Our current exoskeleton-enhanced wearable device is actually an external strengthening device for human muscle ability. This device is inconvenient to wear because of its heavy weight. It is more suitable for use in logistics, civilian and industrial services. , But in a rapidly changing battlefield environment, it seems very impractical. As mentioned earlier, with technological researchWith deep development, the final muscle strengthening device is like a set of sports tights, which is convenient to wear, comfortable and flexible, and highly maneuverable. Judging from relevant research information, this set of muscle strengthening clothes is called "optogenetic tights." This kind of clothes can exert the potential of human muscle function. The principle is to calculate, edit and output stimulus signals through the sensor network on the clothes. This signal then interacts with the sensors implanted under the skin to stimulate the muscles when needed. , To help control body muscles and control body movement, and rejuvenate tired muscles, so that "super soldiers" can recover their physical fitness faster.
5, human brain nerve augmentation system
I understand this is the most important part of the "super soldier". Since the data collected by vision, hearing, and muscle action all need to be transmitted to the brain for processing, and the brain issues instructions, and is accurately executed by the body organs and wearing equipment, to form a complete closed loop, so the human brain needs nerve enhancement. Process large amounts of data. The brain-computer connection can convert signals from external devices into brain-recognizable signals for the brain to generate judgment instructions. At the same time, the brain signals formed by the brain's judgment instructions can be turned into signals recognized by external weapons and mechanical equipment. Direct control of these devices with the brain. In the future, the brains of "super soldiers" will be implanted with this special neurological substance, allowing their brains to interact with weapon systems and reconnaissance equipment, as well as "super soldiers" companions at long and short distances, to improve their ability and efficiency of action.
However, the "Super Soldier" project is by no means as simple as imagined. There are still many technical problems to be overcome:
1, new material technology:
to enhance the protection of body armor, reduce the weight of exoskeleton clothing and other novel materials with special functions .
2. Battery technology:
's current exoskeleton wearable device has a battery that is more than 50% of its own weight and has a limited battery life. The super battery is the energy guarantee for this plan. This technology cannot be overcome and complete the "Super Soldier" plan It is like talking on paper, which will be greatly reduced.
3. Biotechnology:
mainly includes gene editing technology, neuroscience, synthetic biology and biological drugs for human body response functions. At present, the brain-computer connection project has achieved a breakthrough in the United States, which may give this research an inflection point. They tried to extend the brain-computer interface to the spinal cord interface and succeeded in the laboratory. This is a brand-new technical route that expands human neural control. It may further explore the ability of “super soldiers” to control multiple devices through the nerve augmentation system.
4. Manufacturing technology:
3D printing, mechanical manufacturing and information calculation, chip manufacturing, etc.
In recent years, breakthroughs have been made in the research of emerging technologies in this field. Some people predict that in 2050, soldiers will be able to achieve external enhancement in vision, hearing, muscle strength, and brain function. It may be that soldiers become super combatants. The "cyborg". Last month, the United States released a research report from the Department of Defense: "Semi-robotic Soldiers in 2050: Man-machine Integration and Its Impact on the Future of National Defense." The report discussed the feasibility and military use of the "Super Soldier" application. It also discussed the moral and legal impact and influence of "super soldier" on the national and social levels. Behind the discussion on the application of "super soldier", it may imply that the research of "super soldier" is becoming mature and is far from real applications. Getting closer.
