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Originally Posted by LostCause
Good points about the HMMWV issue. That's cool you get to work on military technology, but why the fiber optic cable? Won't the terrorist know which vehicle is remote control...  I was thinking infrared, but I guess that won't work in a sandstorm.  Lastly, won't terrorists get wise to the fact that the front vehicle is a decoy? I wouldn't want to be in humvee #2... 
- LostCause |
Infrared wouldn't be reliable like you commented and the data transmission rates wouldn't hold up either. The fiber cable is single channel and can be fairly thin and well hidden, but they will figure out what's happening eventually. My job is to do what the military and company asks for, not actually develop the grand scheme. That's why I am going to grad school so I can do more of the higher level design to solve problems. I'm also pretty torn about working on military technology. I love thinking, "hey I can be saving lives here" but I also hate to be participating in the invasion of a country. Luckily, I had no choice if I wanted to graduate so I don't give it much thought.