Authors:
Alessandro Zocco
1
;
Lucio T. De Paolis
2
;
Lorenzo Greco
3
and
Cosimo L. Manes
2
Affiliations:
1
Elettronica S.p.A., Italy
;
2
University of Salento, Italy
;
3
Leto Ltd, United Kingdom
Keyword(s):
Augmented Reality, Head Mounted Display, Human Computer Interaction, Network Centric Operations,
Military Decision Support System.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Applications and Services
;
Computer Vision, Visualization and Computer Graphics
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Human and Computer Interaction
;
Human-Computer Interaction
Abstract:
In the information age the ability to develop high-level situational awareness is essential for the success of any
military operation. The power of network centric warfare comes from the linking of knowledgeable entities
that allows information sharing and collaboration. By increasing the number of commanded platforms, the
volume of the data that can be accessed grows exponentially. When this volume is displayed to an operator,
there is an high risk to get a state of information overload and great care must be taken to make sure that what
is provided is actually information and not noise. In this paper we propose a novel interaction environment
that leverages the augmented reality technology to provide a digitally enhanced view of a real command and
control table. The operator, equipped with an optical see-through head mounted display, controls the virtual
context remaining connected to the real world. Technical details of the system are described together with
the evaluation method.
Twelve users evaluated the usability of the augmented environment comparing it with
a wall-sized stereoscopic human computer interface and with a multi-screen system. Results showed the
effectiveness of the proposed system in understanding complex electronic warfare scenarios and in supporting
the decision-making process.
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