Principled Design of an Augmented Reality Trainer for Medics

Abstract

The purpose of this Phase I STTR was to design an augmented reality (AR) training system to improve tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) training. The Macrocognitive AR Trainer (MART) developed in this Phase I project will be used to test AR-based adaptive training components, to improve and refine TCCC training, and to develop a principled approach to designing AR training. During this Phase I, we met each of our objectives: generated solutions for matching AR content to a physical manikin in a way that the virtual content moves with the physical manikin; developed a MART prototype; created two TCCC training scenarios (tension pneumothorax and airway obstruction); and designed an evaluation plan to investigate the effects of AR on training. Major findings of this effort include the acceptable feasibility of our approach and technology, including a defined commercialization path. The operational MART prototype received positive early feedback from potential military and civilian customers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 13, 2018
Accession Number
AD1050063

Entities

People

  • Christen E. Sushereba
  • Emily S. Patterson
  • Laura G. Militello
  • Steve P. Wolf

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Training
  • Airway Management
  • Augmented Reality
  • Burns
  • Casualties
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Combat Injuries
  • Computer Vision
  • Education
  • Head Injuries
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mixed Reality
  • Physicians
  • Psychology
  • Respiration Disorders
  • Students
  • Therapy
  • Training
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Trauma or Military Medicine