On the Necessity of Augmented Reality Technology in Surface Warfare Operations

Abstract

Surface Warfare Officers (SWOs) receive a constant influx of information from multiple sources to make split-second decisions when navigating a vessel from the bridge. An augmented reality (AR) head-mounted display (HMD) allows for sustained situational awareness (SA) of the task at hand by intuitively integrating necessary information as an image transposed onto the outside environment. By reducing cognitive load and increasing SA, AR technology proves to be a necessity in the ever more complicated domain of Surface Warfare Operations, as we shall see throughout the course of this paper.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1147715

Entities

People

  • Amelia R. Kracinovich
  • Cory T. Sohrakoff
  • Jamie R. Lukos
  • Jason H. Wong
  • Joshua M. Kvavle
  • Michael H. Walker
  • Scott A. Patten

Organizations

  • Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Augmented Reality
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computers
  • Data Displays
  • Engineering
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Information Warfare
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navigation
  • Navy
  • Situational Awareness
  • Surface Warfare
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States
  • User Interface
  • User Interface Engineering
  • Virtual Reality
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.