Comparative Evaluation of a Monocular Head Mounted Display Device Versus a Flat Screen Display Device in Presenting Aircraft Maintenance Technical Data

Abstract

As military developers provide increasingly complex weapon system, it becomes more difficult for maintenance technicians to perform their jobs. One aspect of the technicians' world is the need to access technical information in the performance of their duties. This study investigated two electronic display systems to evaluate which enhanced technician performance more. A Head Mounted Display (HMD) device and a portable hand-held flat-screen computer were evaluated in the performance of two flightline maintenance activities. Although both display systems were fully portable and self contained, only the HMD system allowed continuous access to technical information during task performance. In most cases, technicians using the IBM system outperformed those equipped with the flat-screen computer system in terms of effectiveness and efficiency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA259684

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey A. Friend
  • Randy S. Grinstead

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Asthenopia
  • Data Displays
  • Display Systems
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Science
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Measurement
  • Radar
  • Statistics
  • Surveys
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Library and Information Science
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems