The Efficacy of Advanced Visual Display Technologies in Simulated Airborne Command and Control Environments

Abstract

Increases in information availability have elevated the issue of display cluttering in application domains in which display space is limited. To remediate this problem, evaluations of potential display technologies should be conducted. This paper discusses the examination of head-mounted displays (HMDs) and a multi-layer display (MLD) in a simulated airborne environment. Eight participants engaged in tasks in which they were required to retrieve information presented on one of several display technologies. This information was available via two types of HMD, on paper, on the MLD, or on the primary display. The results indicated that the HMDs and MLD tested did not in general deliver a performance benefit over the other methods of information retrieval. However, the MLD did produce a decrease in the subjective rating of mental workload and a perceived improvement on several post-experimental scales.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA443455

Entities

People

  • Rebecca S Brown
  • Robert S. Bolla
  • Scott M. Galster

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Airborne
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Environment
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Information Retrieval
  • Liquid Crystal Displays
  • Radio Frequency
  • Situational Awareness
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Workload

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space