Effects of a Combined 3-D Auditory/visual Cueing System on Visual Target Detection Using a Helmet-Mounted Display

Abstract

Past research has shown that spatial orientation and situational awareness benefits are related to the use of HMD symbology and increased performance with localized audio. The research on HMDs includes looking at the benefits of off-boresight symbology for target search and attaches tasks, developing a methodology for evaluating off-axis HMD ownship information, and the development and evaluation of the NDFR symbology for on/off-boresight viewing. The localized auditory research includes looking at the benefits of augmenting the Terrain Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) with 3-D audio cues, using audio cues both spoken and non-spoken to help guide a visual search, and the effects of high acceleration on audio localization. The conclusions from this research are described below.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA456521

Entities

People

  • Carlos Pinedo
  • Laurence Young
  • Robert Esken

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Collision Avoidance Systems
  • Collisions
  • Data Displays
  • Detection
  • Display Systems
  • Hearing Loss
  • Helmet Mounted Displays
  • High Acceleration
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Situational Awareness
  • Target Acquisition
  • Target Detection
  • Targets
  • Three Dimensional
  • Visual Targets

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design