Mixed reality for mission-critical teamwork.

We foresee that interactive augmented reality (AR) systems will be part of the professional of the future. The usability of such AR displays is key, even more in complex tasks. This proposal is deepening a specific aspect of augmented support, namely that of information display during mission-critical activities such as firefighting; in such cases, situational awareness needs to be improved, possibly by expanding the perception with additional sensors, spatial reasoning/mapping, and by remote support from a dispatcher. However, the current scientific body of knowledge only provides limited guidelines and case studies, but not true insights in optimal augmentation. We propose a human-factors approach in framing AR displays for mission-critical systems. The STRIMPRO will enable us to initiate comprehensive survey and a landmark experiment, published in a proper academic setting while engaging professionals and their supply chain for follow-up funding.

Keywords:EMERGENCY AND DISASTER SITUATIONS, SITUATED COGNITION, IMAGE PROCESSING, COLLABORATION

Disciplines:Display technology, Systems design, Occupational health and safety