Development of an augmented reality concept for icebreaker assistance and convoy operations
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2021

A vessel convoy is a complex and high‐risk operation completed during icebreaking operations in the Arctic. Icebreaker navigators need to continuously communicate with their crew while monitoring information such as speed, heading, and distance between vessels in the convoy. This paper presents an augmented reality user interface concept, which aims to support navigators by improving oversight and safety during convoy operations. The concept demonstrates how augmented reality can help to realize a situated user interface that adapts to user’s physical and operational contexts. The concept was developed through a human‐centered design process and tested through a virtual reality simulator in a usability study involving seven mariners. The results suggest that augmented reality has the potential to improve the safety of convoy operations by integrating distributed information with heads‐up access to operation‐critical information. However, the user interface concept is still novel, and further work is needed to develop the concept and safely integrate augmented reality into maritime operations.

Human-centered design

Navigation

Augmented reality

Convoy operations

User interface design

The arctic

Icebreaker assistance

Virtual reality‐reconstructed operation scenarios

Författare

Synne Frydenberg

Arkitektur- og designhogskolen i Oslo

Katie A Aylward

Chalmers, Mekanik och maritima vetenskaper, Maritima studier

Kjetil Nordby

Arkitektur- og designhogskolen i Oslo

Jon Olav H. Eikenes

FINN.no

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

20771312 (eISSN)

Vol. 9 9 996

SEDNA - Safe maritime operations under extreme conditions: the Arctic case

Europeiska kommissionen (EU) (EC/H2020/723526), 2017-06-01 -- 2020-04-30.

Ämneskategorier

Interaktionsteknik

Mänsklig interaktion med IKT

Människa-datorinteraktion (interaktionsdesign)

DOI

10.3390/jmse9090996

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