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Current remote piloted aircraft (RPA) operations typically have one sensor operator dedicated to a single sensor, but this may change in the future. To maintain a clear line of sight, the operator must know which sensor to switch to, especially for a moving target. We researched whether using augmented reality and presenting obstruction information helped operators maintain good situational awareness about sensor target relationships. This study had two independent variables: predictive interface (three levels—none, predictive only, and predictive with rays) and interface configuration (two levels—with and without dedicated sensor screens). The results of this study showed that the predictive interface did not increase the operators’ performance; however, their performance did increase when we added the dedicated screens.
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Venero, P., Rowe, A., Corretta, T., Boyer, J. (2013). Information Management for Multiple Entities in a Remote Sensor Environment. In: Shumaker, R. (eds) Virtual Augmented and Mixed Reality. Designing and Developing Augmented and Virtual Environments. VAMR 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8021. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39405-8_14
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