College of Engineering<\/a>, was one of the 60 participants in the experiment. He used a smartphone during his simulation and said he faced a few obstacles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cThe biggest challenge was getting the phone to recognize my glove,\u201d he said. \u201cI really had to watch my footing because there is a lot to watch out for. On ships, they have water and holes and things of different heights, so the challenge was trying to avoid one obstacle putting me in another.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blain Judkins and Kylee Friederichs, graduate students in Computer Engineering, and Lara Soberanis, a graduate student in Visualization, are also part of the project. Judkins served as the remote expert and was on the phone with Brooks to answer questions or aid in completing a task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judkins said he was curious to see how many participants bumped into certain objects because of their height, or because of the augmented screens. Friederichs said she was intrigued by the data showing how each device affects users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEspecially the amount of time it takes users to use different devices, which corresponds to how fast they get to their task and how successful they feel,\u201d Friederichs said. \u201cFor certain devices, it may be more difficult if they are not experienced with it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Phase two of the project is in discussion, Rojas-Mu\u00f1oz said, which involves ways to improve how the devices interact with users: adding calming aspects when the user is under high stress or struggling to complete a task; expanding the user interface to adapt to its surrounding to better serve the user; and adding sensors to flag potential hazards for the user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rojas-Mu\u00f1oz said he and his team hope to find the safest way to use these devices in all types of settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is very interesting work, and someone needs to do it,\u201d he said. \u201cThe outcome from this project is for the people \u2014 in the sense that you want people to be safe. There is a direct benefit from this work in society, with less accidents and less potential deaths.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Top photo:<\/strong> Dr. Edgar Rojas-Mu\u00f1oz wears the RealWear Navigator 520 AR device as he went through the simulation. Photo courtesy of Rojas-Mu\u00f1oz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dr. Edgar Rojas-Mu\u00f1oz, assistant professor in Visualization, is working to improve the safety of maritime surveyors by using augmented reality devices. The American Bureau of Shipping approached Rojas-Mu\u00f1oz in June 2023 to evaluate whether these devices are safe …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":251,"featured_media":21134,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58,90],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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