Augmented Reality for marine navigation in the fourth Industrial Revolution

摘要

Augmented Reality (AR), also known as vision-overlay, can help the navigator to visually detect a dangerous target by the overlay of a synthetic image, thus providing a visual cue over the real world. A semi-transparent Head Mounted Display (HMD) is used for this.During the last year a prototype interface has been developed which transfers relevant sensor data into information that supports the watchkeeper in his decision-making process. Informed by the Ecological Interface Design (EID) approach, this working prototype will be used in a bridge simulator experiment over the coming months to explore the impact of AR on building and maintaining Situational Awareness (SA). In this article I will highlight some of the interfaces design principles, giving examples of the work of a contemporary marine navigator, and show why support by AR could be a valuable addition.