Field Evaluations of Immersive Command and Control (C2) Applications; Conference paper

摘要

Large scale immersive visualization environments developed for Future Force Warrior (FFW) and Future Combat Systems (FCS) will dramatically increase the volume of data available to commanders. At the same time, immersive three dimensional (3D) visualization stereoscopic technologies can improve the commander's ability to comprehend this avalanche of information and act upon it quickly and decisively. Advanced visualization and interaction technologies will also support the commanders need for mission planning/rehearsal, situational awareness and after action reviews. The U.S. Army Communications Electronics Research Development & Engineering Command (CERDEC) Command & Control Directorate (C2D) has developed several immersive C2 applications to support the future commander's ability to make decisions faster and more accurately. Utilizing a Fakespace stereoscopic three-dimensional (3D) C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Automated Virtual Environment (CAVE) Laboratory and a Fakespace Rapidly Operational Virtual Reality (ROVRTM) system, C2D has done extensive research in its lab located at Fort Monmouth, NJ and in the field at the C4ISR On-The-Move (OTM) 2006 Experiment conducted at Fort Dix, NJ.