Reducing Gaze Distraction for Real-time Vibration Monitoring Using Augmented Reality
This addresses a domain-specific problem for operators in vibration monitoring by reducing gaze distraction, though it is incremental as it applies existing AR technology to a new application.
This research tackled the problem of gaze distraction during real-time vibration monitoring by developing an Augmented Reality (AR) application that overlays sensor data onto the area of interest, allowing operators to maintain awareness of the structure while observing data. The results showed that AR narrows the operator's focus to the structure for more efficient and informed experimentation.
Operators want to maintain awareness of the structure being tested while observing sensor data. Normally the human's gaze shifts to a separate device or screen during the experiment for data information, missing the structure's physical response. The human-computer interaction provides valuable data and information but separates the human from the reality. The sensor data does not collect experiment safety, quality, and other contextual information of critical value to the operator. To solve this problem, this research provides humans with real-time information about vibrations using an Augmented Reality (AR) application. An application is developed to augment sensor data on top of the area of interest, which allows the user to perceive real-time changes that the data may not warn of. This paper presents the results of an experiment that show how AR can provide a channel for direct sensor feedback while increasing awareness of reality. In the experiment a researcher attempts to closely follow a moving sensor with their own sensor while observing the moving sensor's data with and without AR. The results of the reported experiment indicate that augmenting the information collected from sensors in real-time narrows the operator's focus to the structure of interest for more efficient and informed experimentation.