Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 79-90 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Applied Ergonomics |
| Volume | 63 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sep 2017 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
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Keywords
- navigation
- multimodal
- wearable
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Field evaluation of a wearable multimodal soldier navigation system. / Aaltonen, Iina; Laarni, Jari.
In: Applied Ergonomics, Vol. 63, 01.09.2017, p. 79-90.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Field evaluation of a wearable multimodal soldier navigation system
AU - Aaltonen, Iina
AU - Laarni, Jari
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - Challenging environments pose difficulties for terrain navigation, and therefore wearable and multimodal navigation systems have been proposed to overcome these difficulties. Few such navigation systems, however, have been evaluated in field conditions. We evaluated how a multimodal system can aid in navigating in a forest in the context of a military exercise. The system included a head-mounted display, headphones, and a tactile vibrating vest. Visual, auditory, and tactile modalities were tested and evaluated using unimodal, bimodal, and trimodal conditions. Questionnaires, interviews and observations were used to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each modality and their multimodal use. The guidance was considered easy to interpret and helpful in navigation. Simplicity of the displayed information was required, which was partially conflicting with the request for having both distance and directional information available.
AB - Challenging environments pose difficulties for terrain navigation, and therefore wearable and multimodal navigation systems have been proposed to overcome these difficulties. Few such navigation systems, however, have been evaluated in field conditions. We evaluated how a multimodal system can aid in navigating in a forest in the context of a military exercise. The system included a head-mounted display, headphones, and a tactile vibrating vest. Visual, auditory, and tactile modalities were tested and evaluated using unimodal, bimodal, and trimodal conditions. Questionnaires, interviews and observations were used to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each modality and their multimodal use. The guidance was considered easy to interpret and helpful in navigation. Simplicity of the displayed information was required, which was partially conflicting with the request for having both distance and directional information available.
KW - navigation
KW - multimodal
KW - wearable
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apergo.2017.04.005
DO - 10.1016/j.apergo.2017.04.005
M3 - Article
VL - 63
SP - 79
EP - 90
JO - Applied Ergonomics
JF - Applied Ergonomics
SN - 0003-6870
ER -