Contributions of Stereopsis and Aviation Experience to Simulated Rotary Wing Altitude Estimation.

Objective: We examined the contribution of binocular vision and experience to performance on a simulated helicopter flight task.

Background: Although there is a long history of research on the role of binocular vision and stereopsis in aviation, there is no consensus on its operational relevance. This work addresses this using a naturalistic task in a virtual environment.

Robots to assist daily activities: views of older adults with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers.

Background: Robots have the potential to both enable older adults with dementia to perform daily activities with greater independence, and provide support to caregivers. This study explored perspectives of older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and their caregivers on robots that provide stepwise prompting to complete activities in the home.

Methods: Ten dyads participated: Older adults with mild-to-moderate AD and difficulty completing activity steps, and their family caregivers.