Awareness of the real-world environment when using augmented reality head-mounted display.

Augmented reality (AR) systems are becoming common tools in industrial workplaces. However, factory workers are still concerned about whether head-mounted display (HMD)-based AR systems distract their awareness of the environment and therefore pose safety risks. The purpose of this study was to assess users' experience of real-world awareness when using an AR system.

Envisioning robotic surgery: Surgeons' needs and views on interacting with future technologies and interfaces.

Background: The development of technology in robotic surgery is typically presented from a technical perspective. This study considers the user perspective as an input to the development of technology by exploring potential solutions within and beyond the field of robotic surgery.

Methods: Advanced technological solution concepts were selected based on a technology review and an ethnographic study.

Field evaluation of a wearable multimodal soldier navigation system.

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.