A virtual reality experiment shows that augmented reality can improve collaboration in ship navigation.
High-quality collaboration is crucial for safety in safety-critical operations such as ship navigation. Presenting key task information in Augmented Reality (AR) could aid collaboration by facilitating Situation Awareness (SA) and communication about SA. A preregistered, forty-participant, between-g...
| Publicado en: | Ergonomics Vol. 69; no. 8; pp. 1466 - 1484 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2026
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