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Prototype Spatial Auditory Display for Remote Planetary Exploration

Authors: Wenzel, Elizabeth M.; Godfroy, Martine; Miller, Joel D.

AES Convention 133 · Paper 8734 · October 2012

Abstract

During Extra-Vehicular Activities (EVA), astronauts must maintain situational awareness (SA) of a number of spatially distributed "entities" such as other team members (human and robotic), rovers, and a lander/habitat or other safe havens. These entities are often outside the immediate field of view and visual resources are needed for other task demands. Recent work at NASA Ames has focused on experimental evaluation of a spatial audio augmented-reality display for tele-robotic planetary exploration on Mars. Studies compared response time and accuracy performance with different types of displays for aiding orientation during exploration: a spatial auditory orientation aid, a 2-D visual orientation aid, and a combined auditory-visual orientation aid under a number of degraded vs. nondegraded visual conditions. The data support the hypothesis that the presence of spatial auditory cueing enhances performance compared to a 2-D visual aid, particularly under degraded visual conditions.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 133
AES Convention
133
Paper number
8734
Publication date
October 6, 2012
Session subject
Emerging Audio Technologies
Affiliation
NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA; San Jose State University Foundation, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA; Dell Systems, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper