ARESIBO HORIZON 2020 EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROJECT – ENRICHED SITUATION AWARENESS FOR BORDER SURVEILLANCE

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 247-255
Author(s):  
Konstantinos CHARISI ◽  
Andreas TSIGOPOULOS ◽  
Spyridon KINTZIOS ◽  
Vassilis PAPATAXIARHIS
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Situation Awareness ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Border Security ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Current State ◽  
Available Information ◽  
User Friendly

Abstract. The paper aims to introduce the ARESIBO project to a greater but targeted audience and outline its main scope and achievements. ARESIBO stands for “Augmented Reality Enriched Situation awareness for Border security”. In the recent years, border security has become one of the highest political priorities in EU and needs the support of every Member State. ARESIBO project is developed under HORIZON 2020 EC Research and Innovation program and it is the joint effort of 20 participant entities from 11 countries. Scientific excellence and technological innovation are top priorities as ARESIBO enhances the current state-of-the-art through technological breakthroughs in Mobile Augmented Reality and Wearables, Robust and Secure Telecommunications, Robots swarming technique and Planning of Context-Aware Autonomous Missions, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), in order to implement user-friendly tools for border and coast guards. The system aims to improve the cognitive capabilities and the perception of border guards through intuitive user interfaces that will help them acquire an improved situation awareness by filtering the huge amount of available information from multiple sources. Ultimately, it will help them respond faster and more effectively when a critical situation occurs.

scholarly journals Sampo-UI: A full stack JavaScript framework for developing semantic portal user interfaces

Semantic Web ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Esko Ikkala ◽  
Eero Hyvönen ◽  
Heikki Rantala ◽  
Mikko Koho
Keyword(s):  
User Interfaces ◽  
Linked Data ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Software Framework ◽  
End User ◽  
Faceted Search ◽  
Software Developer ◽  
Current State ◽  
Knowledge Graphs ◽  
User Friendly

This paper presents a new software framework, Sampo-UI, for developing user interfaces for semantic portals. The goal is to provide the end-user with multiple application perspectives to Linked Data knowledge graphs, and a two-step usage cycle based on faceted search combined with ready-to-use tooling for data analysis. For the software developer, the Sampo-UI framework makes it possible to create highly customizable, user-friendly, and responsive user interfaces using current state-of-the-art JavaScript libraries and data from SPARQL endpoints, while saving substantial coding effort. Sampo-UI is published on GitHub under the open MIT License and has been utilized in several internal and external projects. The framework has been used thus far in creating six published and five forth-coming portals, mostly related to the Cultural Heritage domain, that have had tens of thousands of end-users on the Web.

scholarly journals Virtual Reality Training Applications in Industry - Towards a User-friendly Application Design

2021 ◽  
pp. 59-80
Author(s):  
Benjamin Knoke ◽  
◽  
Moritz Quandt ◽  
Michael Freitag ◽  
Klaus-Dieter Thoben
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Electrical Safety ◽  
Industrial Training ◽  
Current State ◽  
Vr Training ◽  
User Friendly

The purpose of this research is to aggregate and discuss the validity of challenges and design guidelines regarding industrial Virtual Reality (VR) training applications. Although VR has seen significant advancements in the last 20 years, the technology still faces multiple research challenges. The challenges towards industrial VR applications are imposed by a limited technological maturity and the need to achieve industrial stakeholders' technology acceptance. Technology acceptance is closely connected with the consideration of individual user requirements for user interfaces in virtual environments. This paper analyses the current state-of-the-art in industrial VR applications and provides a structured overview of the existing challenges and applicable guidelines for user interface design, such as ISO 9241-110. The validity of the identified challenges and guidelines is discussed against an industrial training scenario on electrical safety during maintenance tasks.

The Use of Augmented Reality in Geomatics

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Bednarczyk
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Software Integration ◽  
Computing Power ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
The Core ◽  
All Solutions ◽  
Continuous Progress ◽  
User Friendly

User interfaces are in continuous progress. As the computing power of modern machines grows, they become more user-friendly and intuitive. Not all solutions are widely accepted, sometimes they become only a “curiosity”, while another ones achieve success. Lately, some user interface designers strive for such solutions, in which the user will have the impression of “staying” or “permeation” of the system with reality and therefore some kind of software integration with the environment. This is achieved by various methods utilizing interfaces controlled by voice or touch. Quite spectacular and very interesting are solutions that integrate image generated by a computer with a real view. This technology is called AR – Augmented Reality, and is the core of the author’s considerations about its application in contemporary surveying and GIS practice. In this article, are presented issues related to the possibilities that lie in the use of this technology in the daily work of geo-engineer.

Surgeon Assistive Augmented Reality Model with the use of Endoscopic Camera for Line of Vision Calculation

2013 ◽  
pp. 658-674
Author(s):  
Anastasia Daskalaki ◽  
Kostas Giokas ◽  
Dimitris Koutsouris
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Situation Awareness ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Medical Data ◽  
Graphical User Interfaces ◽  
Ar Model ◽  
Image Processing Techniques ◽  
Processing Techniques ◽  
Robotic Surgeries

In this paper, the authors describe a surgeon assistive Augmented Reality (AR) model for endoscopic procedures. They analyze the main parts of the model and the processes that need to be established such as, the registration of the patient, the segmentation of medical data, their 3D reconstruction, and the detection of endoscopic instruments and the camera. The authors present two graphical user interfaces, build to serve the needs of segmentation, navigation, and visualization of the final intra-operative scene. By using preoperative data of the patient (MRI-CT) and image processing techniques, the authors can provide a unique view of the surgical scene. The potentials and the advantages of endoscopic-robotic surgeries nowadays can be improved. Augmented surgery scenes with information about the patients underline structures, enables wider situation awareness, precision, and confidence.

Augmented Reality Interfaces for Smart Objects in Ubiquitous Computing Environments

2016 ◽  
pp. 939-960
Author(s):  
A. W. W. Yew ◽  
S. K. Ong ◽  
A. Y. C. Nee
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Ubiquitous Computing ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Smart Objects ◽  
Everyday Objects ◽  
Computing Environments ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Ubiquitous Computing Environments

It is the goal of ubiquitous computing (UbiComp) to hide computers from the users. Instead, everyday objects embedded with computer processing capability become smart objects that act as interfaces to computer software. A challenge with this new paradigm of computing is to create natural and obvious ways for people to interact with objects and receive output from the computer software that these objects serve as interfaces to. In this chapter, a solution is proposed whereby virtual user interfaces are added to smart objects. These virtual interfaces are viewed in augmented reality through personal viewing devices which also allow people to interact directly with them. The implementation of UbiComp environments and personal viewing devices is described in order to illustrate the use of current technology in creating user-friendly UbiComp environments.

User Interface Design Guidelines for Marine Autonomous Operations Involving a Large Number of Actors, Devices and Sensors

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Poranen ◽  
Giancarlo Marafioti ◽  
Gorm Johansen ◽  
Eivind Sæter
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Situation Awareness ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
User Interface Design ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Work Process ◽  
User Experience Design ◽  
Content Part ◽  
User Friendly

User interface (UI) is a platform that enables interaction between a human and a machine, a visual part of an information device, such as a computer or software, which user interacts with. A good user interface design makes operating a machine efficient, safe and user friendly in a way that gives the desired result. This paper describes a set of guidelines defined for marine autonomous operations where many actors, devices and sensors are interacting. The UI should manage and present in a user-friendly manner a large amount of data, ensuring situation awareness for the operator/user. The design guidelines of the user interface consist of both a work process part and a content part, also called user experience design (UX). The work process consists of four sections: manage, plan, operate and evaluate, while the content part focuses on how to show the information. Both parts will be detailed and discussed and can be taken as a reference for designing user interfaces in particular for marine autonomous operations.

Surgeon Assistive Augmented Reality Model with the use of Endoscopic Camera for Line of Vision Calculation

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-42
Author(s):  
Anastasia Daskalaki ◽  
Kostas Giokas ◽  
Dimitris Koutsouris
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Situation Awareness ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Medical Data ◽  
Graphical User Interfaces ◽  
Ar Model ◽  
Image Processing Techniques ◽  
Processing Techniques ◽  
Robotic Surgeries

In this paper, the authors describe a surgeon assistive Augmented Reality (AR) model for endoscopic procedures. They analyze the main parts of the model and the processes that need to be established such as, the registration of the patient, the segmentation of medical data, their 3D reconstruction, and the detection of endoscopic instruments and the camera. The authors present two graphical user interfaces, build to serve the needs of segmentation, navigation, and visualization of the final intra-operative scene. By using preoperative data of the patient (MRI-CT) and image processing techniques, the authors can provide a unique view of the surgical scene. The potentials and the advantages of endoscopic-robotic surgeries nowadays can be improved. Augmented surgery scenes with information about the patients underline structures, enables wider situation awareness, precision, and confidence.

Augmented Reality Interfaces for Smart Objects in Ubiquitous Computing Environments

2014 ◽  
pp. 208-229
Author(s):  
A. W. W. Yew ◽  
S. K. Ong ◽  
A. Y. C. Nee
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Ubiquitous Computing ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Smart Objects ◽  
Everyday Objects ◽  
Computing Environments ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Ubiquitous Computing Environments

It is the goal of ubiquitous computing (UbiComp) to hide computers from the users. Instead, everyday objects embedded with computer processing capability become smart objects that act as interfaces to computer software. A challenge with this new paradigm of computing is to create natural and obvious ways for people to interact with objects and receive output from the computer software that these objects serve as interfaces to. In this chapter, a solution is proposed whereby virtual user interfaces are added to smart objects. These virtual interfaces are viewed in augmented reality through personal viewing devices which also allow people to interact directly with them. The implementation of UbiComp environments and personal viewing devices is described in order to illustrate the use of current technology in creating user-friendly UbiComp environments.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS: APPLYING US EXPERICENCE TO UKRAINAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2020 ◽  
pp. 80-85
Author(s):  
Olha Pavlenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Current State

The article discusses the current state of professional training of engineers, in particular, electronics engineers in Ukrainian higher education institutions (HEIs) and explores best practices from US HEIs. The research outlines the features of professional training of electronics engineers and recent changes in Ukrainian HEIs. Such challenges for Ukrainian HEIs as lack of collaboration between higher education and science with industry, R&D cost reduction for HEIs, and downsizing the research and academic staff, the disparity between the available quality of human capital training and the demanded are addressed. The study attempts to identify successful practices of US HEIs professional training of engineers in order to suggest potential improvements in education, research, and innovation for training electronics engineers in Ukraine.

scholarly journals Augmented Reality in Orthopedic Surgery Is Emerging from Proof of Concept Towards Clinical Studies: a Literature Review Explaining the Technology and Current State of the Art

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio A. Casari ◽  
Nassir Navab ◽  
Laura A. Hruby ◽  
Philipp Kriechling ◽  
Ricardo Nakamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Orthopedic Surgery ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Clinical Procedures ◽  
Current State ◽  
Tremendous Progress ◽  
Orthopedic Oncology ◽  
Technological Developments

Abstract Purpose of Review Augmented reality (AR) is becoming increasingly popular in modern-day medicine. Computer-driven tools are progressively integrated into clinical and surgical procedures. The purpose of this review was to provide a comprehensive overview of the current technology and its challenges based on recent literature mainly focusing on clinical, cadaver, and innovative sawbone studies in the field of orthopedic surgery. The most relevant literature was selected according to clinical and innovational relevance and is summarized. Recent Findings Augmented reality applications in orthopedic surgery are increasingly reported. In this review, we summarize basic principles of AR including data preparation, visualization, and registration/tracking and present recently published clinical applications in the area of spine, osteotomies, arthroplasty, trauma, and orthopedic oncology. Higher accuracy in surgical execution, reduction of radiation exposure, and decreased surgery time are major findings presented in the literature. Summary In light of the tremendous progress of technological developments in modern-day medicine and emerging numbers of research groups working on the implementation of AR in routine clinical procedures, we expect the AR technology soon to be implemented as standard devices in orthopedic surgery.

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