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  • Computer Vision
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) with high-resolution cameras are crucial for creating detailed aerial reconstructions.
  • Current autonomous flight path planning for MAVs requires on-site human supervision to prevent collisions, posing challenges in spatial perception.
  • Existing workflows struggle with mentally transferring MAV positions between 2D maps and the physical environment, and perceiving depth accurately.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present an Augmented Reality (AR) system for enhanced navigation and flight planning of MAVs.
  • To improve on-site supervision and reduce spatial understanding issues for MAV operators.
  • To investigate the impact of AR visualization techniques on user spatial understanding.

Main Methods:

  • Developed an AR system to augment the user's view with flight planning information and live MAV feedback.
  • Integrated depth hints within the AR visualization to aid in understanding the spatial relationship of virtual waypoints.
  • Conducted an investigation into the effectiveness of these AR visualization techniques on user spatial understanding.

Main Results:

  • The AR system provides on-site flight planning capabilities, bringing the process closer to the physical environment.
  • Augmented visualizations offer relevant information for both flight planning and live supervision of MAVs.
  • Introduced depth hints to improve the user's perception of spatial relationships between the MAV and waypoints.

Conclusions:

  • AR technology can significantly improve the human-in-the-loop supervision of MAVs during aerial data acquisition.
  • AR-supported visualization enhances operator situational awareness and spatial cognition in complex MAV operations.
  • The developed system and visualization techniques show promise for safer and more efficient MAV deployment.