Presentation
64. ASANA: A Dynamic and Immersive Environment to Evaluate Spatial Ability and Situational Awareness in Naval Aviation
SessionPoster Session 1
DescriptionUnderstanding cognitive ability differences is crucial for improving US Naval Aviation readiness. For example, spatial ability (SpA) and situation awareness (SA) are fundamental in predicting attrition, training outcomes, and/or potential mishaps. However, current assessments are inadequate for various reasons ranging from being susceptible to practice effects to being too intrusive to measure in real-time. To address the current limitations of SpA and SA measurement, we introduce a dynamic and immersive simulation, known as the Assessing Spatial Abilities in Naval Aviation (ASANA). Participants have to aerially navigate through waypoints that are continuously revealed on a rotated map while also completing other aviation-related tasks in the simulated heads-up display. Psychophysiological measures are continuously collected in the environment in order to develop real-time and robust measures of SpA and SA. Preliminary results and next steps are presented and discussed.
Event Type
Poster
TimeWednesday, September 11th5:30pm - 6:30pm MST
LocationMcArthur Ballroom
Aerospace Systems
Cognitive Engineering & Decision Making
Computer Systems
Forensics Professional
Health Care
Human Performance Modeling
Individual Differences in Performance
Perception and Performance
Product Design
Safety
Training
Usability and System Evaluation
Extended Reality