NEXT-LEVEL REALITY
For example, if a warfighter sustains a leg injury, the medic or corpsman wear- ing the goggles can focus on the femur, tibia, fibula or any other bones or tissue affected in their visual scene to assist in decision-making, increasing the efficiency of treatment. Another key aspect of this software is that a user can pull advisory text from the Tactical Combat Casualty Care Quick Reference Guide and then list procedural information on the side of the field of view. Tis has the dual util- ity of providing more lengthy guidance during training and providing terse crit- ical information that can be called up in combat as an instant refresh to the medic or corpsman.
Recently, one of USARIEM’s industry collaborators produced graphical guid- ance in the form of a virtual “expert” that appears in the user’s IVAS field of view. Te expert’s hands are recorded by the user or a senior medical professional in a previ- ous rehearsal session. Visible on IVAS, the hands can facilitate an expert training of the medic or corpsman and provide guid- ance for battlefield procedures that require prolonged field care.
TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FUTURE OF TRAINING Navy Lt. Anh Nguyen, a student in the Cyber Systems and Operations Depart- ment at the Naval Postgraduate School, is studying the virtual expert software as part of his master’s thesis, titled “An Evaluation of Perceptually Enabled Task Guidance to Enhance Training and Operational Effectiveness for the U.S. Marine Corps.” Nguyen’s ongoing study is quantifying the effectiveness of usage by providing just- in-time perceptual cues through visual and auditory feedback. In addition, he is recording his perceptions during use to explore the psychological and physical side effects of prolonged augmented real- ity system use.
38 Army AL&T Magazine Summer 2025 IN FULL VIEW
In a simulation, a medic initiates treatment of a wounded warfighter with IVAS augmented reality software, overlaying the skeleton and cardiovascular system on the display view of the warfighter. (Photo courtesy of Christoph Leuze, Nakamir, Inc.)
LIKE HAVING X-RAY VISION
A simulation shows the medic’s IVAS view of a battlefield casualty using the new augmented reality tool’s anatomy display capability. (Photo courtesy of Christoph Leuze, Nakamir Inc.)
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