Dr. Christopher Reardon Profile

Dr. Christopher Reardon

at Univ of Denver

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Proceedings Article | 31 May 2022 Presentation + Paper

Factors affecting human understanding of augmented reality visualization of changes detected by an autonomous mobile robot

Christopher Reardon, Jason Gregory, Kerstin Haring, John Rogers

Proceedings Volume 12125, 1212503 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2619038

KEYWORDS: Visualization, Augmented reality, Environmental sensing, Sensors, Mobile robots

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Proceedings Article | 6 May 2021 Presentation + Paper

Designing a mixed reality interface for autonomous robot-based change detection

Christopher Reardon, Jason Gregory, Carlos Nieto-Granda, John Rogers

Proceedings Volume 11759, 117590J (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2587494

KEYWORDS: Robots, Mixed reality, Situational awareness sensors, Sensors, Mobile robots, Information operations, Environmental sensing, Dismounted soldiers, Augmented reality

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2021 Presentation + Paper

Multi-modal sensor fusion and selection for enhanced situational awareness

Brian Reily, Christopher Reardon, Hao Zhang

Proceedings Volume 11759, 117590K (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2587985

KEYWORDS: Situational awareness sensors, Sensor fusion, Robots, Environmental sensing

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Proceedings Article | 19 May 2020 Presentation + Paper

Designing augmented reality visualizations for synchronized and time-dominant human-robot teaming

Savannah Paul, Christopher Reardon, Tom Williams, Hao Zhang

Proceedings Volume 11426, 1142607 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2559402

KEYWORDS: Augmented reality, Visualization, Virtual reality, Telecommunications, Situational awareness sensors, Information visualization, Prototyping, Human-machine interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2020 Presentation + Paper

Creating a mixed reality common operating picture across C2 echelons for human-autonomy teams

Mark Dennison, Christopher Reardon, Jason Gregory, Theron Trout, John Rogers

Proceedings Volume 11426, 114260M (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2556642

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telecommunications, Virtual reality, Mixed reality, Augmented reality, Visualization, Robotics, Situational awareness sensors

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One of the most significant challenges for the emerging operational environment addressed by Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) is the exchange of information between personnel in operating environments. Making in- formation available for leveraging at the appropriate echelon is essential for convergence, a key tenet of MDO. Emergent cross-reality (XR) technologies are poised to have a significant impact on the convergence of the in- formation environment. These powerful technologies present an opportunity to not only enhance the situational awareness of individuals at the local" tactical edge and the decision-maker at the global" mission command (C2), but to intensely and intricately bridge the information exchanged across all echelons. Complimentarily, the increasing use of autonomy in MDO, from autonomous robotic agents in the field to decision-making assistance for C2 operations, also holds great promise for human-autonomy teaming to improve performance at all echelon levels. Traditional research examines, at most, a small subset of these problems. Here, we envision a system that sees human-robot teams operating at the local edge communicating with human-autonomy teams at the global operations level. Both teams use a mixed reality (MR) system for visualization and interaction with a common operating picture (COP) to enhance situational awareness, sensing, and communication { but with highly different purposes and considerations. By creating a system that bridges across echelons, we are able to examine these considerations to determine their impact on information shared bi-directionally, between the global (C2) and local (tactical) levels, in order to understand and improve autonomous agents teamed with humans at both levels. We present a prototype system that includes an autonomous robot operating with a human teammate sharing sensory data and action plans with, and receiving commands and intelligence information from, a tactical operations team commanding from a remote location. We examine the challenges and considerations in creating such a system, and present initial findings.

Conference Committee Involvement (3)

Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality (XR) Technology for Multi-Domain Operations III

4 April 2022 | Orlando, Florida, United States

Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality (XR) Technology for Multi-Domain Operations II

12 April 2021 | Online Only, Florida, United States

Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality (XR) Technology for Multi-Domain Operations

27 April 2020 | Online Only, California, United States

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