Exploring the Impact of Immersion on Situational Awareness and Trust in Remotely Monitored Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships

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dc.contributor.advisorAllison, Robert
dc.contributor.authorGregor, Alexander William Heinz
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-28T21:23:13Z
dc.date.available2023-03-28T21:23:13Z
dc.date.copyright2023-01-05
dc.date.issued2023-03-28
dc.date.updated2023-03-28T21:23:13Z
dc.degree.disciplineComputer Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines how Situational Awareness (SA) and Trust, along with some exploratory variables, were affected by different immersion levels in maritime remote monitoring. To examine this a simulated Shore Control Centre (SCC) interface for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) was constructed, which had an autonomous container ship traversing the arctic with robotic aids. Three query sets were asked per simulation run, which facilitated tracking how SA, Trust, and Motion Sickness (MS) evolved over time. Three different virtual reality (VR) interfaces were used; Non-Immersive VR (NVR), Semi-immersive VR (SVR), and Immersive VR (IVR). The simulation and query sets were performed on a counterbalanced within-subjects user study with 39 participants. The results illustrated various trade-offs - with NVR showing higher user preference, SVR showing signs of higher SA, and IVR showing moderate Trust but increased MS. Understanding these trade-offs between immersion levels is a requisite step for designing future SCCs.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/41038
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectComputer science
dc.subjectOcean engineering
dc.subject.keywordsMaritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS)
dc.subject.keywordsShore Control Centre (SCC)
dc.subject.keywordsIce navigation
dc.subject.keywordsSituational awareness
dc.subject.keywordsTrust
dc.subject.keywordsMotion Sickness
dc.subject.keywordsVirtual reality (VR)
dc.titleExploring the Impact of Immersion on Situational Awareness and Trust in Remotely Monitored Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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