3D Common Operating Picture Workstation for Ship Control Systems

The ability to visualize control systems, functions, and data in 3D by multiple operators simultaneously improves the collaborative understanding of platform state and health while reducing group cognitive load accompanying complex maintenance and monitoring tasks.  Consequently, there is a need to improve the human-machine interface and communication between the operators while visualizing complex 3D data and systems. FoVI3D’s 3-person PRISM Common Operating Picture (COP) workstation is designed to improve operator efficiency and communication during complex 3D operations for both shore and ship Command and Control (CIC) centers.  The PRISM workstation consists of wide field-of-view (FoV) monitors for rendering 3D content as well as high-resolution, 2D touch panels for the customized presentation of operator controls and data.  Therefore, each PRISM operator can view the same 3D scene from unique or common perspectives simultaneously and still have job specific controls and data presented.  Since there are no headsets obscuring natural vision, communication between individuals is unimpeded and natural. FoVI3D’s PRISM COP workstation improves situational understanding through the use of a single 3D visualization system that provides a common aggregated viewpoint of system and platform health to reduce cognitive burden and aid an operator’s decision capability for ship control systems.