APPLICATION

This part of the repository gives an overview of the public demonstrations and experiments that were performed by the consortium as part of the fist generation showcases. The aim is to describe for each experiment:

1. what did the consortium expect to learn ?
2. what was done ?
3. what were the results ?
4. what did we learn and what does it mean for future plans?

The experiments described here fall into three categories:

System (components) tests and demonstrations. These include:

• the complete system needed for the Healthcare (Gespag) scenario with initial evaluation
• testing and initial integration of the Maintenance (EADS) system based on COTS devices
• key subsystem and components for the Emergency Response (BSPP) scenario including the integration of an HMD

Scientific usability experiments. These included:

• Evaluation of the Production (SKODA) training application concept
• Workplace studies verifying the concept for the integration of wearable technology into the Maintenance (EADS) workplace

Scientific technology experiments. These included:

• demonstration of activity tracking in a highly instrumented scenario
• a number of experiments in activity tracking with wearable sensors and minimal environment instrumentation including the evaluation of new sensor modalities (ultrasound, IR beacon tracking, muscle activity monitoring)
• demonstration of basic software framework for location based collaboration
• evaluation of different communication channels within specific, scenario relevant environments (aircraft, fire)

The usability experiments were scenario specific. Although most system tests and technology experiments were also motivated by and embedded within a specific scenario they are mostly relevant for more then one application area.

Key results and achievements

Detailed results and conclusions of each demonstrator and experiment are given in the corresponding sections. The highlights and key achievements can be summarized as follows

1. Although in most cases the data gathered so far is not sufficient as a conclusive scientific proof, the experiments performed so far have given strong indication that application concepts designed by the UCD teams are viable.
2. Systems have been put in place that provide a basis for conducting further user studies to firm up the evidence on the application scenarios and component usability. Tests using these systems are currently ongoing.
3. Valuable insights have been gained into system architecture and implementation issues.