Voice radio communication, pedestrian localization, and the tactical use of 3D audio

Author

Nilsson, John-Olof ; Schuldt, C. ; Handel, Peter

Author_Institution

ACCESS Linnaeus Centre, KTH R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden

fYear

2013

fDate

28-31 Oct. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The relation between voice radio communication and pedestrian localization is studied. 3D audio is identified as a linking technology which brings strong mutual benefits. Voice communication rendered with 3D audio provides a potential low secondary task interference user interface to the localization information. Vice versa, location information in the 3D audio provides spatial cues in the voice communication, improving speech intelligibility. An experimental setup with voice radio communication, cooperative pedestrian localization, and 3D audio is presented and we discuss high level tactical possibilities that the 3D audio brings. Finally, results of an initial experiment, demonstrating the effectiveness of the setup, are presented.

Keywords

military communication; pedestrians; radiocommunication; radiofrequency interference; speech intelligibility; user interfaces; voice communication; 3D audio; cooperative pedestrian localization; linking technology; location information; mutual benefits; secondary task interference; speech intelligibility; tactical use; user interface; voice radio communication; Dead reckoning; Distance measurement; Ear; Finite impulse response filters; Radio communication; Smart phones; Three-dimensional displays;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN), 2013 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Montbeliard-Belfort

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPIN.2013.6817918

Filename

6817918