Interacting with complex information spaces integrated with physical reality on mobile devices

飞机机械师和其他利益攸关方在航空航天制造和维护方面开展的知识工作带来了许多技术和人力挑战。他们反复对以多种格式呈现的复杂技术信息(例如，纸质工程原理图、部件数据库、2D/3D模型)进行关联，并将这些数据与飞机本身关联起来。他们的工作受到精心设计、测试和持续管理的程序的管理，往往导致不同型号飞机的程序框架截然不同。飞机机械师需要访问复杂的3D模型和支持多种设备外形规格的数字数据(例如大型触摸屏、平板电脑屏幕、智能手机)，并且需要在工作期间在这些不同的平台之间流畅地移动。将数字数据集成到机械师的工作流程中需要有针对性的、与背景相关的新形式的信息可视化和交互。最后，为了将复杂的数字信息放置在飞机的环境中，需要无处不在的传感基础设施。

The knowledge work conducted by aircraft mechanics and other stakeholders in aerospace manufacturing and maintenance poses many technical and human challenges. They repeatedly draw correlations across complex technical information presented in multiple formats (e.g., paper engineering schematics, parts databases, 2D/3D models), and correlate that data with the aircraft itself. Their work is governed by procedures that are carefully designed, tested, and managed on an ongoing basis, often leading to vastly different procedural frameworks from one model of aircraft to the next. Aircraft mechanics need to access complex 3D models and supporting digital data across a range of device form factors (e.g., large touch displays, tablet screens, smartphones) and need to move fluidly between these heterogeneous platforms during their work. Integrating digital data into the mechanic's workflow requires new forms of targeted, contextually-relevant information visualization and interaction. Finally, in order to situate complex digital information within the context of the aircraft, ubiquitous sensing infrastructures are required.