  Operators want to maintain awareness of the structure being tested while
observing sensor data. Normally the human's gaze shifts to a separate device or
screen during the experiment for data information, missing the structure's
physical response. The human-computer interaction provides valuable data and
information but separates the human from the reality. The sensor data does not
collect experiment safety, quality, and other contextual information of
critical value to the operator. To solve this problem, this research provides
humans with real-time information about vibrations using an Augmented Reality
(AR) application. An application is developed to augment sensor data on top of
the area of interest, which allows the user to perceive real-time changes that
the data may not warn of. This paper presents the results of an experiment that
show how AR can provide a channel for direct sensor feedback while increasing
awareness of reality. In the experiment a researcher attempts to closely follow
a moving sensor with their own sensor while observing the moving sensor's data
with and without AR. The results of the reported experiment indicate that
augmenting the information collected from sensors in real-time narrows the
operator's focus to the structure of interest for more efficient and informed
experimentation.
