Sky Ar Polokalama Vaalele Augmented Reality by Huma Dulgeroglu

Sky Ar Polokalama Vaalele Augmented Reality by Huma Dulgeroglu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Fa'asavali Competition Category.

ArioFa'asavali· 2026

Sky Ar Polokalama Vaalele Augmented Reality

by Huma Dulgeroglu

Client: Aselsan Ags

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Fa'asavali Category

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The Design

About Sky Ar Polokalama Vaalele Augmented Reality

O le Sky Ar o se polokalama vaalele augmented reality na atiaʻe mo pailate o vaalele tuai. E faʻaali e le Sky Ar faʻamatalaga taua o le malaga i le vaʻaiga saʻo a le pailate e ala i matatioata augmented reality, ma faʻaitiitia ai le taimi e punou ai le ulu i lalo. O se polokalama tapulete faʻaopoopo e lagolagoina le fuafuaina o le malaga, le faʻamaopoopoina o faʻamatalaga ma le faʻatulagaina aʻo leʻi tulaʻi le vaalele. E faʻavasegaina faʻaaliga e tusa ai ma vaega o le malaga, o lea e naʻo faʻamatalaga talafeagai o le laufanua, tau poʻo faʻasilasilaga e faʻaalia. E faʻaaogaina e le faiga masini a le tagata lava ia, o lea e le manaʻomia ai ni suiga faaletino i totonu o le potu faʻafoe.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Sky Ar Polokalama Vaalele Augmented Reality, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Sky Ar Polokalama Vaalele Augmented Reality e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Sky Ar Polokalama Vaalele Augmented Reality o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Sky Ar is an augmented reality flight software that enhances pilot situational awareness. Using a Bring Your Own Device (Byod) approach, it provides a non invasive digital layer without physical cockpit retrofits, reducing cost and material waste. The system projects essential flight data into the line of sight of pilot and allows flight planning and Ar configuration through a companion tablet application.
Dimensions & Packaging: Sky Ar is a software platform integrating a tablet app with Ar glasses. The tablet enables flight planning, data sync, and analysis, while Ar overlays project real time information into the view of pilot. The system supports customizable layers by flight phase, lightweight Byod integration, secure data handling, and optimized low latency rendering for clarity in challenging visibility conditions.
Tags: ar, aviation map, artificial reality, byod, ar glasses, interface, user experience, no-hand usage, user interface
Production Technology: Inspired by real habits of pilots, it transforms familiar workflows into Ar enhanced usability across multiple device types. On ground tablet control allows full setup before flight, enabling hands free use in the air for both gesture capable and incapable devices. Embracing the Byod principle minimizes material waste from retrofits while expanding accessibility. Sky Ar understands its users, offering a seamless, intelligent experience that makes advanced technology feel effortless.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of this design activity was finding solution to legacy aircraft improvement that can enhance awareness during flight while minimizing material waste. The challenge was not only technological, but systemic: redefining how advanced awareness tools can be delivered without physically altering the aircraft itself.
Research: The design research behind Sky Ar was applied and human-centered, aiming to improve pilot situational awareness cost-effectively. Through interviews, observations, surveys, and cockpit simulations with legacy aircraft pilots, we identified risks of low visibility and costly retrofits. Testing Ar devices showed that a Byod approach delivers safer, clearer experiences while extending the usability of legacy aircraft, making aviation more sustainable and efficient.
Inspiration: The idea behind Sky Ar was born from pilot insights. Many operators of legacy aircraft bring personal tablets into the cockpit at their own risk to improve situational awareness, often using multiple apps for weather, terrain, and navigation data. Pilots highlight challenges in low visibility conditions and the high cost of modern awareness systems, which lead to risky flights or material waste from retrofits.
Project Duration: Project Duration: 1 Year
Project Location: Turkiye
Operation Flow: Sky Ar ensures usability through an intuitive tablet workflow and hands free Ar operation, helping pilots stay focused on flight. The interface structures planning, data sync and analysis into clear stages to reduce cognitive load. Ar overlays are customized by flight phase, showing only relevant data such as terrain, Notam or weather. This reduces head down time and supports continuous visual focus on the external environment.
Team Members: Lead Designer: Huma Dulgeroglu
Designer: Bilgesu Yildiz
Designer: Busra Yeliz Karaoglu Balci
Image Credits: AI creation tools used for image creations.