VISUAL PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION

Abstract

An important factor in the design of equipment for maximum efficiency of human operation is the design, illumination, and arrangement of visual displays which provide information to the human operator. This report provides a compilation of general human engineering recommendations and presents some of the supporting data which should aid the engineer in providing the most satisfactory visual presentations of information. The report is divided into seven chapters entitled: Mechanical Indicators, Warning Devices, Cathode Ray Tubes and Signal Coding, Printed Materials, Instrument Panel Layout, Lighting, and Visual Detection and Identification. Liberal use is made of pictorial, graphic, and tabular presentations to illustrate the data and design recommendations. A table of contents, subject index, and a selected bibliography are included as an aid to the user.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1954
Accession Number
AD0043064

Entities

People

  • Charles A. Baker
  • Walter F. Grether

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Cathode Ray Tubes
  • Control Panels
  • Data Transmission
  • Engineering
  • Flight Instruments
  • Geometric Forms
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Instrument Panels
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Medical Laboratories
  • Optics
  • Psychology
  • Radar

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.