MISSION SURVIVABILITY OF A MANNED AIRCRAFT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM. VOLUME VIII. A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR THE VISUAL DETECTION OF LOW-FLYING AIRCRAFT

Abstract

The derivation of a mathematical model is presented for use in the determination of probability of visual detection of low-flying aircraft. The result is the factor P(D/L), probability of visual detection given line of sight, which can be used in the general investigation of survivability of surveillance aircraft against visually aimed weapons. The mathematical formulation of the situation is based on geometrical concepts of a two- dimensional field, the known characteristics of the human eye, and an assumed technique of scanning by an observer. To determine the probability of visual detection in a given situation, a Monte Carlo approach, utilizing a digital computer, is proposed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0434421

Entities

People

  • Nicholas Kurdyla

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Angular Motion
  • Army Aviation
  • Detection
  • Flight Paths
  • Geometric Forms
  • Line Of Sight
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military Research
  • Moving Targets
  • Probability
  • Psychology
  • Random Variables
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Visual Perception
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Statistical inference.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.