THE EFFECT OF SIMULATED AIRCRAFT SPEED ON DETECTING AND IDENTIFYING TARGETS FROM SIDE-LOOKING-RADAR IMAGERY.

Abstract

Operator performance in detecting and identifying airfields, bridges, dams, and railroad yards from sidelooking radar imagery was tested. The imagery was presented to four college students on a 14 by 14 inch screen at speeds representing Mach 0.9, 1.6, 2.3 and 3.1. An average of 65% of the targets were identified. Percentage of false targets varied significantly between subjects and ranged from 42 to 64%. A slight but consistent trend toward more detections at slower speeds was not found to be statistically significant. The number of false positive responses was not significantly affected by image speed. No decrement in performance could be found as a result of extended (3 hours maximum) trial duration. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0603014

Entities

People

  • Fen Rhodes
  • H. C. Self

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • False Targets
  • Flight Speeds
  • Landing Fields
  • Radar
  • Railroads
  • Schools
  • Side Looking Radar
  • Students
  • Targets
  • Universities

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radar Systems Engineering.