A FIELD SURVEY OF AIR-TO-GROUND TARGET-DETECTION PROBLEMS

Abstract

Twenty enlisted men were tested on a target-detection task at Ford Ord, California. Each subject was required to detect ten targets appearing at ranges of 1000 meters to 2100 meters. Forty trials were run. The results indicate that detection and identification depend on more than mere distance between target and observer. Not only did a target's size and form affect its detectability, but it appeared that the main cause of misidentifications was differing targets with similar sizes and forms. These results are related to current literature, and their implications for the course of the program are examined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0631361

Entities

People

  • Calvin G. Moler
  • Samuel A. Hicks

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • California
  • Classification
  • Contractors
  • Detection
  • Elevation
  • Engineering
  • Ground Level
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Identification
  • Observation
  • Observers
  • Self Propelled
  • Target Detection
  • Targets

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.