STUDIES ON TRAINING GROUND OBSERVERS TO ESTIMATE RANGE TO AERIAL TARGETS

Abstract

Six pilot studies were conducted to determine the effects of training on range estimation performance for aerial targets, and to identify some of the relevant variables. Observers were trained to estimate ranges of 350, 400, 800, 1,500, or 2,500 meters. Several variations of range estimation training methods were studied, including immediate knowledge of results after making an estimation, 'paired associate' presentation of observed aircraft position with actual range information, and the use of an occluding object as a range estimation aid. Two variables that tended to influence performance were aircraft elevation and incoming-outgoing directions of flight.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0669963

Entities

People

  • A. D. Wright
  • E. W. Frederickson
  • Michael R. Mccluskey

Organizations

  • George Washington University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aerial Targets
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Applied Psychology
  • Army Personnel
  • Helicopters
  • Instructors
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Low Altitude
  • Low Elevation
  • Pilot Studies
  • Psychology
  • Small Arms
  • Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Statistical inference.