HUMAN LIMITATIONS OF LINE OF SIGHT MISSILES DURING LIMITED VISIBILITY.

Abstract

The paper examines the effects of several intervening light sources on a viewer's optical image of an illuminated target presented during periods of limited visibility. Quantitative measures of resulting target obscuration as affected by target brightness, light-source intensity and light-source range were obtained. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0670972

Entities

People

  • Andrew J. Eckles Iii.
  • Thomas A. Garry
  • William C. Mullen

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Brightness
  • Images
  • Intensity
  • Light Sources
  • Line Of Sight
  • Obscuration
  • Optical Images
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Targets
  • Visibility

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Theoretical Analysis.