MODEL SIMULATOR STUDIES OF THE VISIBILITY OF MILITARY TARGETS AT NIGHT

Abstract

The report summarizes experimental studies using a scale model simulator to determine visibility distances of military targets under certain nighttime illumination conditions. The experiments concerned both detection and identification of targets, which were observed along ground paths under simulated natural and artificial nighttime illumination. The studies were intended to provide a basis for better understanding and specifying the stimulus factors that influence target visibility under such conditions. Photometric data were used to relate the simulator conditions to actual field conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1958
Accession Number
AD0679197

Entities

People

  • Charles E. Hamilton

Organizations

  • George Washington University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Anti-Tank Guns
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Candles
  • Detection
  • Engineering
  • Field Conditions
  • Field Tests
  • Guns
  • Human Resources
  • Line Of Sight
  • Observers
  • Peripheral Vision
  • Scale Models
  • Simulators
  • Tank Guns
  • Terrain Models

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.