A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON GUNNER TRACKING BEHAVIOR.

Abstract

A series of tracking studies was conducted by the U. S. Army Human Engineering Laboratories, to evaluate how a gunner's ability to maintain tracking of a moving target during and after firing is affected by different types of tracking systems. Angular tracking error and smoothness of tracking were compared for three types of tracking systems: an M-48 tank turret (rate system), a 106mm Recoilless Rifle fired from the XM29 (two-hand wheel mount), and the XM89 (free mount). Additional non-firing tracking tests of machine gun mounts were also performed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0681209

Entities

People

  • James P. Torre Jr.
  • Robert T. Gschivind

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Engineering
  • Gun Mounts
  • Gun Support Equipment
  • Guns
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Machine Guns
  • Mounts
  • Moving Targets
  • Recoilless Rifles
  • Rifles
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Science
  • Tank Turrets
  • Targets

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Military Science