PHYSIOLOGIC MECHANISMS PRODUCING DISORIENTATION.

Abstract

Disorientation is a complex phenomenon involving changed perception of posture, direction, distance, spatial arrangements, or time. A short review is given of current knowledge about the occurrence of spatial disorientation in man and its relationship to performance. Consideration is given to certain unexplained changes in sensation produced during motion, including travel in space vehicles, aircraft, ground vehicles, and movements which occur in the course of everday life. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0689161

Entities

People

  • J D Fletcher

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Perception
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Sensation
  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space