SEARCH EFFECTIVENESS WITH THE STARLIGHT SCOPE AND 7 X 50 BINOCULARS

Abstract

The night operations program is concerned with problems in optimizing human performance in relation to night vision devices and related sensors. To further this research, experimentation has been directed toward enhancement of the performance of the combat soldier in night operations. The report describes an experimental evaluation or four passive night vision devices, and presents results of the assessment of operator performance with these devices in target detection and search tasks. Subjects were required to detect targets (soldiers or aggressor type silhouettes) presented in two modes. Responses were recorded electronically. Data obtained were analyzed to determine performance effectiveness with the two subject devices and the effects were studied of illumination (starlight, half moon, full moon), distance (50 - 300 meters), target mode (moving vs stationary), target exposure time (10, 20, 30 and 90 seconds), and their interactions on search performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0712318

Entities

People

  • Jack J. Sternberg
  • James H. Banks
  • John P. Farrell

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Cloud Cover
  • Communication Equipment
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Employment
  • Instrumentation
  • Low Light Levels
  • Motor Skills
  • Night Vision
  • Night Vision Devices
  • Starlight
  • Starlight Scopes
  • Target Acquisition
  • Target Detection
  • Training

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Computer Vision.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems