Search Effectiveness with Passive Night Vision Devices

Abstract

Performance with four devices was evaluated in the experimental procedure: the Miniscope (MINI), Starlight Scope (SS), Crew-Served Weapon Night Vision Sight (CSWS), and the Night Observation Device, Medium Range (NOD). At a rate of nine per night, 123 operators were tested under three varied ambient illumination levels in the search and detection of 72 targets which differed in type, contrast, and mode and which were stationed at a distance of 100 to 1200 meters. Detection responses and search behavior were recorded on magnetic tape for data analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0714206

Entities

People

  • Jack J. Sternberg
  • James H. Banks

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Communication Systems
  • Control Panels
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Analysis
  • Employment
  • Light Sources
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Night Vision
  • Night Vision Devices
  • Recording Systems
  • Starlight Scopes
  • Target Acquisition
  • Target Detection
  • Test Equipment

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.