Target Detection Through Visual Recognition: A Quantitative Model

Abstract

The report presents a model for describing analytically the capabilities and limitations of a human observer in the task of looking for and finding known or expected fixed objects. The description takes the form of six algebraic equations which together enable the user to estimate recognition probabilities as a function of the many parameters required to describe a specific situation. The model is tailored to the case of an airborne observer looking at terrain with or without optical aids or electro-optical sensors, but with prior knowledge of the approximate appearance of an object.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0721446

Entities

People

  • H. H. Bailey

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Operations
  • Aircrafts
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • False Targets
  • Frequency
  • Measurement
  • Observers
  • Optical Detectors
  • Recognition
  • Target Acquisition
  • Target Detection
  • Target Recognition
  • Targets
  • United States

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Statistical inference.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.