Effects of Search Area Size on Target Acquisition with Passive Night Vision Devices

Abstract

The NIGHT OPERATIONS Program is concerned with optimizing human performance in relation to night vision devices and related sensors. Specific aspects deal with determining performance effectiveness of sensor systems, factors which affect performance, and means of improving effectiveness. The present study describes research involving the use of such devices in assessing the effectiveness of soldier performance during night operations. The primary objective of the experiment was to investigate the effects of search area size on performance--as it interacts with a number of environmental, target, and human factors--and to determine the implications of findings for operational use, basis of issue; and search deployment, as well as for improvement of soldiers' effectiveness in using these devices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0722235

Entities

People

  • Donald Vreuls
  • Jack J. Sternberg
  • James H. Banks
  • John P. Farrell
  • William A. Dalhamer

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Deployment
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Employment
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Motor Skills
  • Night Vision
  • Night Vision Devices
  • Observation
  • Psychology
  • Radio Communications
  • Starlight Scopes
  • Systems Science
  • Target Acquisition
  • Target Detection

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design