Improved Search Techniques with Passive Night Vision Devices

Abstract

The NIGHT OPERATIONS Program is concerned with problems in optimizing human performance in relation to night vision devices and related sensors. In the furtherance of this research, studies are being conducted with passive night vision devices. Passive night vision devices developed for the Army have greatly increased night observation and target acquisition capabilities. Effectiveness of these devices, however, is highly dependent upon how and under what conditions they are used. The present study sought to determine whether new search techniques and procedures could increase the effectiveness of soldiers using passive night vision devices. The subjects (54 operators) using the Starlight Scope (SS) or the Night Observation Device, Medium Range (NOD) were given specialized search training and their training performance was compared with another group previously tested under the same conditions but without special training on search method and pattern.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0722236

Entities

People

  • Barry J. Cohen
  • Henry Debow
  • Jack J. Sternberg
  • James H. Banks

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Employment
  • Experimental Design
  • Instructions
  • Instructors
  • Motor Skills
  • Night Vision
  • Night Vision Devices
  • Operations Research
  • Starlight Scopes
  • Systems Science
  • Target Acquisition
  • Target Detection
  • Training

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.