Training Techniques for Rapid Target Detection

Abstract

Basic to the acquisition of intelligence information from aerial surveillance/ reconnaissance sensor products is the ability of the image interpreter to distinguish objects from their background and correctly identify targets on the product imagery. The document reports on the evaluation of two systematic search strategies and a speed-reading technique for use in training interpreters to search imagery more rapidly and to improve detection accuracy and completeness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0768194

Entities

People

  • John R. Powers Iii
  • Robert E. Abram
  • Robert Sadacca
  • Robert W. Brainard

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Adaptive Training
  • Audiovisual Aids
  • Detection
  • Experimental Design
  • Images
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographs
  • Reconnaissance
  • Social Sciences
  • Surveillance
  • Tactical Reconnaissance
  • Target Detection
  • Training
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.