Night Reconnoitering Capability for Military Dogs

Abstract

The AN/PVS-5 Night Vision Goggles were evaluated as a potential viewing device to enable a military dog handler to work his dog, e.g., a scout dog, off-leash at night. Supplementary IR illuminating devices mounted on the dog were evaluated in conjunction with the AN/PVS-5, but were proved to be unnecessary at distances up to 50 meters. Since 50 meters is the maximum distance at which an off-leash dog would be allowed to operate, the AN/PVS-5 NV Goggles alone are adequate to enable the handler to work his dog. A radio- controlled omnidirectional IR indicator light was evaluated and proved to be useful in enabling a handler to locate his dog in darkness if it is momentarily lost to view.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0776896

Entities

People

  • E. S. Tomlinson
  • M. Krauss

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Army Training
  • Biological Sciences
  • Classification
  • Indicator Lights
  • Indicators
  • Land Warfare
  • Military Dogs
  • Night Reconnaissance
  • Night Vision
  • Night Vision Devices
  • Omnidirectional
  • Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Trip Wires
  • Warfare

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