THE APPLICATION OF OPTICAL SCIENCE TO VISUAL RESEARCH IN SPACE.

Abstract

Contents: Part I--Visual problems in space, Nature of the Problem, General Description, The Visual Display, General Configuration, Visual Capabilities to Recognize Detail, Selection of Magnification for Viewing, Image Presentation, Eye Relief, Field of View, Attitude Control, Docking, Detection, Discrimination, Value Judgments, Visual Display for Lunar Landing, Scene to be Viewed, Geometric Considerations Image Quality, Personnel Selection and Training, Target Detection, and Optical Illusion Under Acceleration; Part II--Innovations in Visual Research, Visibility Studies, Modulation Transfer Function, New Techniques of Image Presentation, and Application of Automatic Control Theory.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0821339

Entities

People

  • Seymour Konopken

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automatic
  • Control Theory
  • Detection
  • Discrimination
  • Judgment
  • Landing
  • Lunar Landings
  • Magnification
  • Modulation
  • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
  • Personnel Selection
  • Target Detection
  • Training
  • Transfer Functions
  • Visibility

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers