Research on Factors Influencing the Interpretation of Sonar Signals

Abstract

The purpose of the research has been to study the performance of sonar operator personnel in their most difficult of tasks, signal interpretation or target classification, as it is affected by a variety of display variables and operational procedures. It was the author's objective to study the performance of sonar personnel, primarily those aboard submarines, in reaction to both audio and video presentations of a wide variety of representative target signals. As a result of the study, the author recommended that the classification performance skills of all submarine sonarmen, supervisors, and instructors should be determined by objective performance tests at least once a year.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA002307

Entities

People

  • Robert R. Mackie

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Active Sonar
  • Computers
  • Detection
  • Passive Sonar
  • Psychology
  • Recognition
  • Reliability
  • Signal Processing
  • Software Development
  • Sonar
  • Sonar Signals
  • Sonar Targets
  • Target Classification
  • Trainees
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.