Design and Construction of a Computer Controllable Multi-Chromatic Stimulus for Human Visual System Testing and Modeling.

Abstract

The report describes the construction and operation of a computer controllable, sine wave grating stimulus for use in the investigation of human visual system modulation transfer functions. The stimulus can be controlled in spatial frequency, orientation and contrast by a digital computer through digital-to-analog converters. The apparatus uses a commercial color television receiver to produce a 10 inch diameter stimulus capable of 50 foot-lamberts, 30 cycles per degree of field when viewed at 25 feet and the color spectrum of P22A (tri-color: blue, green, red) phosphors. The equipment described has been built, tested and successfully demonstrated under computer control.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA008678

Entities

People

  • Harold L. Hannickel

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Color Television
  • Communication Equipment
  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Contrast
  • Converters
  • Diameters
  • Digital Computers
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Modulation
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Phosphors
  • Sine Waves
  • Television Receivers
  • Transfer Functions

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.