Airborne Visual Acquisition of Ground Targets. Performance Improvement with Head-Up Predesignation,

Abstract

Operational experience, previous flight tests, and simulation tests have demonstrated both the requirements and the potential for performance improvement in airborne visual acquisition of ground targets. Performance improvement with head-up predesignation was measured by means of a dynamic part-task low-altitude, high-speed visual flight simulation. Significant improvement was shown in probability of acquisition, range of acquisition, and search performance ratios. Improvements in performance are of sufficient magnitude to have an important effect upon weapon delivery probability on small tactical targets, and standoff capability on more highly defended strategic or interdiction targets.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
ADA010274

Entities

People

  • Aileen L. Logan
  • Walter E. Leininger

Organizations

  • Boeing Military Aircraft

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Airborne
  • Altitude
  • Bombing
  • Elevation
  • Flight Simulations
  • Interdiction
  • Low Altitude
  • Probability
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Standoff
  • Weapon Delivery
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.