Development of a Prototype Experimental Plan to Evaluate Stabilized Optical Viewing Devices: I. Inflight Measures of Visual Acuity

Abstract

An improved XM-76 stabilized viewing device was tested in a scout helicopter flight scenario. Target acquisition performance was significantly correlated with the airsickness ratings of an onboard experimenter. Since there was no significant difference between the magnitude of the symptoms observed when the device was stabilized and the magnitude when caged, the stabilization feature proper could not be identified as a problem source. Parts II and III of the report will deal with inflight measures of airsickness potential and the laboratory evaluation of individual susceptibility to airsickness respectively.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA011244

Entities

People

  • David D. Glick
  • Fred W. Guedry Jr.
  • Joel W. Norman
  • Roger W. Wiley
  • W. Carroll Hixson

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Biomedical Research
  • Education
  • Flight Maneuvers
  • Helicopters
  • Identification
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Military Aircraft
  • Motion Sickness
  • Observation
  • Observers
  • Prototypes
  • Standards
  • Target Acquisition
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Visual Acuity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Trauma or Military Medicine