Air-to-Ground Target Acquisition Source Book: A Review of the Literature

Abstract

The properties of the visual system, including Human MTF are described. Ground target environmental factors, including Target/Background variables, and atmospheric conditions are related to target acquisition by direct visual search and through imaging systems. Imaging systems parameters are described. Prediction and evaluation of target acquisition through modeling and simulation are discussed. Areas for further target acquisition work are recommended. A bibliography of more than 1750 entries is accompanied by tables which key the entries to target acquisition parameters and variables.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1974
Accession Number
ADA015079

Entities

People

  • Daniel B. Jones
  • Darwin C. Middlekauff
  • Melvin Freitag
  • Stanley C. Collyer

Organizations

  • Martin Marietta

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Cameras
  • Computational Science
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Geography
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Operations Research
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Photographs
  • Psychology
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.