An Experimental Evaluation of the Spot Wobble Method of Suppressing Raster Structure Visibility.
Abstract
Television displays generate an image composed of a number of parallel raster lines. These lines, when visible, act as an interfering pattern and detract from operator performance in obtaining information from the video system. One way to reduce line visibility is to deflect the scanning spot vertically as it scans; this technique is commonly termed spot wobble. An experiment was conducted which evaluated changes in operator performance as indicated by the ranges at which targets were acquired and the number of correct responses to target presentation in a simulated air-to-ground search task. These performance parameters were evaluated at four spot wobble amplitudes and three viewing distances. The main findings were that spot wobble had no significant effect on the number of correct responses, but that large-amplitude spot wobble significantly increased the ranges at which targets were acquired. Additionally, several subjective indicators of preferred image quality were evaluated, and show that there is wide variance among subjects as to what image characteristics they prefer.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA018566
Entities
People
- Harry L. Snyder
- William S. Beamon
Organizations
- Virginia Tech