Pilotage Navigation Utilizing a Night-Vision System

Abstract

A field test was conducted to evaluate pilotage-navigation performance using a forward-looking infrared (FLIR) night-vision system. Two types of displays (helmet-mounted and panel-mounted) were used, each with three fields of view (FOV) (narrow, 15 deg vertical x 20 deg horizontal; medium, 30 deg vertical x 40 deg horizontal; wide, 45 deg vertical x 60 deg horizontal). The results indicate that the wide FOV is more effective than either of the narrower FOV's. The future TADS system is proposed to have a horizontal FOV on the order of 40 deg; the authors believe this will present serious problems in conducting pilotage navigation. The implications of these results are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA036774

Entities

People

  • Murray Foster Jr
  • Neil A. Johnson

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Data Analysis
  • Doppler Radar
  • Engineering
  • Field Tests
  • Flight Crews
  • Helicopters
  • Helmet Mounted Displays
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Navigation
  • Navigators
  • Night Vision
  • Target Acquisition

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.