Modeling Visual Detectability and Avoidance of Scatterable Antitank Mines.

Abstract

When comparing the effectiveness of scatterable antitank mine systems, the countermeasure of visual detection and avoidance is a significant aspect. The probability of detecting and avoiding antitank mines emplaced on the surface of the ground varies as a function of the height of the mine, the height of vegetation on the ground, the running mode of the tank (open versus closed hatch), and tank speed. Those four parameters were combined into a geometrically derived model to produce a point estimate of the probability of detecting and avoiding a mine system. Additional parameters needing investigation as possibly significant additions to the model are mine color, mine camouflageability with natural debris, the presence of parachutes or mine antennas, diurnal effects, sun angle, and psychological/physiological condition of the tank crew. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA049635

Entities

People

  • Roger L. Williamson

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Anti-Tank Mines
  • Classification
  • Countermeasures
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Free Field
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Theory
  • Observers
  • Probability
  • Scatterable Mines
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Vegetation
  • War

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  • Computer Vision.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering