Display Size and Target Acquisition Performance.

Abstract

Two experiments were conducted to find factors that have an important effect on display size criteria in a cockpit-display system. Subjects in both experiments detected military targets simulating images from a TV camera looking obliquely forward as it is flown over the terrain. The results of the two experiments indicated that the physical size of a television monitor is not an important factor if MTF and visual angle are held constant. Of the factors studied, the four most important were: number of targets, visual angle of targets, target contrast, and target configuration. The data from the second experiment were used to generate a multiple regression model. The relationship between target visual angle and display size allowed the regression model to be used to predict performance as a function of display size. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA054624

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Barnes

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Biological Sciences
  • Detection
  • Display Systems
  • Engineering
  • Experimental Design
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Frequency
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Malfunctions
  • Military Research
  • Signal Detection
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Regression Analysis.