Air-to-Air Target Acquisition: Factors and Means of Improvement.

Abstract

This report summarizes the literature on target acquisition with emphasis on target detection and collision avoidance in the air-to-air environment. A comprehensive, annotated bibliography is included. Major factors in air-to-air acquisition are discussed, pertinent data are presented, and potential improvements through training are listed. The report is concluded with a description of a research program designed to improve air-to-air detection performance. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA087848

Entities

People

  • Edward B. Costanza
  • Harry L. Snyder
  • Scott R. Stacey

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computational Science
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electro-Optical Sensors
  • Fish
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Science
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Optics
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Library and Information Science
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.