Human Engineering Guides to Design of Displays for Underwater Applications.

Abstract

This report contains recommendations for designers of displays for systems that operate underwater. The recommendations are based on a foundation of research and analyses contained in a companion document (Vaughan and Kinney, 1980). Both the current report and the database document are organized by designer decisions related to the legibility of panel displays and to the visibility of painted objects. Five decisions comprise the content organization of the report: eye-to-console distance, symbol size, display luminance, peripheral location, and use of color. Material presented within each section serves first, to provide a rationale for the significance of human factor considerations to the decision; second, to provide necessary translations of scientific concepts into engineering concepts; third, to state concise recommendations for how to resolve the design issue from the viewpoint of human factors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA110317

Entities

People

  • J. A. S. Kinney
  • W. S. Vaughan Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Bodies Of Water
  • Candles
  • Consoles
  • Detection
  • Divers
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Psychology
  • Short Wavelengths

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.