Optical Transformation during Movement: Review of the Optical Concomitants of Egomotion

Abstract

The primary goals of this report are to make the formal mathematical descriptions of the optical concomitants of rectilinear self-motion through the environment more useful by consolidating, clarifying, and extending them. The report includes: (1) a critical review of the literature on the optical bases for the perception of rectilinear self-motion, (2) an outline of a comprehensive framework for the study of self-motion perception based on J. J. Gibson's ecological approach, and (3) an introduction to a unified mathematical treatment of the global optical effects of rectilinear self-motion. A careful distinction is maintained between geometrical facts and perceptual or psychological aspects of self-motion. The report is written in a tutorial style.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA122275

Entities

People

  • Rik Warren

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  • Ohio State University

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  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

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  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Vision
  • Computers
  • Elevation
  • Geometry
  • Image Processing
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Perception
  • Psychology
  • Three Dimensional

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  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.