Analysis of Pursuit Tracking Eye Movements in Pilots and Nonfliers

Abstract

Pursuit tracking eye movements were recorded and analyzed from a group of Air Force pilots and a group of nonflying Air Force Members. The tracking performance of the pilots was compared to the performance of the nonfliers. Subjects tracked a small spot of light moving sinusoidally in the horizontal plane at frequencies ranging from 0.2 to 1.0 Hz while their eye movements were recorded An adaptive nonlinear digital filter was used to separate the total tracking response (TTR) into smooth pursuit (SP) and saccadic (SA) components. There were no significant differences in tracking performance between pilots and nonfliers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA276597

Entities

People

  • Ann F. Bell
  • Edward J. Engelken
  • John D. Enderle
  • Kennith W. Stevens

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Central Nervous System
  • Confidence Limits
  • Data Analysis
  • Digital Filters
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Eye
  • Eye Movements
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Pilots
  • Motor Skills
  • Pilots
  • Recording Systems
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Targets

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.