An Evaluation of Aircraft CRT and Dot-Matrix Display Legibility Requirements

Abstract

Pilot satisfaction with the legibility performance of the absorption bandpass filtered green P-43 phosphor cathode ray tube (CRT) electronic displays employed in the F-15, F-16 and F-18 aircraft, prior to 1980 has been used in this report as a basis for establishing minimum luminance and contrast requirements for both CRT and dot-matrix electronic aircraft displays. The data drawn on and the methods used to derive the alphanumeric, graphic and video information legibility requirements that should as a minimum be met by aircraft electronic display portrayals under direct sunlight, glare source and other high ambient viewing conditions are described. The sunlight readability/legibility requirements and tests of the night vision imaging system (NVIS) compatibility specification MIL-L-85762 were in part founded on the data contained in this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA283933

Entities

People

  • Keith T. Burnette

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Brightness
  • Cathode Ray Tubes
  • Contracts
  • Control Knobs
  • Diameters
  • Display Systems
  • Dynamics
  • Electron Beams
  • Electronic Aircraft
  • Electrons
  • Engineering
  • Measurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Video Images
  • Visual Perception

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics