Virtual Reality Psychophysics: Forward and Lateral Distance, Height, and Speed Perceptions with a Wide-Angle Helmet Display.

Abstract

Psychophysics of a color, high resolution, very wide angle, virtual reality type of helmet-mounted display were investigated. Subjects used a joystick to set their viewpoint within a computer-generated image database to requested target values in forward and lateral distance, height, and speed. Test factors for each type of perception included helicopter flying experience, replications, 3-D with familiar objects or 2-D texture visual databases, relative or absolute perceptions, viewpoint motion rail row and column offsets, increasing or decreasing change in target values, and six target values. Median forward distance and speed perceptions were 41% of simulated physical stimuli, 50% for lateral distance, and 72% for, height. These accuracies contrast with typical real-world accuracies for similar ranges of about 90% for distance, height, and speed. Main effort differences between most of the test factor levels were highly significant for all four types of perceptions. (AN)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA294027

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People

  • Robert H. Wright

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Birds
  • Databases
  • Experimental Design
  • Flight Simulators
  • Helicopters
  • Information Science
  • Perception
  • Psychology
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Simulations
  • Three Dimensional
  • Virtual Reality
  • Visual Perception
  • Wide Angles

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  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
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