Benefits of Color Coding Weapons Symbology for An Airborne Helmet-Mounted Display

Abstract

We assessed the advantages of a color-coded weapons symbology for a helmet-mounted display over monochrome symbology by measuring military pilots' performance while they flew air-to-air combat in a simulator. This pilots fired missiles significantly sooner without sacrificing probability of kill when using the color-coded symbology, demonstrating a substantial benefit of color. Actual or potential applications of this work include the design of color codes for helmet-mounted and other displays that use complex symbology to assist performance on cognitively challenging tasks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA430772

Entities

People

  • Charles D. Goodyear
  • David L. Post
  • Eric E. Geiselman

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Airborne
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Coding
  • Color Coding
  • Color Displays
  • Control Systems
  • Display Systems
  • Helmet Mounted Displays
  • Identification
  • Liquid Crystal Displays
  • Military Research
  • Operations Research
  • Psychology
  • Simulators
  • Standards

Readers

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