Enhancement of Visual Target Detection With Night Vision Goggles

Abstract

IMPRINT (Improved Performance Research Integration Tool) was developed by the Army as a model to predict human performance in specific operational settings. This report describes an initial effort to quantify visual acuity improvement with the use of night vision goggles (NVGs) in a manner that could be incorporated into the IMPRINT model. Visual acuity was compared with NVGs and without NVGs under five specific luminance levels that the Soldier may encounter in actual battle environments. These data were then translated for use in a predictive equation for target detection. The quantified differences in Soldier target detection performance may then be applied to the IMPRINT model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA448466

Entities

People

  • Joel T. Kalb
  • Rachel A. Weatherless
  • William A. Monsco

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Detection
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Experimental Design
  • Luminance
  • Military Research
  • Motor Skills
  • Night Vision
  • Observers
  • Optical Properties
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Target Acquisition
  • Target Detection
  • Targets
  • Visual Acuity
  • Visual Targets

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.