Binocular Rivalry and Attention in Helmet-Mounted Display Applications

Abstract

As monocular head-mounted displays (HMDs) are introduced into existing flight simulators for training and mission rehearsal it will be important to determine whether binocular rivalry affects the visibility of HMD presented symbology or the out-the-window (OTW) flight simulator display imagery. In the present study, we examined whether rivalry suppression could be objectively measured under conditions that simulated a monocular HMD and OTW display, and whether voluntary attention and moving imagery influenced the strength of rivalry suppression. The results indicated that strength of suppression under these conditions was less than that found under classic dichoptic viewing conditions, and that attention had little influence on performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA464042

Entities

People

  • Byron J. Pierce
  • Christin Covas
  • Jason Rogers
  • Marc D. Winterbottom
  • Robert Patterson

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Binoculars
  • Data Displays
  • Display Systems
  • Flight Simulators
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Helmet Mounted Displays
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Military Research
  • Reaction Time
  • Recognition
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Training

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.