Visual Issues in Training and Simulation: Presentation Summaries

Abstract

This report contains summaries of the information presented at the Interagency Technical Information Exchange meeting, hosted by Armstrong Laboratory's Aircrew Training Research Division, Williams AFB AZ, in October 1991. The subject of the meeting was visual issues in training and simulation. Paper topics included: Display image quality; Psychophysical assessment of wide-field, variable resolution imagery; Eye measurement system for flight simulation; Eye movement behavior of pilots; Vision and visibility issued in US Navy landing craft; Use of color in flight simulators; Determinants and consequences of smooth pursuit; Infrared imagery in flight; Night flights over featureless terrains; Training system definition for a Navy visual simulator; Vision research at the FAA Civil Aeromedical Institute; Vision research at NASA Ames FLM Branch; Ongoing R&D in night vision devices; Visual limitations of night vision devices; Visual system transport delay on pilot performance; Visually induced motion sickness; Vision on manual control and spatial orientation; Flight simulator side effects; Flight simulation visual research by the US Army; Cuing and scene content requirements for low level flight; Performance effects on pilot tasks; Vision research at AL/OEDL; Grating effects following laser-produced central retinal lesions; Human spatial vision; Target acquisition simulation; Target identification requirements; Aided night vision training; and Night vision device training research at Williams AFB AZ.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA491366

Entities

Organizations

  • Armstrong Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Eye Movements
  • Flight
  • Flight Simulations
  • Flight Simulators
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Exchange
  • Landing Craft
  • Level Flight
  • Motion Sickness
  • Night Flight
  • Night Vision
  • Night Vision Devices
  • Side Effects
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Training

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computer Vision.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy