Rates of Terrain Search by Visual and Optically Aided Means,
Abstract
The modeling of ground-to-ground engagements and the air-ground engagement in close air support is heavily dependent, if any meaningful representation is to be made, on the determination of when line of sight between the adversaries occurs, the detection time and other time components comprising the total exposure time of the adversaries. It is the purpose of this paper to show how the detection times used in the recent GRC simulations were derived from available data, how they were used, and the evidence of their efficacy in predicting the outcomes of the tests from which they were derived. The fundamental hypothesis of the analysis is that the detection time of ground targets by the air or ground can be predicted from the area to be searched and the rate of search for a target, provided the target is within the threshold of vision. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- ADP000604
Entities
People
- Floyd I. Hill