Accession Number:

AD0810795

Title:

EFFECTS OF DISPLAY WIDTH ON SIDE-LOOKING RADAR TARGET RECOGNITION.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE AEROSPACE MEDICAL RESEARCH LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH

Personal Author(s):

• Bate, Almon J.
• Porterfield, James L.

Report Date:

1966-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

26.0

Abstract:

An investigation was made of the effect of display screen width on the recognition of targets of opportunity on a moving strip of rear-projected side-looking radar imagery. The imagery moved across the screen from left to right at a simulated aircraft speed of 1316 knots. The screen height was a constant 18 inches and the screen widths were 4.5, 9, 18, or 36 inches. The image scale was 170,700 one inch equals approximately one nautical mile. Increasing screen width, hence increasing the length of time objects appeared on the display, has no beneficial effect upon the number of targets correctly recognized or upon the number of nontargets mistaken for targets. Response latency increased as a linear function of display width. Author

Descriptors:

• *DISPLAY SYSTEMS)
• (*SIDE LOOKING RADAR
• (*TARGET RECOGNITION
• SIDE LOOKING RADAR)
• SCALE
• MAPPING
• SURFACE TARGETS
• RADAR TARGETS
• RADAR IMAGES
• RESOLUTION
• VISUAL PERCEPTION
• PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)

Subject Categories:

• Active and Passive Radar Detection and Equipment

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE