Accession Number:

ADA289272

Title:

DETERMINATION OF DETECTION RANGE OF MONOTONE AND CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNED FIVE-SOLDIER CREW TENTS BY GROUND OBSERVERS

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY BELVOIR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER FORT BELVOIR VA

Personal Author(s):

• Anitole, George
• Johnson, Ronald L.
• Neubert, Christopher J.

Report Date:

1989-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

11.0

Abstract:

Field evaluations have determined that camouflage patterns reduce detectability ranges for uniforms and vehicles in woodland environments. This study identified the effects of three patterned and two monotoned Five-Soldier Crew Tents using detection ranges and number of false detections as determined by ground observers. The distance of correct detections were recorded along with the number of false detections. An analysis of variance for the detection ranges and number of false detections was performed. The Duncans Multiple Range Test was used to determine significant differences a 0.05 in groups of tents. From this data, it was determined that the three patterned Five-Soldier Crew Tents were more difficult to detect than the two monotone tents.

Descriptors:

• *ARMY RESEARCH
• *CAMOUFLAGE
• TEST AND EVALUATION
• OBSERVERS
• GROUND LEVEL
• SYMPOSIA
• DETECTION
• OPTICAL DETECTION
• ARMY PERSONNEL
• TARGET RECOGNITION
• FIELD TESTS
• TEST METHODS
• ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
• TARGET DISCRIMINATION
• COLORS
• GROUND VEHICLES
• PATTERNS
• PATTERN RECOGNITION
• STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
• TENTS
• TARGET DETECTION
• RANGE(DISTANCE)
• COUNTERMEASURES
• UNIFORMS

Subject Categories:

• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
• Optical Countermeasures
• Information Science
• Statistics and Probability
• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE