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Accession Number:
ADA056944
Title:
Human Factors Engineering for Head-Up Displays: A Review of Military Specifications and Recommendations for Research.
Corporate Author:
NAVAL AEROSPACE MEDICAL RESEARCH LAB PENSACOLA FL
Report Date:
1978-04-01
Abstract:
This report is a review of Human Factors literature and military specifications concerning Head-Up Displays HUDs. The objective is to identify important categories of Human Factors research concerning virtual-image displays. These research categories are questions that must be answered before specifications can be written for the optimal design of HUDs. The review encompassed an exhaustive list of references available through the Defense Documentation Center DDC as well as other pertinent sources not given in the DDC listing. Each requirement in the General Specification for Head-Up Displays, MIL-D-81641 AS, was compared with the available data. The data base for requirements and the importance of further research concerning each requirement were qualitatively rated. Categories of necessary research were established. Human Factors knowledge has not kept pace with the proliferating uses of HUDs and the expansion of HUD technology. Consequently, the majority of existing Human Factors specifications for HUDs are based on expert opinion rather than emperical data. Several categories of research are required to provide an adequate data base for future specifications, and to understand how specific issues in the design of HUDs affect performance. Author
Descriptive Note:
Interim rept.,
Pages:
0052
File Size:
2.66MB
