Influence of clutter on human target acquisition

Z. Avital, Y. Hadar, G. Reiter, Gil Tidhar, Stanley R. Rotman, Shlomit Grossman, A. Rehavi

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Abstract

To correctly model the target acquisition capability of an electro-optic system manned by a human, the basic process of how the human visual system interacts with the scene must be considered. The Center for Night Vision and Electro-Optics (CNVEO) model has analyzed the detection of targets both in the static situation and in the case of a person searching a field of regard. However, this model does not provide a quantitative measure of the clutter of a scene. In this paper, we propose two new metrics of clutter, derived from our understanding of the human visual system. The first is a metric based on the distinctness of the target in its surroundings, that can be used both locally for target contrast and globally for overall clutter. The second is a metric based on the calculation of likely fixation points of a human observer. We compare the results to an experiment performed at Hughes Corporation and described in our paper.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
PublisherPubl by Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Pages436-446
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)0819412104, 9780819412102
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1993
Event8th Meeting on Optical Engineering in Israel: Optical Engineering and Remote Sensing - Tel Aviv, Isr
Duration: 14 Dec 199216 Dec 1992

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume1971
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

Conference8th Meeting on Optical Engineering in Israel: Optical Engineering and Remote Sensing
CityTel Aviv, Isr
Period14/12/9216/12/92

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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