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Latency in Visionic Systems : Test Methods and Requirements

Author
Kramer, Lynda J.
Published
[2005].
Physical Description
1 electronic document
Additional Creators
Williams, Steven P., Arthur, J. J., III, and Bailey, Randall E.
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Summary
A visionics device creates a pictorial representation of the external scene for the pilot. The ultimate objective of these systems may be to electronically generate a form of Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) to eliminate weather or time-of-day as an operational constraint and provide enhancement over actual visual conditions where eye-limiting resolution may be a limiting factor. Empirical evidence has shown that the total system delays or latencies including the imaging sensors and display systems, can critically degrade their utility, usability, and acceptability. Definitions and measurement techniques are offered herein as common test and evaluation methods for latency testing in visionics device applications. Based upon available data, very different latency requirements are indicated based upon the piloting task, the role in which the visionics device is used in this task, and the characteristics of the visionics cockpit display device including its resolution, field-of-regard, and field-of-view. The least stringent latency requirements will involve Head-Up Display (HUD) applications, where the visionics imagery provides situational information as a supplement to symbology guidance and command information. Conversely, the visionics system latency requirement for a large field-of-view Head-Worn Display application, providing a Virtual-VMC capability from which the pilot will derive visual guidance, will be the most stringent, having a value as low as 20 msec.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 20050192646.
Workshop on Toward Recommended Methods for Testing and Evaluation of EV and ESV Based Visionic Devices; 26-27 Apr. 2005; Williamsburg, VA; United States.
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