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Aeronautics and Space
Pages 7-14

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From page 9...
... Brown, have been quoted in the report. In addition to updating the Brown report, this report presents a considerable amount of additional information regarding specific critical visual problems, as well as a recently completed, extensive bibliography of research in this field.
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From page 10...
... This was coupled with the scientist's trend toward extensive validation of visual standards. The report is organized into sections as follows: Statement of the Problem; Visual Classification; Role of the Visual Scientist; Grades of Visual Fitness; and Specific Recommendations.
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From page 11...
... The papers are as follows: "Criteria for Laboratory Experiments Useful in Field Situations," W.P. Tanner, Jr.; "Visual Fitness for Space Gavel," ~ Jampolsky et al.; "The Effect of Flash Distribution and Illuminance-Level Upon the Detection of Low Intensity Light Stimuli," R.E.
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From page 12...
... Unfortunately, there is currently no solid scientific basis for cataloguing visual cues with respect to their importance in aircraft control As a consequence, current efforts to create appropriate visual simulations run the gamut from efforts toward almost complete replication of the visual world to highly schematized, two-dimensional perspective displays on cathode-ray tubes.
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From page 13...
... Appendices A through F provide examples of research areas and approaches that might help elucidate several long-range issues confronted in visual simulation. Primarily, emphasis is given to low-level flight, in which extraction of visual information from terrain features is crucial but little understood.
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