DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PORTABLE OCULOMETER FOR USE IN TRANSPORTATION ORIENTED HUMAN FACTORS STUDIES

THE REPORT DESCRIBES DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSTRUMENT DESIGNED TO ACQUIRE AND PROCESS INFORMATION ABOUT HUMAN VISUAL PERFORMANCE. THE INSTRUMENT HAS THE FOLLOWING FEATURES: IT CAN BE OPERATED IN A VARIETY OF TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENTS INCLUDING SIMULATORS, CARS, TRUCKS, TRAINS, AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL STATIONS; THE VISUAL PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS ARE MADE WITHOUT ALTERATION OF THE SUBJECTS'S NORMAL VISUAL BEHAVIOR; AND THE DATA CAN BE PRESENTED TO THE EXPERIMENTER AS EITHER A VIDEO PICTURE OF THE SCENE WITH THE FIXATION POINT SUPERIMPOSED, OR AS DERIVED EYE-MOTION PARAMETERS. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation System Center

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• Authors:
  • Davis, P W
  • Lutz, J S
  • Warner, A
  • Iannini, A A
• Publication Date: 1971-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 44 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Design; Drivers; Eye; Human factors; Measuring instruments; Vision; Visual perception
• Old TRIS Terms: Vision characteristics
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222175
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 8 1973 12:00AM