Perceptual design tradeoff considerations for viewing I2 and FLIR with current helmet-mounted displays

Melvyn E. Kalich; Thomas H. Harding; Clarence E. Rash

doi:10.1117/12.776759

14 April 2008 Perceptual design tradeoff considerations for viewing I² and FLIR with current helmet-mounted displays

Melvyn E. Kalich, Thomas H. Harding, Clarence E. Rash

Proceedings Volume 6955, Head- and Helmet-Mounted Displays XIII: Design and Applications; 69550F (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.776759
Event: SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, 2008, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Providing both I² (image intensified) and FLIR (forward looking infrared) images on a helmet-mounted display (HMD) requires perceptual design tradeoffs. Primary considerations center on the number, type, and placement of sensors. Perceptual drivers for these tradeoffs are derived from monocular versus biocular/binocular displays and offset of the sensors from the design eye. These conditions can create binocular rivalry, perceptual perspective distortion or hyperstereopsis, a binocular perceptual distortion that occurs when the sensors are positioned further apart than the interpupillary distance (IPD). Each of these perceptual tradeoff considerations is discussed.

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Melvyn E. Kalich, Thomas H. Harding, and Clarence E. Rash "Perceptual design tradeoff considerations for viewing I² and FLIR with current helmet-mounted displays", Proc. SPIE 6955, Head- and Helmet-Mounted Displays XIII: Design and Applications, 69550F (14 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.776759

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