Aviation visual perception
Subtitle: research, misperception and mishaps
By: Randy Gibb, Rob Gray & Lauren Scharff
Contributors: Gray, Rob; Scharff, Lauren
Series: Ashgate studies in human factors for flight operations; Ashgate studies in human factors for flight operations
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9780754674979; 9780754698913
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Vision in aviation; title: The challenge; title: Aviation mishap involving visual misperceptions; title: Visual perception allows for heroism; title: Our approach; title: Sensation and perception foundations; title: Bottom-up versus top-down processes and theories of vision attention; title: The physiology of vision; title: Specialized visual processing (color, depth, motion); title: Visual cue integration & applications in aviation; title: The vestibular system & body perception; title: Spatial disorientation: vision & vestibular contributions; title: Conclusion; title: The role of basic visual functions in aviation; title: Visual acuity; title: Contrast sensitivity; title: Optical correction: lenses & surgery; title: Visual fields and useful field of view; title: Glare susceptibility; title: Color vision; title: Night vision; title: Stereoscopic depth perception; title: Motion perception; title: Vision & aging; title: Summary; title: Pilot perspective of cues used for visual flying; title: Environmental perception; title: Approach to landing; title: Low level flying; title: Visual integration & cognitive challenges; title: Research on cues used for visual flying; title: Visual-motor control in approach & landing; title: Visual-motor control in low level flight; title: Mid-air collision avoidance; title: Conclusion; title: Spatial disorientation; title: cues, illusions & misperceptions; title: Spatial orientation & disorientation defined; title: General visual sources of aviation misperception; title: Aviation-related visual illusions; title: Vestibular illusions; title: Non-perceptual causes of spatial disorientation; title: Preventing illusions; title: Conclusion; title: Aviation mishaps: misperception of visual cues; title: Research on spatial disorientation; title: Past mishaps attributed to visual spatial disorientation; title: Recent mishaps & incidents attributed to visual spatial disorientation; title: General aviation; title: Conclusion: aviation mishaps; title: Aviation's future: technological advancements to visual perception; title: Head-up displays; title: Flight path displays; title: Night vision devices; title: Unmanned aerial systems; title: Synthetic vision systems; title: Laser retinal displays; title: Conclusion.