Display type effects in military operational tasks using unmanned vehicle (UV) video images: Comparison between color and B/W video feeds

Yaniv Minkov, Ronny Ophir-Arbelle, Tal Oron-Gilad

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Abstract

The increased use of unmanned vehicles (UVs) in military environments requires development of guidelines to enable maximal compatibility between those technologies and users' needs. Specifically, the way video feeds are delivered to dismounted soldiers may affect the utility of such information. This work follows previous studies on the type (e.g., size) of displays required by dismounted soldiers to process video feed from UVs in a variety of operational situations. Sixteen former infantry soldiers with no experience using UV video feed participated. Three display types were examined using color or B/W video feeds in three different operational tasks (identification, orientation and movement detection). Performance and subjective data were collected. Results showed some effects for display type, no significant effect for feed color and an interaction for display type and feed color only in response time.

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, HFES 2012
Pages1777-1781
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2012
EventProceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, HFES 2012 - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: 22 Oct 201226 Oct 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, HFES 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, MA
Period22/10/1226/10/12

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Human Factors and Ergonomics

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