Apache Aviator Evaluation of Dual-Technology Night Vision Systems in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Urban Combat (Master's Thesis)

Abstract

Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. that natural signals, such as images, admit a sparse decomposition over a redundant dictionary leads to efficient algorithms for handling such sources of data. In particular, the design of well adapted dictionaries for images has been a major challenge. The K-SVD has been recently proposed for this task [1], and shown to perform very well for various gray-scale image processing tasks. In this paper we address the problem of learning dictionaries for color images and extend the K-SVD-based grayscale image denoising algorithm that appears in [2]. This work puts forward ways for handling nonhomogeneous noise and missing information, paving the way to state-of-the-art results in applications such as color image denoising, demosaicing, and inpainting, as demonstrated in this paper.

Visual perceptual conflicts and illusions

“…Much of the information regarding visual performance with HMDs has been gained through pilot surveys (Patterson et al, 2007;Heinecke et al, 2008;Hiatt et al, 2004;Rash, and Martin, 1988;Rash et al, 2004;Rash et al, 2002). While this literature has detailed and high-lighted problems users have with the monocular design of Figure 12-9.…”

“…Most surveys of visual issues with the IHADSS were conducted during peace time. However, Heinecke et al (2008) surveyed Apache aviators using the IHADSS during urban combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Their results generally paralleled those from other surveys.…”

“…The Heinecke et al (2008) report and others importantly demonstrate that humans are adaptable and find ways to make things work and new ways to apply technology. Making a monocular HMD work, with all its problems, binocular rivalry being one, is a case in point.…”

Visual issues associated with the use of the integrated helmet and display sighting system (IHADSS) in the Apache helicopter: three decades in review

“…Recognizing the shift in the role of the AH-64 attack helicopter, the study concluded with a recommendation for a future investigation that would encompass AH-64 pilots operating in the urban combat environment. 9 This recommendation was pursued by Heinecke et al, 10 who repeated a variant of the OIF Study in 2006. This study again found reduced frequencies of reports of visual complaints, consistent with the 2003 OIF study.…”

“…The period post-9/11 allowed for studies during actual combat operations to determine if peacetime training and combat flight environments differed. [9][10] In this current report, the authors have reviewed the extant literature and provide a summary of the seminal studies investigating visual performance and perception issues performed over the past three decades.…”