Handheld threat object identification performance of 2-D visible imagery versus 3-D visible imagery

Keith A. Krapels; Ronald G. Driggers; Brian P. Teaney; Carl E. Halford

doi:10.1117/1.2209650

1 June 2006 Handheld threat object identification performance of 2-D visible imagery versus 3-D visible imagery

Keith A. Krapels, Ronald G. Driggers, Brian P. Teaney, Carl E. Halford

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 45, Issue 6, 063202 (June 2006). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2209650

Abstract

This research determines if there is an improvement in human observer performance, identifying potential weapons or threat objects, when imagery is presented in three dimensions instead of two dimensions. The potential improvement in performance is quantified by evaluating the change in the N₅₀ cycle criteria, for this task and target set. The data suggests that as much as a 30% improvement in range capability may result from using 3-D imagery. The advent of affordable, practical, and real-time 3-D displays has led to a desire to evaluate and quantify the performance trade space for this application of the technology. Imagery was collected using a dual-camera stereo imaging system. A series of eight different resolutions were presented to observers in both 2-D and 3-D formats. The set of targets consisted of 12 handheld objects. The objects were a mix of potential threats or weapons and possible confusers. For example, a cellular telephone and a hand grenade are two such objects. This target set is the same target set used in previously reported research that determined the N₅₀ requirements for handheld objects for both visible and infrared imagers.

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Keith A. Krapels, Ronald G. Driggers, Brian P. Teaney, and Carl E. Halford "Handheld threat object identification performance of 2-D visible imagery versus 3-D visible imagery," Optical Engineering 45(6), 063202 (1 June 2006). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2209650

Published: 1 June 2006

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