29 European Conference on Visual Perception
St-Petersburg, Russia
20-25 August 2006


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ECVP2006 Abstract




Effects of hyperstereopsis on perceived slope and estimates of time to contact
      P Flanagan    
School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3217, Australia
  flanagan@deakin.edu.au
 
      G Stuart    
Air Operations Division, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, 506 Lorimer St, Fishermans Bend, Victoria 3144, Australia
  stuartg@dsto.defence.gov.au
 
      P Gibbs    
Air Operations Division, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, 506 Lorimer St, Fishermans Bend, Victoria 3144, Australia
  peter.gibbs@dsto.defence.gov.au
 

Some night vision systems have sensors mounted on the sides of the helmet with visual output projected onto a display in front of the operator’s eyes. This arrangement produces a situation of hyper-stereopsis in which binocular cues available to the operator are exaggerated so that distances around fixation are magnified. We used computer-generated graphics and a z-screen and passive polarised glasses to simulate hyper-stereopsis to measure its effects on (a) perceived slope and (b) estimates of time to contact (TTC), to see if hyper-stereoscopic cues influenced slope and TTC judgements, over and above those from monocular cues (e.g., texture gradient, and optic flow). We found that slope was overestimated under conditions of hyper-stereopsis and TTC judgements were underestimated. Though, we observed that the miss-estimations were less than would be expected given the 4-times interpupillary distance employed. These distortions in perceived slope and judged TTC support reports of visual distortions from pilots who use these devices in the field.

Support:
Supported by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation

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Keywords:
Hyper-stereopsis
Slope Perception
Time to contact

Presentation:
Binocular vision and stereopsis
Talk: Monday, 21 August 2006; 11:45-12:00

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