Formal studies to date do not allow system developers to answer the question: is stereo video necessary for remote driving in the operational, off-road environment? This paper proposes a study consisting of two experiments: (1) a high-speed maneuvering test and (2) a visual planning test. The high-speed maneuvering test has been designed to evaluate the possible performance benefits of stereo in uncluttered off-road environments. The visual planning experiment has been designed to measure the operator''s capability to analyze a scene to determine the placement of hazard(s). Course designs as well as experimental protocols for the proposed tests are presented.

Date Published: 1 August 1991
PDF: 13 pages
Proc. SPIE 1457, Stereoscopic Displays and Applications II, (1 August 1991); doi: 10.1117/12.46301

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 1457:
Stereoscopic Displays and Applications II
John O. Merritt; Scott S. Fisher, Editor(s)