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dc.contributor.authorReynolds, Natalie Bethen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2007-02-23T11:23:16Z
dc.date.available2007-08-21T16:48:45Z
dc.date.issued2007en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationReynolds, N. B. (2007). An Investigation into Landing Approach Visual Illusions (Thesis, Master of Social Sciences (MSocSc)). The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10289/2458en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/2458
dc.description.abstractThis experiment was designed to examine aspects of human visual perception during approaches to a runway. The runway width illusion has commonly been reported to contribute to the dangerous tendency of pilots to fly low approaches to runways that are wide and high approaches to runways that are narrow. Attempts to prevent the runway width illusion have not attempted to identify the ideal location for an indicator of altitude. Thus the present experiment examined the effect of varying runway width and manipulated scenes in order to determine whether the runway width illusion was present and where participants were focusing their attention in the scenes. Thirty-two non-pilot participants and 3 pilots took part in the experiment and viewed static and dynamic scenes of runways that were narrow (30.48m), medium (60.96m) or wide (91.44m) at one of three viewing heights low (30.48m), medium (45.72m) or high (60.96m). After viewing scenes, participants were required to estimate their altitude and aim-point. The results of this experiment revealed that participants were fairly inaccurate at estimating altitude and were inclined to overestimate aim-point, however the data also indicated that there was a robust runway width illusion that was present across static and dynamic trials and in both altitude and aim-point data. The standard marking on the runway in an attempt to prevent the runway width illusion was not effective at preventing incorrect altitude estimations but did assist participants to estimate aim-point. It was also found that the objects that participants' most commonly reported using to estimate altitude in the visual scene were located in the lower segment of the scenes.en_NZ
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dc.publisherThe University of Waikatoen_NZ
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dc.subjectaviationen_NZ
dc.subjectstaticen_NZ
dc.subjectdynamicen_NZ
dc.subjectaimpointen_NZ
dc.subjectpsychologyen_NZ
dc.subjectvisual illusionsen_NZ
dc.titleAn Investigation into Landing Approach Visual Illusionsen_NZ
dc.typeThesisen_NZ
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Waikatoen_NZ
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Social Sciences (MSocSc)en_NZ
uow.date.accession2007-02-23T11:23:16Zen_NZ
uow.date.available2007-08-21T16:48:45Zen_NZ
uow.identifier.adthttp://adt.waikato.ac.nz/public/adt-uow20070223.112316en_NZ
uow.date.migrated2009-06-09T23:30:43Zen_NZ
pubs.place-of-publicationHamilton, New Zealanden_NZ


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