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Publications and source records attributed to Holt, J. D..
Device incorporates relatively inexpensive, simple hand-controlled tracker that moves over horizontal two-dimensional surface. Device is applicable as a two-dimensional or three-dimensional plotter to perform as X/Y curve plotter, area calculator under a randomly shaded curve, and displacement tracker.
A remote sensing oculometer has been successfully operated during flight tests. This device was able to track the pilot's eye-point-of-regard (lookpoint) consistently and unobtrusively in the flight environment. The instantaneous position of the lookpoint was determined to within approximately 1 degree. Data were recorded on both analog and video tape. The video data consisted of continuous scenes of the aircraft's instrument display and a superimposed white dot (simulating the lookpoint) dwelling or moving from instrument to instrument as the pilot monitored the display information during landing approaches.
Oculometer provides dynamic measurement of subject's look direction, and its outputs can be used to generate visual display of his look pattern and/or to cause equipment operation associated with his lookpoint at given times. Measured eye-direction information could be used as control input at man/machine interface.