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DEPTH PERCEPTION [3 records]

Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • The Eye
DEF

A mechanism underlying [a person's] ability to judge the relative distance of objects in [his or her] visual field.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Oeil

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

Ability to perceive differences in distance from an observer to one point relative to the distance to another point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracked Vehicles (Military)
  • Optics
CONT

Aviator goggles are always dual tube, a configuration which gives vital depth perception, plus a "getyouhome» capability should one tube fail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules chenillés (Militaire)
  • Optique
CONT

Sur les aéronefs, les lunettes pour pilotes sont toujours bitubes car la perception du relief est vitale et la redondance souhaitable.

Spanish

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