Sub-pixel accuracy: Psychophysical validation of an algorithm for fine positioning and movement of dots on visual displays

Vision Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 605-612

  Georgeson, Mark A ^a,b   Freeman, Tom C A ^a,c   Scott Samuel, Nicholas E ^a,b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Centroids; Dots; Hyperacuity; Motion thresholds; Pixels; Visual displays

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT;

EID: 0030042457     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(96)89253-4     Document Type: Article

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