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Hire Dr. Kirk M.

United States

Profile Summary

I specialize in human factors design for real and virtual displays. I am the co-editor of the text Head Mounted Displays: Designing for the User. I have supported research on head-mounted displays for micro-surgery, near-eye displays for the U.S. Display Consortium, image compression for the Air Force SBIR, a wide-field HMD for close-quarters battle simulation for the Navy, a mixed-resolution wide-field HMD for the Air Force, stereo applications for Air Force pilots, and a color set for Air Force HUDs and HMDs. My consulting clients include Kaiser Electro-Optics, Vista Medical, Surgivision, Eyewear Integrated Systems, FakeSpace Labs, Colorado Microdisplay, SurgiVision, Rockwell, Vision Systems International, and SA Photonics. I have taught courses in human factors and statistics for the University of Southern California, and seminars on HMD design for SPIE. I live in La Quinta CA—near Palm Springs and play golf on the local desert courses, arrange songs for solo electric guitar, and follow Stanford football.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Engineering Design
• ★ Visual Perception
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Lasers & Photonics

Services

• Writing
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Work Experience

Consultant

Kirk Moffitt Consulting

July 1996 - Present

Technical Staff

Kaiser Electronics

May 1987 - June 1996

Anacapa Sciences

December 1985 - 1987

Technical Staff

SRL, Inc.

May 1979 - January 1985

Education

PhD (Psychology)

New Mexico State University

August 1976 - January 1985

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

CONFERENCE PAPER

Moffitt, Kirk and Browne, Michael P(2018). Feeling a little blue: problems with the symbol color blue for see-through displays and an alternative color solution. Degraded Environments: Sensing, Processing, and Display 2018. 10642. p. 106420M.

Moffitt, Kirk and Browne, Michael P(2018). Visibility of color symbology in head-up and head-mounted displays in daylight environments. Degraded Environments: Sensing, Processing, and Display 2018. 10642. p. 1064209.

Kirk Moffitt, Michael P. Browne, Darrel G. Hopper, Bridget Fath, Peter L. Marasco, Paul R. Havig(2011). Preliminary experimental results from a dichoptic vision system ({DiVS}) . {SPIE}-Intl Soc Optical Eng

Browne, Michael P and Moffitt, Kirk and Hopper, Darrel G and Fath, Bridget(2011). Preliminary experimental results from a dichoptic vision system (DiVS). Head-and Helmet-Mounted Displays XVI: Design and Applications. 8041. p. 804105.

Browne, MP and Moffitt, K and Winterbottom, M and Williams, L and Sepanski, J(2011). Mitigating Visual Anomalies for Binocular HMDs Integrated with Faceted Simulators. Proc. of Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), Paper. (11114).

Kirk Moffitt, James E. Melzer, Randall W. Brown, Colin E. Reese, Peter L. Marasco, Thomas H. Harding(2007). Sensor-offset {HMD} perception and performance . {SPIE}-Intl Soc Optical Eng

Melzer, James E and Moffitt, Kirk(2007). Sensor-offset HMD perception and performance. Head-and Helmet-Mounted Displays XII: Design and Applications. 6557. p. 65570G.

McLaughlin, Charles and Moffitt, Kirk and Pfeiffer, Jim(2003). P-21: Human Factors Guidelines for Binocular Near-Eye Displays. SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers. 34. (1). p. 280--283.

Melzer, James E and Moffitt, Kirk W(1992). Color helmet display for the tactical environment: the pilot's chromatic perspective. Helmet-mounted displays III. 1695. p. 47--52.

Melzer, JE and Moffitt, KW(1992). Color helmet display for the tactical environment: the pilot's chromatic perspective [1695-07]. PROCEEDINGS-SPIE THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING. p. 47--47.

Melzer, James E and Moffitt, Kirk W(1992). Color helmet display for the military cockpit. [1992] Proceedings IEEE/AIAA 11th Digital Avionics Systems Conference. p. 538--542.

Melzer, James E and Moffitt, Kirk W(1991). Ecological approach to partial binocular overlap. Large Screen Projection, Avionic, and Helmet-Mounted Displays. 1456. p. 124--132.

Melzer, JE and Moffitt, K(1991). An ecological approach to partial binocular-overlap. SPIE proceedings, Vol. 1456, large screen projection, ionic, and helmet-mounted displays, 175-191. San Jose. CA: SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering.

Kirk Moffitt, Jerry Carollo(1989). $\less$title$\greater$Ocular Responses To Monocular And Binocular Helmet-Mounted Display Configurations$\less$/title$\greater$ . {SPIE}-Intl Soc Optical Eng

Kirk Moffitt, James E. Melzer, Harry M. Assenheim(1989). $\less$title$\greater$Partial Binocular-Overlap In Helmet-Mounted Displays$\less$/title$\greater$ . {SPIE}-Intl Soc Optical Eng

Moffitt, Kirk(1989). Ocular responses to monocular and binocular helmet-mounted display configurations. Helmet-Mounted Displays. 1116. p. 142--149.

Melzer, James E and Moffitt, Kirk(1989). Partial binocular-overlap in helmet-mounted displays. Display System Optics II. 1117. p. 56--63.

Melzer, James E and Moffitt, Kirk(1989). Partial binocular-overlap in helmet-mounted displays. Display System Optics II. 1117. p. 56--63.

Moffitt, Kirk and Rogers, Steven P and Cicinelli, Joseph(1986). Naming colors on a CRT display in simulated daylight. Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting. 30. (2). p. 159--163.

Moffitt, Kirk(1983). Accommodation and the acquisition of distant targets by observers with superior vision. Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting. 27. (3). p. 259--263.

Moffitt, Kirk(1980). Safety Implications of Repeated Exposure to Near-Infrared Radiation. Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting. 24. (1). p. 160--161.

REPORT

Browne, Michael P and Moffitt, Kirk and Winterbottom, Marc(2009). Improving the utility of a binocular HMD in a faceted flight simulator.

(2008). Head-Mounted Display Image Configurations .

Moffitt, Kirk and Genco, Louis V(1985). Criteria for a State-of-the-Art Vision Test System.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Moffitt, Kirk(2009). Head-Mounted Display Image Configurations. Unpublished document, downloaded January.

Moffitt, Kirk(2003). Comprehensive Guidelines for Binocular Display Alignment.

Kirk Moffitt, Charles McLaughlin, Jim Pfeiffer(2003). P-21: Human Factors Guidelines for Binocular Near-Eye Displays . {SID} Symposium Digest of Technical Papers. 34. (1). p. 280. Wiley-Blackwell

Kirk Moffitt, Michael L. Levy, Joseph C.T. Chen, Ziv Corber, Gordon J. McComb(1998). Stereoscopic Head-mounted Display Incorporated into Microsurgical Procedures: Technical Note . Neurosurgery. 43. (2). p. 392--395. Oxford University Press ({OUP})

Kirk Moffitt, Joseph C.T. Chen, Michael L. Levy(1998). Head-Mounted Display System for Microneurosurgery . Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 68. (1-4). p. 25--32. S. Karger {AG}

Levy, Michael L and Chen, Joseph CT and Moffitt, Kirk and Corber, Ziv and McComb, J Gordon(1998). Stereoscopic head-mounted display incorporated into microsurgical procedures. Neurosurgery. 43. (2). p. 392--395. Oxford University Press

Chen, Joseph CT and Moffitt, Kirk and Levy, Michael L(1997). Head-mounted display system for microneurosurgery. Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery. 68. (1-4). p. 25--32. Karger Publishers

Melzer, James E and Moffitt, Kirk(1997). HMD design--Putting the user first. Head-mounted displays: Designing for the user. p. 1--16. McGraw-Hill Professional

Browne, Michael and Moffitt, Kirk(1996). A head-mounted display system for UGV control stations. AUVSI'96. p. 705--715.

Moffitt, K and Melzer, J(1991). Partial binocular overlap. San Jose, CA: Kaiser Electronics.

Moffitt, K(1989). Luning and target detection. San Jose, CA: Kaiser Electronics.

Moffitt, Kirk and Rogers, Steven P and Cicinelli, Joseph(1988). Chromatic aftereffects associated with a night vision goggle simulation. Aviation, space, and environmental medicine. Aerospace Medical Assn

MOFFITT, KW(1986). TARGET DETECTION AND RESOLUTION PERFORMANCE DURING ACTIVE ACCOMMODATION (REFRACTIVE ERROR, APPARENT SIZE, MICROPSIA, FAR POINT, DARK FOCUS).

Kirk Moffitt(1980). Evaluation of the fixation duration in visual search . Perception {\&} Psychophysics. 27. (4). p. 370--372. Springer Nature

Moffitt, Kirk(1980). Evaluation of the fixation duration in visual search. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics. 27. (4). p. 370--372. Springer

Melzer, James E and Moffitt, Kirk WAdvanced Product Development.

WORKING PAPER

(2003). Comprehensive Guidelines for Binocular Display Alignment .

BOOK

Moffitt, Kirk(1997). Designing HMDs for viewing comfort. McGraw-Hill, New York

OTHER

Moffitt, KW(1997). Designing HMDs for Viewing Comfort. Chapter 5 in Melzer, JE, and Moffitt, KW, eds. Head Mounted Displays: Designing for the User. New York, McGraw-Hill Publishing

Moffitt, Kirk W and Melzer, James E(1993). Method and apparatus to reduce binocular rivalry in a partial overlap binocular display.

DISSERTATION THESIS

Moffitt, Kirk Wayne(1985). Target detection and resolution performance during active accommodation.

DATA SET

Kirk Moffitt Accommodation and the acquisition of distant targets by observers with superior vision . PsycEXTRA Dataset. American Psychological Association ({APA})