Technical Papers

  1. Pierce, B. J., Zacher, J. E., Grant, S., & Covas-Smith, C. (2014). Final Technical Report Hostile Observer Trainer v2.5 – Trainer Effectiveness Study. February 2, 2012 – April 3, 2014. N61340-11-D-0003 DO 5
  2. Andriychuk, T, Tomkins, L., Zacher, J. E., Ballagh, M., McAlpine, R., Milner, A. and Allison, R.S. (2010). Report on the Pembroke NVD-Aided Aerial Forest Fire Detection Trials held April 22-25, 2010. CSE 2010-09.
  3. Harris, L, Jenkin, M., Dyde, R. Jenkin, H. & Zacher, J. E. (2007).  How Gravity Affects Perception: Microgravity Experiments. PWGSC Report, 07: 9F007-033002/001/ST.
  4. Shabaneh, M., Guterman, P., Zacher, J.E., Sakano, Y., and Allison, R.S. (2009). Report on Selected Issues Related to NVG Use in a Canadian Security Context. CSE-2009-07
  5. Dudek, G., Giguere, P., Prahacs, C., Saunderson, S., Sattar, J., Torres-Mendez, L.l, Jenkin, M., German, A., Hogue, A., Ripsman, A., Zacher, J. E., Milios, E., Liu, Hui, Z., Pifu, Buehler, M., & Georgiades, C. (2007). AQUA: An amphibious autonomous robot. IEEE Computer Outlook, 62-69.
  6. Fowler, B. & Zacher, J. E. (2006). Define, Develop and Verify Flight Equipment to Study Astronauts’ Perceptual-Motor Deficits in Space (PMDIS). PWGSC Report, 06: 9F007-047022.
  7. Harris, L, Jenkin, M., Dyde, R. Jenkin, H. & Zacher, J. E. (2006). How Gravity Affects Perception. PWGSC Report, 06: 9F007-020212.
  8. Oman, C.M., Howard, I.P., Smith, T., Beall, A.C., Natapoff, A., Zacher, J.E., & Jenkin, H.L. (2003). The role of visual cues in microgravity spatial orientation. J. Buckey, J. Homick (Eds) Neurolab Spacelab Mission: Neuroscience Research in Space, NASA SP-2003-535, 69-81.
  9. Howard, I. P., Zacher, J. E., & Jenkin, H. L. (1998). Role of visual cues in microgravity spatial orientation:  Neurolab Investigation E136. CSA Final Report, 98:200.
  10. Oman, C. M., Howard, I. P., Smith, T., Beall, A. C., Natapoff, A., Zacher, J. E., & Jenkin, H. L. (1998). Role of visual cues in microgravity spatial orientation. NASA Final Report, 98:33.
  11. Howard, I. P., Zacher, J. E., Jenkin, H. L. & Hu, G. (1998). Visual orientation in unfamiliar gravito-interial environments. NSBRI Report, 98:1205.
  12. Allison, R. S. & Zacher, J. E. (1997). Perceptual consequences of rotational image misalignment in stereo displays: The CAE FOHMD system. PWGSC Report, 97:W7711-4-7217.
  13. Howard, I. P., Kaneko, H., Pierce, B., Allison, R. S., & Zacher,  J. E. (1997). Judgements of the inclination and slant of surfaces in stereoscopic display systems. PWGSC Report, 97:W7711-4-7217.
  14. Zacher, J. E.  (1996). Why rotation’s better for plants than animals:  Why we get dizzy and nauseated when we spin in circles?  Globe and Mail, Life Section, May 9th.
  15. Zacher, J. E., Allison, R. S., & Howard, I. P.  (1995). Report on the effect of field size, head motion and rotation velocity on roll vection and illusory self-tilt in a tumbling room. NASA Neurolab Report, 95(1):1.