function lsf = WestLSFMinutes(distance) %WESTLSFMINUTES Compute Westheimer estimate of human LSF % lsf = WestLSFMinutes(distance) % % Compute Westheimer's LSF function as a function % of passed distance. Distance passed in minutes of arc. % % Formula from Westheimer G. 1986. The eye as an optical instrument. In % Handbook of perception and human performance, KR Boff, L Kaufman, % JP Thomas (eds). New York: Wiley. Equation 8. % % This is only approximately consistent with Westheimer's PSF estimate. % % This comes back normalized to a maximum of 1. % % See also WestPSFMinutes, DavilaGeislerPSFMinutes, LsfToPsf, PsfToLsf % 9/4/97 dhb Wrote it. lsf = 0.47*exp(-3.3*(distance.^2)) + ... 0.53*exp(-0.93*(abs(distance)));