Abstract

Pursuit and interception of moving targets are fundamental skills of many animal species. Although previous studies in human interception behaviors have proposed several navigational strategies for intercepting a moving target, it is still unknown which navigational strategy humans use in chase-and-escape interactions. In the present experimental study, by using two one-on-one tasks as seen in ball sports, we showed that human interception behaviors were statistically consistent with a time-optimal model. Our results provide the insight about the navigational strategy for intercepting a moving target in chase-and-escape interactions, which may be common across species.

摘要

追踪和拦截移动目标是许多动物的基本技能。尽管先前有关人类拦截行为的研究提出了几种用于拦截移动目标的导航策略，但仍不清楚人类在追赶与逃避交互中使用哪种导航策略。在本实验研究中，通过使用两项在体育比赛中看到的一对一任务，我们证明了人类的拦截行为在统计上与时间最优模型一致。我们的结果提供了关于在追逐和逃逸交互作用中拦截移动目标的导航策略的见解，这在物种间可能很常见。