Cone of Confusion

cone of confusion (plural cones of confusion) (aviation) A zone of indeterminism over a navigation beacon (such as a VOR), where the direction-finding ability of the receiver outputs a random direction as flying over the beacon results in no direction to the beacon, giving a spinning direction indicator display.

1. What causes the cone of confusion?
2. Where is the cone of confusion?
3. How is the cone of confusion resolved?
4. Do cones of confusion contribute to sound localization?

What causes the cone of confusion?

In optics, a circle of confusion (CoC) is an optical spot caused by a cone of light rays from a lens not coming to a perfect focus when imaging a point source.

Where is the cone of confusion?

cone of confusion is the imaginary cone extending outward from each ear along the interaural axis and representing sound source locations producing the same interaural differences.

How is the cone of confusion resolved?

The cone of confusion may be partially resolved by rotating the head. At the same time, it should be noted that in the everyday life of human listeners, the cone of confusion is rarely experience except for certain types of signals. ...

Do cones of confusion contribute to sound localization?

The axis of the cone is defined by the interaural axis. Due to the symmetry of this cone around the interaural axis, sound source (A) and (B) produce identical interaural time and level differences. Sound sources on the cone of confusion are thus useless for binaural sound localization.