This paper reports the results of an effort to construct a computer model of the saccadic eye movement control system. The purpose of the system, the structure of the system, and measures of system performance were identified. A model of the system was constructed and a computer simulation of the model was developed and exercised. The performance of the computer model was then compared with the measured performance of the system and the validity of the model was determined.
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