GEOMETRIC VISION REQUIREMENTS IN THE DRIVING TASK

AN ANALYSIS IS MADE OF THE DRIVER'S FORWARD VISION REQUIREMENTS. VARIOUS METHODS FOR RELATING VEHICLE GEOMETRY TO THESE VISION REQUIREMENTS ARE EXAMINED. SEVERAL OF THESE METHODS WERE FOUND TO HAVE SOME POTENTIAL AS DESIGN TOOLS TO ASSIST AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS IN PLACING REAR VISION SYSTEMS, DETERMINING THE PROPER SIZE AND SHAPE FOR VEHICLE DAY-LIGHT OPENINGS, AND TO PROVIDE A MEANS FOR EVALUATING WINDSHIELD WIPING AND DEFROSTING PATTERNS. IN THIS STUDY, THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF VARIOUS VISION ZONES IS BASED ON PUBLISHED VISION PERFORMANCE AND TRAFFIC INFORMATION. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 677-703, 17 FIG, 15 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Intl Auto Sfty Conf Compendium

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• Authors:
  • Forbes, L M
• Publication Date: 1970

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automotive engineering; Defrosters; Design methods; Drivers; Driving; Geometry; Rearview mirrors; Specifications; Vision; Visual perception; Windshield washers; Windshields
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design tools; Requirement
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver vision; Rear view; Vision characteristics; Windows; Windshield defrosters
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221050
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1970 12:00AM