DRIVER'S VISUAL RANGE DETECTION

THIS PAPER PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE FACTORS REQUIRED TO MONITOR VISUAL RANGE. EQUATIONS ARE PRESENTED THAT INDICATE THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO MONITOR VISUAL RANGE BY USING MEASUREMENTS OF SCENE LUMINANCE, ATMOSPHERIC BACKSCATTER, AND AMBIENT LIGHT LEVELS. THE CONCEPT OF A DEVICE THAT COULD MONITOR A DRIVER'S VISUAL RANGE USING THESE MEASUREMENTS IS ALSO DESCRIBED. /SAE/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Frenk, R S
  • Skaar, D E
  • TENNANT, J A
• Publication Date: 1972

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Distance; Measuring instruments; Vision; Visual perception
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221672
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Sae Journal of Automotive Engineering
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: May 9 1972 12:00AM