DRIVER EVALUATION STUDY OF REAR VIEW MIRROR REFLECTANCE LEVELS

THERE HAS BEEN A LACK OF INFORMATION ON IMAGE BRIGHTNESS IN AUTOMOTIVE REAR VISION SYSTEMS AS RELATED TO THE DRIVER'S NEEDS. THIS PAPER PRESENTS DATA ON DRIVER EVALUATION OF BRIGHTNESS, IN THE FORM OF VISIBILITY AND GLARE RATINGS OF REAR VIEW MIRROR REFLECTANCE LEVELS, BASED UPON ACTUAL DRIVING EXPERIENCES. THE EFFECTS OF ROADWAY TYPES AND VARIOUS AMBIENT LIGHTING CONDITIONS ARE DISCUSSED, AND RANGES OF ACCEPTABLE REFLECTANCE LEVELS ARE RECOMMENDED. THIS STUDY WAS A TASK GROUP EFFORT PERFORMED BY THE SAE REAR VISION SUBCOMMITTEE. /AE/

• Authors:
  • Mansour, T M
• Publication Date: 1971-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 72
• Serial:
  • SAE Journal of Automotive Engineering
  • Volume: 79
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brightness; Glare; Headlamps; Lighting; Rearview mirrors; Reflectivity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Reflectance
• Old TRIS Terms: Rear view
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221382
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/HS-009649
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 1 1971 12:00AM