THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN RETINAL SENSITIVITY AND THE GLARE PROBLEM

THIS SHORT PAPER DISCUSSES A METHOD FOR MEASURING THE EFFECT OF GLARE FROM HEADLIGHTS DURING THE RELATIVELY SHORT DURATION OF THE PASSAGE OF TWO VEHICLES. THIS PROBLEM MAY BE ONE OF ADAPTATION RATHER THAN ONE OF BRIGHTNESS. DATA ARE PRESENTED OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACTUAL COUNT AND PURE CHANCE PREDICTION FOR GLARE RECOVERY AND RETINAL SENSITIVITY.

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbbulletin/255/255-004.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 255, pp 57-60, 1 FIG, 1 TAB, 2 REF Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Peckham, Robert H
  • Hart, William M
• Publication Date: 1960

Media Info

• Monograph Title: Night visibility: 1960
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 255
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brightness; Dark adaptation; Eye; Glare; Graphics; Headlamps; Night vision; Visual perception
• Uncontrolled Terms: Graphical analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Retinal sensitivity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222847
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 19 1994 12:00AM