DRIVER'S VISUAL RANGE DETECTION

THIS PAPER PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE FACTORS REQUIRED TO MONITOR A DRIVER'S 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 USING THESE MEASUREMENTS IS ALSO DESCRIBED. /SAE/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • SAE 720142
• Corporate Authors:

  General Motors Corporation

  Warren, MI  United States  48090
• Authors:
  • Frenk, R S
  • Skaar, D E
  • TENNANT, J A
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Human characteristics; Light; Monitoring; Sight distance; Vision; Visual perception; Windshields
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver characteristics
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver vision
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221649
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 18 1972 12:00AM