A TARGET DETECTION EXPERIMENT AT NIGHT ON HIGHWAY 417
BETWEEN AUGUST 3 AND SEPTEMBER 21 A SERIES OF TARGET DETECTION TASKS WERE CARRIED OUT AT NIGHT ON HIGHWAY 417 IN SOUTHEAST OTTAWA. THE PURPOSE OF THESE WAS TO COLLECT DATA ON SEEING DISTANCES FOR A GROUP OF SUBJECTS OF KNOWN VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS USING HEADLAMPS OF KNOWN ILLUMINATION CHARACTERISTICS. FROM THIS DATA IT WAS HOPED THAT A METHOD WOULD BE DERIVED FROM PREDICTING, WITH A COMPUTER PROGRAM, SEEING DISTANCE FROM A PARTICULAR SET OF HEADLIGHTS GIVEN VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A SUBJECT AND THE ILLUMINATION AT THE EYE. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Rept No LTR-ST. 589 2 APP
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Corporate Authors:
Nat Aeronutical Establishment /Can
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Authors:
- Smiley, A
- HUCULAK, P
- Publication Date: 1973-2
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Photos;
- Pagination: 7 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Computer programs; Data collection; Detection and identification; Detectors; Drivers; Forecasting; Headlamps; Light; Night; Night vision; Sight distance; Vision
- Old TRIS Terms: Driver vision
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00222310
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM