Enhanced Night Visibility Series, Volume XII: Overview of Phase II and Development of Phase III Experimental Plan

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dc.contributorVirginia Tech Transportation Instituteen
dc.contributorCorley-Lay, Judithen
dc.contributor.authorHankey, Jonathan M.en
dc.contributor.authorBlanco, Myraen
dc.contributor.authorNeurauter, Michael L.en
dc.contributor.authorGibbons, Ronald B.en
dc.contributor.authorPorter, Richard J.en
dc.contributor.authorDingus, Thomas A.en
dc.date.accessed2015-06-29en
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-31T20:05:17Zen
dc.date.available2015-07-31T20:05:17Zen
dc.date.issued2005-12en
dc.description.abstractThis volume provides an overview of the six studies that compose Phase II of the Enhanced Night Visibility project and the experimental plan for its third and final portion, Phase III. The Phase II studies evaluated up to 12 vision enhancement systems in terms of drivers' ability to detect and recognize objects, visibility of pavement markings, and discomfort caused by glare from oncoming headlamps. Drivers' ability to detect and recognize objects was assessed in clear, rain, fog, and snow conditions. The results indicated that supplemental ultraviolet headlamps do not provide sufficient benefit to justify further testing. The performance of supplemental infrared (IR) vision enhancement systems, on the other hand, was robust enough to suggest further investigation. As a result, additional IR testing, disability glare testing, and off-axis object detection on the Virginia Smart Road were proposed as a replacement for public road Phase III testing with UV-A. The details of the experimental plan for each of these testing areas are provided in the Phase III portion of this report.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety R&Den
dc.format.extent31 pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationHankey, J. M., Blanco, M., Neurauter, M. L., Gibbons, R. B., Porter, R. J., & Dingus, T. A. (2005). Enhanced night visibility series, volume xii: Overview of phase ii and development of phase iii experimental plan. (VCTIR 12-R13). Washington, DC: United States. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved from http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/humanfac/04143/04143.pdf.en
dc.identifier.govdocFHWA-HRT-04-143en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/55109en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/humanfac/04143/04143.pdfen
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUnited States. Federal Highway Administrationen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectAgeen
dc.subjectCyclisten
dc.subjectDetectionen
dc.subjectFogen
dc.subjectHalogenen
dc.subjectHeadlampen
dc.subjectHigh intensity discharge (HID)en
dc.subjectInfrareden
dc.subjectNight visionen
dc.subjectNighttimeen
dc.subjectPedestrianen
dc.subjectRainen
dc.subjectRecognitionen
dc.subjectSnowen
dc.subjectVision enhancement systemen
dc.subjectWeatheren
dc.titleEnhanced Night Visibility Series, Volume XII: Overview of Phase II and Development of Phase III Experimental Planen
dc.typeGovernment documenten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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