Enhanced Night Visibility Series, Volume I: Executive Summary

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dc.contributorVirginia Tech Transportation Instituteen
dc.contributor.authorHankey, Jonathan M.en
dc.contributor.authorBlanco, Myraen
dc.contributor.authorGibbons, Ronald B.en
dc.contributor.authorMcLaughlin, Shane B.en
dc.contributor.authorDingus, Thomas A.en
dc.date.accessed2015-06-25en
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-31T20:05:06Zen
dc.date.available2015-07-31T20:05:06Zen
dc.date.issued2005-12en
dc.description.abstractThis volume, an executive summary of the Enhanced Night Visibility project, is the first of 18 volumes that report on the project's evaluation of the merit of implementing supplemental ultraviolet headlamps, supplemental infrared systems, and other vision enhancement systems (VESs) to enhance drivers' nighttime roadway safety. The entire project evaluated 18 VESs in terms of their ability to provide object detection and recognition. Objects included scenarios with pedestrians standing or walking in different locations on the roadway. Pedestrians were dressed in black, white, or blue clothing to produce varying levels of contrast with their surroundings. Detection and recognition testing took place in clear weather, rain, snow, and fog conditions. Project research also evaluated a subset of the VESs for their effect on drivers' disability and discomfort glare. The VESs were also tested for their value in facilitating drivers' detection of pavement markings and other traffic control devices. The results indicated that supplemental ultraviolet headlamps do not provide sufficient benefit to justify further testing; however, supplemental infrared vision enhancement systems do offer an improvement over headlamps alone for detection of pedestrians. Near infrared systems have the potential to provide an added benefit in detecting pedestrians in inclement weather, but the implementation of NIR technology is the key to achieving this benefit.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety R&Den
dc.format.extent27 pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationHankey, J. M., Blanco, M., Gibbons, R. B., McLaughlin, S. B., & Dingus, T. A. (2005). Enhanced night visibility series, volume i: Executive summary. (VTRC-07-CR7). Washington, DC: United States. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved from http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/humanfac/04132/04132.pdf.en
dc.identifier.govdocFHWA-HRT-04-132en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/55054en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/humanfac/04132/04132.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.subjectPavement markingsen
dc.subjectPedestrianen
dc.subjectRainen
dc.subjectRecognitionen
dc.subjectSnowen
dc.subjectTraffic control devicesen
dc.subjectUltravioleten
dc.subjectVision enhancement systemen
dc.subjectWeatheren
dc.titleEnhanced Night Visibility Series, Volume I: Executive Summaryen
dc.typeGovernment documenten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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