The Effect of Low Visibility on the Performance of Vehicle Operators

Abstract

An experimental program to identify the relationship between visibility conditions and operator performance is discussed. Average speed in negotiating a controlled course is taken as the measure of operator performance. The method to measure visibility is discussed. It is shown that despite use of a contrived test course and artificially reduced visibility, the results appear valid. It is also shown that the relationship between visibility conditions and average speed can be represented with a simple, second order equation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0749248

Entities

People

  • Ronald Liston

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold Regions
  • Drive Sprockets
  • Drivers (Personnel)
  • Drives
  • Engineering
  • Geographic Regions
  • Intensity
  • Measurement
  • Mobility
  • Motor Vehicles
  • New Hampshire
  • Regions
  • Terrain
  • Test Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Visibility
  • Visual Acuity

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  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.