Human Factors Evaluation of Laser Protective Visors

Abstract

Three laser protective visors and a spectacle-goggle were evaluated by over 100 experenced, rated aircrew members under flight and simulated flight conditons to determine if use of such protective filters would unduly degrade performance of flying duties. Two of the visors and the spectacle-goggle were multiwavelength protective devices. The orange and blue visors provided multiwavelength protection for complementary parts of the near ultraviolet, visible, and the near infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the spectacle-goggle essentially combined the protective capability of these visors into one unit. The yellow visor afforded protection specifically against neodymium laser light.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0751470

Entities

People

  • Albert V. Alder
  • Robert G. Braun
  • William R. Thursby Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Combat Operations
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Gallium Arsenides
  • Lasers
  • Light Transmission
  • Neodymium
  • Neodymium Lasers
  • Optical Absorption
  • Questionnaires
  • Simulators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy