Study of Psychophysical Factors of Vision and Pyrotechnic Light Sources

Abstract

A detailed survey of the open and classified literature on pyrotechnics and vision has been made. A limited amount of experimentation was done to investigate the effectiveness of flickering colored light sources on target detection. The physical data on the composition of, and radiation from, green, red, blue, yellow and white flare compositions have been presented in summary tabulations. A bibliography of the reports and journal articles that were included in this is presented. The index lists the 461 entries by category; vision and visibility, pyrotechnic light sources, targets and background psychological factors. A large number of tables and graphs are presented which are useful in determining visibility and illumination parameters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0842705

Entities

People

  • R. M. Blunt
  • W. A. Schmeling

Organizations

  • Denver Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Eye
  • Eye Diseases
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Light Sources
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Photoflash Ammunition
  • Psychology
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.