Test of DMZ Fence Lighting Method in Which Lighting Glare Effect is Used as a Visual Barrier to Intruders

Abstract

The practice of depending upon the lighting glare effect from standard light fixtures installed on a DMZ line security fence as a visual barrier to intruders was simulated by test, and is evaluated in this report. Results of the evaluation show that regular light fixtures installed six feet high on a fence provide a visual barrier to intruders 100-watt standard incandescent fixture spaced ten meters apart with regular oval reflectors facing out perpendicular from the fence; or 300-watt Crouse-Hinds Model No. PLB 47574 incandescent fixtures spaced 30 meters apart. The 300-watt Crouse-Hinds light was more effective due to its wider angle light beam (180 Deg) and its higher intensity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0875455

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  • Joseph T. Gurganious

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems

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  • Aluminum
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  • Combat Support
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electric Power
  • Lamps
  • Land Warfare
  • Manufacturing
  • Maryland
  • Military Operations
  • Night Vision
  • North Carolina
  • Reflectors
  • Remote Areas
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

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  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.

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  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster