Night Armor Training in Simulated Darkness

Abstract

To reduce problems with safety, logistics, and evaluate feedback inherent in training at night, the Army Research Institute (ARI) has developed experimental light-attenuating devices (LADs), which simulate visual conditions of night during the day. Single-density or bidensity lenses can be fitted to various existing facemasks and used to conduct certain simulated night-training operations during the day, with little reduction in effectiveness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA073729

Entities

People

  • Paul R. Bleda
  • Robert W. Bauer

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Army
  • Assembly
  • Cloud Cover
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Crossings
  • Disassembly
  • Field Tests
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Instructions
  • Instructors
  • Military Research
  • Phase
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Trainees
  • Training

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation