Specifications for Filters for Low Level White Lighting on Submarines

Abstract

Red light has been used for many years to illuminate various submarine compartments at night, because dark adaptation is then achieved more quickly when the ambient light is turned off. This one advantage of red light is offset, however, by several disadvantages. The red light is fatiguing, it makes it impossible to read color-coded charts, and, indeed, it makes it more difficult to read anything. These problems have led to the desire to substitute another ambient light for the red lighting. A long series of studies has now shown that the problems associated with red light would be alleviated, if not eliminated, by substituting white light of generally comparable brightness. These results have previously been presented. Briefly, laboratory studies have shown that, compared to red light, low level white light does not degrade either contrast sensitivity, visibility through the periscope, detection of targets on sonar CRTs, or is white light as fatiguing as red.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA175393

Entities

People

  • David A. Kobus
  • S. M. Luria

Organizations

  • Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Brightness
  • Illumination
  • Intensity
  • Observation
  • Observers
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optical Properties
  • Photometers
  • Sensitivity
  • Submarines
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transmittance
  • White Light

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  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.