Human factors Engineering Testing of Aircraft Cockpit Lighting Systems

Abstract

This is a document that specifies the procedures, test equipment and facilities to perform tests and evaluations of aircraft cockpit lighting systems. The topics include display luminance, illuminance, contrast, balance, uniformity, sunlight readability, display color, night vision goggle compatibility, crewstation reflections and mockup evaluations. These procedures are closely tied to U.S. Army lighting requirements. Keywords: Cockpit lighting; Test and evaluation; Lighting systems tests; Night vision goggle compatibility; Human factors engineering; Photometer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 02, 1989
Accession Number
ADA216853

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Test and Evaluation Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Contrast
  • Control Panels
  • Engineering
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Instrument Panels
  • Instrumentation
  • Light Sources
  • Luminance
  • Measurement
  • Night Vision
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Reflection
  • Sunlight
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.