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. Cockpit lighting; night vision goggle compatibility; test and evaluation; human factors engineering; lighting system tests photometer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 18, 1987
Accession Number
ADA257428

Entities

People

  • Dino Piccione
  • James Morrisette

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aviation
  • Control Panels
  • Directives
  • Engineering
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Instrumentation
  • Light Sources
  • Luminance
  • Measurement
  • Night Vision
  • Optical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Reflection
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Software Engineering