Review of Personnel Susceptibility to Lasers: Simulation in SIMNET-D for CTAS-2.0.

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of retinal laser bioeffects and document the rationale for their characterization in simulated virtual battlefield networks (i.e., SIMNET-D) for the CTAS 2.0 exercises. Specifically, the goals of this report are to: (a) explain retinal laser bioeffects in layman 5 terms so that their biological and perceptual consequences can be understood by persons not having vision science backgrounds; (b) recommend methods of ideally simulating retinal laser bioeffects in computerized virtual battlefields given what is currently known about these bioeffects and the present state-of-the-art computer graphics technology; (c) propose a mapping of these ideal simulations to reasonable laser bioeffect simulations that are achievable for the CTAS-2.0 test given the capabilities the computer graphic software that SIMNET-D is known to possess; and (d) recommend methods of simulating laser bioeffects with LEP devices, called electro-optical counter countermeasures (EOCCM), and provide the rationale for these recommendations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA293827

Entities

People

  • Shari R. Thomas

Organizations

  • Armstrong Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Argon Lasers
  • Color Vision
  • Computer Graphics
  • Counter Countermeasures
  • Health Services
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Safety
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Light Sources
  • Medical Personnel
  • Optics
  • Retinal Diseases
  • Visible Spectra
  • Vision Disorders

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy