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Evaluation of visual acuity with gen 3 night vision goggles
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Kaiser, Mary K. Bradley, Arthur |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Description | Using laboratory simulations, visual performance was measured at luminance and night vision imaging system (NVIS) radiance levels typically encountered in the natural nocturnal environment. Comparisons were made between visual performance with unaided vision and that observed with subjects using image intensification. An Amplified Night Vision Imaging System (ANVIS6) binocular image intensifier was used. Light levels available in the experiments (using video display technology and filters) were matched to those of reflecting objects illuminated by representative night-sky conditions (e.g., full moon, starlight). Results show that as expected, the precipitous decline in foveal acuity experienced with decreasing mesopic luminance levels is effectively shifted to much lower light levels by use of an image intensification system. The benefits of intensification are most pronounced foveally, but still observable at 20 deg eccentricity. Binocularity provides a small improvement in visual acuity under both intensified and unintensified conditions. |
| File Size | 1378913 |
| Page Count | 42 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940019501 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8jd9sm7g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1994-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Man/system Technology And Life Support Night Vision Eccentricity Moon Fovea Imaging Techniques Visual Acuity Reflection Amplification Goggles Luminance Radiance Image Intensifiers Night Sky Illuminating Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |