Target Size, Visibility, and Roadway Performance
Publication Type
Journal Article
Authors
Abstract
Analysis of roadway tasks in terms of the CIE 19/2 visibility parameters has beensrestricted to calculation of VL at a fixed distance because there has been no way to adjust forsthe change of apparent size with distance. We use a rough ft of the absolute threshold contrastsdata as a function of luminance and size to allow the computation of VL as a function ofsdistance. Sample VL versus distance and VL versus time calculations are presented. Aspreliminary estimate of detection probability as a function of time is compared to Gallagherssmeasured results to see how current detection models compare to real results.
Journal
Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society
Volume
15
Year of Publication
1985
Organization
Building Technologies Department, Building Technology and Urban Systems Division, Electronics, Lighting and Networks