Enhanced Night Visibility Series, Volume XIII: Phase III—Study 1: Comparison of Near Infrared, Far Infrared, High Intensity Discharge, and Halogen Headlamps on Object Detection in Nighttime Clear Weather
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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
General Terms
CAD |
computer-aided design |
ENV |
Enhanced Night Visibility |
FOV |
field of view |
HHD |
high head down |
HUD |
heads-up display |
IP |
instrument panel |
IR |
infrared |
OCH |
optical center height |
OEM |
original equipment manufacturers |
SAE |
Society of Automotive Engineers |
SUV |
sport utility vehicle |
UV–A |
ultraviolet A (wavelength 315 to 400 nanometers) |
VES |
vision enhancement system |
VOA |
visually optically aligned |
VOL |
visually optically aligned left |
VOR |
visually optically aligned right |
Vision Enhancement Systems
FIR |
far infrared vision system |
HID |
high intensity discharge |
HLB |
halogen (i.e., tungsten-halogen) low beam |
NIR |
near infrared vision system |
Objects
BlackLF |
pedestrian, black clothing, left |
BlackRT |
pedestrian, black clothing, right |
BloomLF |
bloom object, left (denim clothing) |
BloomRT |
bloom object, right (denim clothing) |
BlueLF |
pedestrian, denim clothing, left |
BlueRT |
pedestrian, denim clothing, right |
FOALT |
far off axis left (denim clothing) |
FOART |
far off axis right (denim clothing) |
LFtrnLF |
pedestrian in left turn, left side (denim clothing) |
LFtrnRT |
pedestrian in left turn, right side (denim clothing) |
RRPM |
raised retroreflective pavement marker |
RTtrnLF |
pedestrian in right turn, left side (denim clothing) |
RTtrnRT |
pedestrian in right turn, right side (denim clothing) |
Statistical Terms
ANOVA |
analysis of variance |
DF |
degrees of freedom |
F value |
F-ratio |
MS |
mean square |
p value |
statistical significance |
SD |
standard deviation |
SE |
standard error |
SNK |
Student-Newman-Keuls |
SS |
sums of squares |
Measurements
C |
Celsius |
cm |
centimeters |
F |
Fahrenheit |
ft |
feet |
ft/inches |
feet per inches |
h |
hours |
km |
kilometers |
km/h |
kilometers per hour |
m |
meters |
m/cm |
meters per centimeter |
mi |
miles |
mi/h |
miles per hour |
mm |
millimeters |
s |
seconds |
Stopping Distance
BRT |
braking reaction time |
d |
distance |
dBD |
braking distance |
f |
coefficient of friction |
g |
acceleration |
G |
gradient |
V |
velocity |
Contrast Sensitivity
cpd |
cycles per degree |
PCLA |
percentage of contrast left eye line A (line A represents 1.5 cpd) |
PCLB |
percentage of contrast left eye line B (line B represents 3.0 cpd) |
PCLC |
percentage of contrast left eye line C (line C represents 6.0 cpd) |
PCLD |
percentage of contrast left eye line D (line D represents 12.0 cpd) |
PCLE |
percentage of contrast left eye line E (line E represents 18.0 cpd) |
PCRA |
percentage of contrast right eye line A (line A represents 1.5 cpd) |
PCRB |
percentage of contrast right eye line B (line B represents 3.0 cpd) |
PCRC |
percentage of contrast right eye line C (line C represents 6.0 cpd) |
PCRD |
percentage of contrast right eye line D (line D represents 12.0 cpd) |
PCRE |
percentage of contrast right eye line E (line E represents 18.0 cpd) |
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