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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