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Enhanced Night Visibility Volume XVIII Overview of III

Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-04-149
Date: December 2005

Enhanced Night Visibility Volume XVIII Overview of III

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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

General Terms

ENV	Enhanced Night Visibility
FOV	field of view
HHD	high head down
HUD	heads-up display
IR	infrared
RRPM	raised retroreflective pavement marking
SUV	sport utility vehicle
VES	vision enhancement system
UV–A	ultraviolet A (wavelength 315 to 400 nanometers)

Vision Enhancement Systems


IR–TIS	infrared thermal imaging system
HLB	halogen (i.e., tungsten-halogen) low beam
HID	high intensity discharge
NIR	near infrared vision system

Measurements

ft	feet
km/h	kilometers per hour
lx	lux
m	meters
mi/h	miles per hour

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Page Owner: Office of Research, Development, and Technology, Office of Safety, RDT

Topics: Automobile driving at night, Automobiles--Lighting--Evaluation, Headlight glare--Evaluation, Night visibility, Headlamps
Keywords: Detection, Disability Glare, Discomfort Glare, Halogen, Headlamp, High Intensity Discharge, Illuminance, Infrared, Night Vision, Pedestrian, Rain, Recognition, Visibility, Vision Enhancement System
TRT Terms: Automobile driving at night, Automobiles--Lighting--Evaluation, Headlight glare--Evaluation, Night visibility, Headlamps
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