Enhanced Night Visibility Series, Volume XIV: Phase III—Study 2: Comparison of Near Infrared, Far Infrared, and Halogen Headlamps on Object Detection in Nighttime Rain
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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
General Terms
| ENV |
Enhanced Night Visibility |
| FOV |
field of view |
| HHD |
high head down |
| IR |
infrared |
| SAE |
Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SUV |
sport utility vehicle |
| VES |
vision enhancement system |
Vision Enhancement Systems
| FIR |
far infrared vision system |
| HLB |
halogen (i.e., tungsten-halogen) low beam |
| NIR |
near infrared vision system |
Objects
| BlueLF |
pedestrian, denim clothing, left |
| BlueRT |
pedestrian, denim clothing, right |
| LFtrnLF |
pedestrian in left turn, left side (denim clothing) |
| LFtrnRT |
pedestrian in left turn, right side (denim clothing) |
| PedDyno |
dynamic pedestrian |
| 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 |
| SE |
standard error |
| SNK |
Student-Newman-Keuls |
| SS |
sums of squares |
Measurements
| cm/h |
centimeters per hour |
| ft |
feet |
| ft/s² |
feet per second squared |
| inches/hr |
inches per hour |
| km |
kilometers |
| km/h |
kilometers per hour |
| m |
meters |
| m/s² |
meters per second squared |
| mi/h |
miles per hour |
| s |
seconds |
Stopping Distance
| BRT |
braking reaction time |
| dBD |
braking distance |
| f |
coefficient of friction |
| g |
acceleration |
| G |
gradient |
| V |
velocity |
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