Just acceptable and desirable luminance levels for fast jet cockpit displays

C. Ken Vassie; W. Colin Christopher

doi:10.1117/12.397737

28 August 2000 Just acceptable and desirable luminance levels for fast jet cockpit displays

C. Ken Vassie, W. Colin Christopher

Proceedings Volume 4022, Cockpit Displays VII: Displays for Defense Applications; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.397737
Event: AeroSense 2000, 2000, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

This paper reports on the experiments undertaken by BAE SYSTEMS to determine the 'just acceptable' and 'desirable' luminance levels for graphical displays utilized in fast jet cockpits. The assessments of the displays were performed by BAE SYSTEMS test pilots. The results of the experiments are only fully applicable to displays which have the same reflectivity and black contrast as that of the display used during the assessment. The PJND (Perceived Must Noticeable) method was utilized to extend the results of the experiments to apply to displays with any combination of reflectivity and black contrast. The experiment involved both computer generated imagery and sensor imagery; as would be expected the luminance requirements for sensor imagery is far higher than it is for non-sensor imagery.

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C. Ken Vassie and W. Colin Christopher "Just acceptable and desirable luminance levels for fast jet cockpit displays", Proc. SPIE 4022, Cockpit Displays VII: Displays for Defense Applications, (28 August 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.397737

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