Project Information
Project ID:
FHWA-PROJ-07-0028
Project Status:
Completed
Start Date:
Monday, October 1, 2007
End Date:
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
FHWA Program:
Exploratory Advanced Research
FHWA Subprogram:
Exploratory Advanced Research
FHWA Activity:
Roadway Departure
TRT Terms:
Visibility; Night Visibility; Human Factors; Highway Safety; Safety; Research
FHWA Discipline:
Safety
Subject Area:
Research, Safety and Human Factors
Contact Information
First Name:
Carl
Last Name:
Andersen
Telephone:
(202) 493-3045
Email Address:
Team:
Roadway Team
Office:
Office of Safety Research and Development
Office Code:
HRDS-10
Project Details
Project Description:
This research project will develop a hybrid human/computer model of the quantity and quality of visual information needed to navigate certain curves in the roadway safely and effectively at night.
Goals
(1) Develop knowledge regarding human visual requirements for nighttime driving.
(2) Initiate development of a model of driver visual requirements and performance that can be used to evaluate the adequacy of a roadway scene.