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FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute

FAA, Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI), Aerospace Medical and Human Factors Research. This collection contains reports and resources from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) aerospace medical and human factors research program. Additional information on this program may be found at https://www.faa.gov/data_research/research/med_humanfacs/. Bookmark this collection:https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_cami or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530825.

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Evaluation of a Range of Target Blink Amplitudes for Attention-Getting Value in a Simulated Air Traffic Control Display

CITE Title : Evaluation of a Range of Target Blink Amplitudes for Attention-Getting Value in a Simulated Air Traffic Control Display Creator(s) : Milburn, N.J.;Mertens, H.W.; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine Published Date : 1997-04-01 Report Number : DOT/FAA/AM-97/10 URL : /view/dot/57566 "Evaluation of a Range" (1997). "Evaluation of a Range of Target Blink Amplitudes for Attention-Getting Value in a Simulated Air Traffic Control Display" (1997) "Evaluation of a Range of Target Blink Amplitudes for Attention-Getting Value in a Simulated Air Traffic Control Display" , 1997 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Milburn, N.J. ;

Mertens, H.W.

1997-04-01

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Several sources suggest that blinking targets are more alerting than steady targets. Those sources recommend target size, color, shape, brightness con...
Effects of Color Vision Deficiency on Detection of Color-Highlighted Targets in a Simulated Air Traffic Control Display

CITE Title : Effects of Color Vision Deficiency on Detection of Color-Highlighted Targets in a Simulated Air Traffic Control Display Creator(s) : Mertens, Henry W.;Thackray, Richard I.;Touchstone, Mark; Corporate Creator(s) : Civil Aeromedical Institute Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Office of Aviation Medicine Published Date : 1992-01-01 Report Number : DOT/FAA/AM-92/6 URL : /view/dot/21358 "Effects of Color Vision" (1992). "Effects of Color Vision Deficiency on Detection of Color-Highlighted Targets in a Simulated Air Traffic Control Display" (1992) "Effects of Color Vision Deficiency on Detection of Color-Highlighted Targets in a Simulated Air Traffic Control Display" , 1992 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Mertens, Henry W. ;

Thackray, Richard I.

1992-01-01

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The present study sought to evaluate the effects of color vision deficiency on the gain in conspicuity that is realized when color-highlighting is add...
Readability of self-illuminated signs obscured by black fuel-fire smoke.

CITE Title : Readability of self-illuminated signs obscured by black fuel-fire smoke. Creator(s) : Rasmussen, P.G.;Chesterfield, S.P.;Lowrey, D.L.; Corporate Creator(s) : Civil Aeromedical Institute Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Office of Aviation Medicine Published Date : 1980-07-01 Report Number : FAA-AM-80-13;DOT/FAA/AM-80/13; URL : /view/dot/21243 "Readability of self-illuminated signs" (1980). "Readability of self-illuminated signs obscured by black fuel-fire smoke." (1980) "Readability of self-illuminated signs obscured by black fuel-fire smoke." , 1980 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Rasmussen, P.G. ;

Chesterfield, S.P.

1980-07-01

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This study, using black fuel-fire generated smoke, is a partial replication of an earlier study using an inert white smoke as the obscuring agent in t...
Readability of self-illuminated signs in a smoke-obscured environment.

CITE Title : Readability of self-illuminated signs in a smoke-obscured environment. Creator(s) : Rasmussen, P.G.;Garner, J.D.;Blethrow, J.G.;Lowrey, D.L.; Corporate Creator(s) : Civil Aeromedical Institute Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Office of Aviation Medicine Published Date : 1979-11-01 Report Number : FAA-AM-79-22;DOT/FAA/AM-79/22; URL : /view/dot/21175 "Readability of self-illuminated signs" (1979). "Readability of self-illuminated signs in a smoke-obscured environment." (1979) "Readability of self-illuminated signs in a smoke-obscured environment." , 1979 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Rasmussen, P.G. ;

Garner, J.D.

1979-11-01

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This study investigates the ability of people with normal distant visual acuity to identify self-illuminated emergency signs in a smoke-obscured envir...
Readability of alphanumeric characters having various contrast levels as a function of age and illumination mode.

CITE Title : Readability of alphanumeric characters having various contrast levels as a function of age and illumination mode. Creator(s) : Welsh, K.W.;Rasmussen, P.G.;Vaughan, J.A.; Corporate Creator(s) : Civil Aeromedical Institute Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Office of Aviation Medicine Published Date : 1977-07-01 Report Number : FAA-AM-77-13;DOT/FAA/AM-77/13; URL : /view/dot/21106 "Readability of alphanumeric characters" (1977). "Readability of alphanumeric characters having various contrast levels as a function of age and illumination mode." (1977) "Readability of alphanumeric characters having various contrast levels as a function of age and illumination mode." , 1977 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Welsh, K.W. ;

Rasmussen, P.G.

1977-07-01

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Readability data of alphanumeric characters that vary in figure-to- ground contrast ratio were obtained from 36 subjects; 12 subjects were placed in e...
Discrimination of short-duration (two-pulse) flashes as a function of signal luminance and method of measurement.

CITE Title : Discrimination of short-duration (two-pulse) flashes as a function of signal luminance and method of measurement. Creator(s) : Mertens, Henry W.;Lewis, Mark F.; Corporate Creator(s) : Civil Aeromedical Institute Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Office of Aviation Medicine Published Date : 1971-11-01 Report Number : FAA-AM-71-42;DOT/FAA/AM-71/42; URL : /view/dot/20979 "Discrimination of short-duration (two-pulse)" (1971). "Discrimination of short-duration (two-pulse) flashes as a function of signal luminance and method of measurement." (1971) "Discrimination of short-duration (two-pulse) flashes as a function of signal luminance and method of measurement." , 1971 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Mertens, Henry W. ;

Lewis, Mark F.

1971-11-01

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The recent introduction of strobe lights for anticollision purposes raises the possibility of using temporal patterns of short duration flashes as inf...
Alcohol and disorientation-related responses. IV, Effects of different alcohol dosages and display illumination tracking performance during vestibular stimulation.

CITE Title : Alcohol and disorientation-related responses. IV, Effects of different alcohol dosages and display illumination tracking performance during vestibular stimulation. Creator(s) : Gilson, Richard D.;Schroeder, David J.;Collins, William E.;Guedry, Frederick E.; Corporate Creator(s) : Civil Aeromedical Institute Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Office of Aviation Medicine Published Date : 1971-07-01 Report Number : FAA-AM-71-34;DOT/FAA/AM-71/34; URL : /view/dot/20971 "Alcohol and disorientation-related responses." (1971). "Alcohol and disorientation-related responses. IV, Effects of different alcohol dosages and display illumination tracking performance during vestibular stimulation." (1971) "Alcohol and disorientation-related responses. IV, Effects of different alcohol dosages and display illumination tracking performance during vestibular stimulation." , 1971 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gilson, Richard D. ;

Schroeder, David J.

1971-07-01

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A previous CAMI laboratory investigation showed that alcohol impairs the ability of men to suppress vestibular nystagmus while visually fixating on a ...
Color defective vision and day and night recognition of aviation color signal light flashes.

CITE Title : Color defective vision and day and night recognition of aviation color signal light flashes. Creator(s) : Steen, Jo Ann;Lewis, Mark F.; Corporate Creator(s) : Civil Aeromedical Institute Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Office of Aviation Medicine Published Date : 1971-07-01 Report Number : FAA-AM-71-32;DOT/FAA/AM-71/32; URL : /view/dot/20969 "Color defective vision and" (1971). "Color defective vision and day and night recognition of aviation color signal light flashes." (1971) "Color defective vision and day and night recognition of aviation color signal light flashes." , 1971 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Steen, Jo Ann ;

Lewis, Mark F.

1971-07-01

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A previous study reported on the efficiency with which various tests of color defective vision can predict performance during daylight conditions on a...
Color defective vision and the recognition of aviation color signal light flashes.

CITE Title : Color defective vision and the recognition of aviation color signal light flashes. Creator(s) : Lewis, Mark F.;Steen, Jo Ann; Corporate Creator(s) : Civil Aeromedical Institute Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Office of Aviation Medicine Published Date : 1971-06-01 Report Number : FAA-AM-71-27;DOT/FAA/AM-71/27; URL : /view/dot/20964 "Color defective vision and" (1971). "Color defective vision and the recognition of aviation color signal light flashes." (1971) "Color defective vision and the recognition of aviation color signal light flashes." , 1971 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Lewis, Mark F. ;

Steen, Jo Ann

1971-06-01

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A previous study reported on the efficiency with which various tests of color defective vision can predict performance during daylight conditions on a...
Alcohol and disorientation-related responses. III, Effects of alcohol ingestion on tracking performance during angular acceleration.

CITE Title : Alcohol and disorientation-related responses. III, Effects of alcohol ingestion on tracking performance during angular acceleration. Creator(s) : Collings, William E.;Gilson, Richard;Schroeder, David J.;Guedry, Frederick E.; Corporate Creator(s) : Civil Aeromedical Institute Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Office of Aviation Medicine Published Date : 1971-04-01 Report Number : FAA-AM-71-20;DOT/FAA/AM-71/20; URL : /view/dot/20940 "Alcohol and disorientation-related responses." (1971). "Alcohol and disorientation-related responses. III, Effects of alcohol ingestion on tracking performance during angular acceleration." (1971) "Alcohol and disorientation-related responses. III, Effects of alcohol ingestion on tracking performance during angular acceleration." , 1971 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Collings, William E. ;

Gilson, Richard

1971-04-01

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Most studies of the effects of alcohol on human performance involve static (absence of motion) situations. However, the addition of motion, involved i...
Two-flash thresholds as a function of comparison stimulus duration.

CITE Title : Two-flash thresholds as a function of comparison stimulus duration. Creator(s) : Lewis, Mark F.;Mertens, Henry W.; Corporate Creator(s) : Civil Aeromedical Institute Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Office of Aviation Medicine Published Date : 1970-09-01 Report Number : AM 70-15;DOT/FAA/AM-70/15; URL : /view/dot/20955 "Two-flash thresholds as a" (1970). "Two-flash thresholds as a function of comparison stimulus duration." (1970) "Two-flash thresholds as a function of comparison stimulus duration." , 1970 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Lewis, Mark F. ;

Mertens, Henry W.

1970-09-01

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The proposal that two-flash thresholds may be used as direct measures of the critical duration (tc) of Bloch's law was tested. Two-flash threshold was...
Two-flash thresholds as a function of flash luminance and area.

CITE Title : Two-flash thresholds as a function of flash luminance and area. Creator(s) : Lewis, Mark F. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Office of Aviation Medicine Published Date : 1968-09-01 Report Number : AM 68-20;DOT/FAA/AM-68/20; URL : /view/dot/20865 "Two-flash thresholds as a" (1968). "Two-flash thresholds as a function of flash luminance and area." (1968) "Two-flash thresholds as a function of flash luminance and area." , 1968 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Lewis, Mark F.

1968-09-01

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The recent use of strobe lights in aviation suggests the possibility of using temporal patterns of short duration flashes as information-carrying sign...
Reaction time as a function of flash luminance and duration.

CITE Title : Reaction time as a function of flash luminance and duration. Creator(s) : Lewis, Mark F.;Mertens, Henry W.; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Office of Aviation Medicine Published Date : 1967-11-01 Report Number : AM 67-24;DOT/FAA/AM-67/24; URL : /view/dot/20837 "Reaction time as a" (1967). "Reaction time as a function of flash luminance and duration." (1967) "Reaction time as a function of flash luminance and duration." , 1967 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Lewis, Mark F. ;

Mertens, Henry W.

1967-11-01

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As a consequence of the high speeds of modern aircraft, pilots must respond quickly to signal lights from the ground or other aircraft during night fl...
Cross-modality matching of loudness to brightness for flashes of varying luminance and duration.

CITE Title : Cross-modality matching of loudness to brightness for flashes of varying luminance and duration. Creator(s) : Lewis, Mark F. Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Office of Aviation Medicine Published Date : 1967-08-01 Report Number : AM 67-16;DOT/FAA/AM-67/16; URL : /view/dot/20829 "Cross-modality matching of loudness" (1967). "Cross-modality matching of loudness to brightness for flashes of varying luminance and duration." (1967) "Cross-modality matching of loudness to brightness for flashes of varying luminance and duration." , 1967 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Lewis, Mark F.

1967-08-01

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On occasion pilots must make judgments about the brightness of signal lights during night flight. The current study was directed to determining the re...
Perceived depth between familiar objects.

CITE Title : Perceived depth between familiar objects. Creator(s) : Gogel, Walter C.;Mertens, Henry W.; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Office of Aviation Medicine Published Date : 1967-08-01 Report Number : AM 67-20;DOT/FAA/AM-67/20; URL : /view/dot/20833 "Perceived depth between familiar" (1967). "Perceived depth between familiar objects." (1967) "Perceived depth between familiar objects." , 1967 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gogel, Walter C. ;

Mertens, Henry W.

1967-08-01

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In aviation, size cues are frequently used in a pilot's evaluation of depth or distance. In the study, the hypothesis was examined that the essential ...
A homogeneous field for light adaptation.

CITE Title : A homogeneous field for light adaptation. Creator(s) : Mertens, Henry W. Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Office of Aviation Medicine Published Date : 1966-09-01 Report Number : AM 66-38;DOT/FAA/AM-66/38; URL : /view/dot/20807 "A homogeneous field for" (1966). "A homogeneous field for light adaptation." (1966) "A homogeneous field for light adaptation." , 1966 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Mertens, Henry W.

1966-09-01

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Visual judgments of size, distance, slant, etc. in the flying situation are often made under reduced cue conditions, especially during night flying. I...