Presentation
CANCELED - Blinded by the Light: A Laser Dazzle Simulator for Pilots
DescriptionVR has been shown to improve knowledge, psychomotor skills, and spatial task performance while safely simulating high-risk scenarios (Abich et al., 2021); however, scenarios that emphasize visual phenomena can be affected by limitations in display technology, which may further complicate training due to the intricacies of the human visual system. Therefore, developing a simulator that is both physiologically accurate (to the underlying phenomena) and visually consistent with the perceived experience can be extremely difficult. This is particularly true when simulating visual events, illusions, and phenomena experienced by pilots such as the after-effects of a laser strike, which directly impact the visual perceptual system. To familiarize pilots with the hazardous effects of a laser strike, our team developed a VR simulation of the visual effects and potential mitigations towards laser dazzle events (LDEs). This simulation models known effects of laser light exposure under varying lighting conditions, using physics-based models for light bleaching and recovery. To ensure the models accurately reflect pilots’ experiences with laser strikes and LEP effects on color perception, a usability study was conducted to assess the simulation’s performance and gather feedback for refinement.
Contributors
Senior Research Engineer
Event Type
Industry/Practitioner Content
Lecture
TimeWednesday, October 15th1:50pm - 2:10pm CDT
LocationGrand Hall K
Extended Reality