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Modeling Driver Vision
USE OF DRIVER VISION MODELS IN VEHICLE DESIGN
The objectives of this chapter are to present driver vision models and discuss their applications for
assessing driver’s visibility-related problems encountered during the vehicle design process. The
problems covered in this chapter are determination of (a) visibility of targets under headlamp illu-
mination, (b) legibility of displays, and (c) veiling glare caused by sun reections.
The driver vision models considered in this chapter are based on determinations of what the
driver can see and read. The models are primarily used to evaluate detection of targets on t