VR Laser Dazzle
Laser strikes can disrupt a pilot's ability to fly safely and are especially dangerous during landing and in low visibility environments.
Summary
The AFRL's 711 Human Performance Wing (HPW)-RHDO tasked students at the GRILL® were tasked to make a cheaper, safer alternative to test airmen's human performance under impaired conditions such as when inhibited by a laser.
Features and Design
Software
Unreal Engine
Blender
Visual Studio
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Hardware
Oculus Rift S
Contributions
Team:
Grant Arnold
Ben Matos
Josh Nugent
Ben Ware
Mentor:
Mr. Tim Rodabaugh
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Clients:
AFRL, Human Performance Wing - 711 HPW- RHDO
Mr. Aaron Hoffman
Outcomes and Additional Information
The team researched how to quantify laser properties in VR, including ambient lighting, laser power, and wavelength.
Human characteristics that can effect how laser strikes impact performance (such as age and eye color) were also researched.
This 2020 effort was expanded on in the 2022 Laser Eye Protection project.