Reexamination of color vision standards.
By: Jing Xing, David J. Schroeder.
Contributors: Schroeder, David J.; United States. Office of Aerospace Medicine.; United States. Federal Aviation Administration.; Civil Aerospace Medical Institute.
Series: DOT/FAA/AM -- 06/6; DOT/FAA/AM (Series) -- 06/6.
Publisher: Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine; Available to the public through the Defense Technical Information Center; Available to the public through the National Technical Information Service
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C; Ft. Belvior, VA; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 13
Subjects: Airports -- Traffic control -- Display systems -- Testing.; Air traffic controllers -- Diseases -- United States.; Color blindness -- Mathematical models.; Color display systems -- Testing.
Description: This report is a continuing effort to examine the FAA's color vision standards, focused on understanding how individuals with color deficiencies use color-coded information. First, literature about the effectiveness of color relative to achromatic visual cues was reviewed and synthesized. Next, several algorithms were developed to assess the effects of color for individuals with color deficiencies. Using a computational algorithm that simulates how color deficient individuals perceive color, the effectiveness of color in task performance was able to be calculated. By considering together the effectiveness of redundant visual cues and the perception of those with color vision deficiencies,  a method is provided to assess the potential effects of color deficiencies in using color displays.
Notes: Cover title.

"March 2006."

"DOT/FAA/AM-06/6."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 12-13).

Final report.

Also available online via the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Jack R. Hunt Library Online Full-Text Resources web site (http://amelia.db.erau.edu/db/am.htm#05) and the Federal Aviation Administration OAM Technical Reports web site (http://www.faa.gov/library/reports/medical/oamtechreports/index.cfm).

Performed by FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, Oklahoma City, OK AM-HRRD522