Night Vision Goggles

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The Human Factors of Night Vision Goggles : Perceptual, Cognitive, and Physical Factors

Avi Parush, Michelle S. Gauthier, Lise Arseneau and Denis Tang Reviews of Human Factors and Ergonomics 2011 7: 238 DOI: 10.1177/1557234X11410392 The online version of this article can be found at: http://rev.sagepub.com/content/7/1/238

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The Human Factors of Night Vision Goggles: Perceptual, Cognitive, and Physical Factors

Avi Parush, Michelle S. Gauthier, Lise Arseneau, & Denis Tang

The technology underlying night vision goggles (NVGs) enhances human ability to operate in dark and low-light conditions. However, NVG-aided vision is limited relative to daylight human vision and may entail risks. This review focuses on NVGs with image intensifier technology and explores the impact of their use on human performance. The review covers technology and device characteristics (image quality and field of view), physical configuration (ocular configuration, NVG weight, and forward center of gravity), and contextual and environmental factors (mission and task aspects, lighting, weather, and terrain). The key human...