Laser induced flashblindness is a recognized problem in military and non-military environments. While there are active research programs on laser eye effects, and a laser hazard protocol has been generated by the civilian and military communities, they do not provide a vehicle for demonstrating, training and testing various laser eye protection procedures and equipment. Clearly a requirement exists for a portable, self-contained system that has an integrated visible laser unit and can be used for these purposes. In this SBIR effort, NTI, Inc. identified the hardware, software, and design for a low-cost, portable, self-contained unit that may be used to train pilots in the use of new technologies to reduce vision impairment effects of laser flashblindness and glare. Existing Air Force hardware for the delivery of laser stimuli was used to produce a proof-of-concept system, the Laser Demonstration Unit (LDU). The system runs the F-PASS flight simulator software and has scenario generation capability, runs a variety of aeromodels, controls onset of laser exposure, and provides performance tests and measures. Using this as a basis, a design was produced that meets the full requirements of this SBIR.


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