Comparing noise reduction techniques for visual reflected glare.

Abstract

Vision can be thought of as a dynamical system, whereas Mischeler (1) defines glare as a form of visual noise. In this presentation we focus on techniques for previnting disability glare on planar horizontal surfaces. This is a glare which results in a reduced ability to obtain the visual information required for a particular activity due to decreased contrast and visibility. We present two expreiments (2) in which we analyze the effectiveness of different techniques for filtering reflected glare. The techniques we investigated consist of a optical form of real time noise reduction in which the aim is to minimize the information loss.