System of Person’s Visual Perception as an Object of Impact by Light Emission

Abstract

In modern conditions of hostilities, informativity plays an important role in both defense and offensive operations. Most of the information, including technical, passes through optical systems. Optoelectronic and infrared devices, missile homing heads, the human eye in their structure have optics with different coefficients. A light pulse of different levels makes a negative impact on optical systems decreasing data throughput.
 One of the possible types of impact on personnel in order to disorient enemy troops and disable optical surveillance and sighting systems is the use of light emission. Light emission can negatively affect the system of visual perception and cause the deterioration of information processing efficiency, so it can be used as a factor for the destruction of enemy personnel. In the process of impact by light emission on the system of visual perception, the phenomenon of after-effect is possible. It consists in the process of adaptation of the system of visual perception to the perception of information after exposure to bright light emission. The visual center of the brain plays a major role in the adaptation processes, so a human can see the transitions of the brightness of the adaptive background. The longest adaptation time occurs when exposed to blue and white light. The increase in the area of receptive fields leads to a decrease in the resolving capabilities of the system of visual perception and affects the effectiveness of the combat task in terms of target recognition and sighting.
 The main intense light emission impact factors on the enemy’s personnel are: psychological effect (disorientation and distraction) which is manifested in the temporary cessation of task execution, which relates to the unexpected emergence of bright emission; impairment of visual function (when intense bright light emission blocks the system of visual perception; temporary loss of vision; disorientation and epileptic attacks.