Electronic displays have replaced many mechanical displays in aircraft. The “glass” cockpit continues to advance. Electronic displays required adjustment of luminance (often referred to as brightness) and contrast as the ambient environment changes. Requiring pilots to manually control brightness creates additional pilot workload. Instead, automatic brightness controls (ABCs) have been suggested. The purpose of this paper is to summarize a research plan for the development of an ABC for military aircraft.
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