Vulnerability Assessment of FAA Computerized Color Vision
The Office of Aerospace Medicine’s Safety Council requires an empirical determination whether the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA’s) computerized color vision tests can be compromised using color correction devices. This requirement derives from the Office of Aerospace Medicine’s safety hazard/issue identification and management process. The issue was identified on 4/30/24 based on advertising by ColorMax that their lenses would allow individuals with color vision deficiency to “pass the Ishihara Color Plate Test.” The council completed a preliminary safety risk assessment on 6/10/24, which determined the claim was likely true and there was insufficient data available to determine the impact of such color correction devices on the FAA’s computerized color vision tests that will be replacing the Ishihara Color Plate Test this calendar year. Accordingly, the council requested a study to evaluate the vulnerability of the FAA’s computerized color vision tests, the findings of which may trigger a safety risk management panel.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $218,400.00
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Aviation Administration Office of Aerospace Medicine
800 Independence Ave., SW
DC, Washington United States 20591 -
Managing Organizations:
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC United States 20591 -
Project Managers:
Tvaryanas, Anthony
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Principal Investigators:
Winterbottom, Marc
- Start Date: 20250120
- Expected Completion Date: 20260930
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: Aeromedical Research
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aviation safety; Color blindness; Contact lenses; Risk assessment; Vision tests
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01947936
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
- Files: RIP, USDOT
- Created Date: Mar 4 2025 2:04PM