METHOD OF TESTING PERSON'S REACTION ON MOVING OBJECT Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A61B5/16 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to field of medicine and is intended for testing person's reaction on a moving object. A light spot is created on horizontal surface by computer-controlled light emitter. Tested person is placed in the centre of the spot, with direction and rate of the light spot being changed within specified time in a programmed way. Tested person assesses movement of the light spot and changes their position in such a way as to be in its centre, movement of the light spot and tested person is registered by videocamera, located at the specified height above horizontal surface. Video image is sent to computer, which calculates position of the light spot centre and centre of tested person's position, distance between the centres, arithmetic mean of calculated distances between the centres of the light spot and place of tested person's position. Conclusion about person's reaction on a moving object is made by the value of arithmetic mean.

EFFECT: method makes it possible to increase reliability and efficiency of person's professional activity due to assessment of time of person's reaction on a moving object by results of its movement.