The invention discloses a visible 
light equipment operating distance testing method based on a controllable objective target. The method comprises the following steps that: firstly, selecting the controllable objective target as a testing objective; then, according to the practical 
terrain condition of a testing place, determining a testing operating distance; according to the determined testing operating distance, the operating distance stipulated by an index and an objective size stipulated by the index, determining the 
radiation area of the testing objective target; according to a meteorological condition during practical testing, a meteorological condition stipulated by the index and the determined testing operating distance, determining the 
radiation temperature of the testing objective target; and finally, according to the 
radiation area and the 
radiation temperature of the testing objective target, testing an 
infrared system on the determined testing operating distance, if the 
infrared system can detect /  identify the objective, judging that the operating distance index of the 
infrared system under the stipulated condition is qualified, and otherwise, judging that the operating distance index of the infrared system is not qualified. By use of the evaluation method, the defect that the operating distance of the infrared system is restricted by 
atmospheric visibility and places when the operating distance of the infrared system is evaluated can be effectively eliminated, testing implementation difficulty is lowered, and testing efficiency is improved.