Potential visibility gains on straight and curved roads from proportional increases in low-beam headlamp intensities
| Autor: | Michael J. Flannagan, Michael Sivak, Brandon Schoettle, Takako Minoda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
business.industry Headlamp 05 social sciences Visibility (geometry) 0211 other engineering and technologies Poison control 02 engineering and technology Curvature law.invention Optics Degree of curvature Halogen lamp law 021105 building & construction Line (geometry) 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Electrical and Electronic Engineering business 050107 human factors Simulation Beam (structure) |
| Zdroj: | Lighting Research & Technology. 38:259-266 |
| ISSN: | 1477-0938 1477-1535 |
| Popis: | This simulation study examined the effects of proportional increases in light output throughout the entire headlamp beam pattern on visibility. The baseline beam pattern was a median market-weighted US tungsten halogen low-beam pattern. Ten derived beam patterns were obtained by multiplying each point in the baseline beam pattern by a constant that ranged from 1.1 to 2.0, in increments of 0.1. Finally, for comparison, we also used the median market-weighted US high-beam pattern. Visibility changes were estimated by calculating the change in the reach of a 3-lux line 0.25 m above the road surface, for both straight and curved roadways. The results indicate that substantial gains in visibility on straight roadways require an increase of about 50% in the overall light output of low beams. On curves, obtaining a substantial gain in visibility in several lateral positions would require significantly greater increase in light output. These results provide an enhanced baseline against which to compare other potential improvements in low-beam visibility, including more localized changes in static beam patterns and adaptive headlighting systems. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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