Road lighting and headlights: Luminance measurements and automobile lighting simulations
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This paper focuses on lighting dimensioning and lighting quality of traffic lighting. The work considers the factors that are important in creating optimal lighting conditions and luminous environment for night-time driving. The work is based on simulating, measuring and analyzing traffic lighting. The work introduces a new method for road luminance measurements and analysis. For simulation of automobile lights, a new method based on a real scene is introduced. r 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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