Lighting algorithms for outdoor scenes suffer from the sheer geometric and lighting complexity of such environments. In this paper we introduce an efficient, hierarchical solution to the problem of outdoor illumination. Data structures and sampling algorithms are presented, permitting the integration of complex and natural objects in a hierarchical radiosity simulation system. This new approach...

Since modeling reflections in image processing is a difficult task, most computer vision algorithms assume that objects are Lambertian and that no lighting change occurs. Some photometric models can partly answer this issue by assuming that the lighting changes are the same at each point of a small window of interest. Through a study based on specular reflection models, we explicit the assumpti...

The work starts with a short introduction concerning the history of road lighting, outlining the trends and changes that have taken place in road lighting research during the past century. The introduction is followed by a review of trends, directions, and problems in current road lighting research and practice. The following part of the work introduces an advanced approach to road lighting mea...

This paper reviews the key market and technology drivers associated with the emerging application of light emitting diode (LED) technology in the lighting of buildings. The primary focus of this paper is to present and discuss the evolving marketplace, the technology, and how current market and regulatory pressures will form the key drivers for nearand long-term market penetration for emerging ...

For real time object recognition and tracking often color-based methods are used. While these methods are very efficient, they usually dependent heavily on lighting conditions. In this paper we present a robust and efficient vision system for the table soccer robot KiRo. By exploiting knowledge about invariant characteristics of the table soccer game, the system is able to adapt to changing lig...

To successfully achieve the various lighting functions within a space, interior designer must manipulate light and control its properties such as direction, intensity, shape, distribution, color, smoothness, movement across space to create configure environment. In order these characteristics, it is vital keep pace with modern technologies their impact on physical environment, thus fully respon...