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Real-World Measurement of Headlamp Illumination
Technical Paper
2010-01-0294
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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We summarize the development and initial deployment of a system that can be mounted along an intersection, curve, drive-in, or parking facility to efficiently gather relevant data about headlamp patterns that might relate to glare or visibility. The system can run autonomously to collect many vehicles per data collection period. The system includes a range finder to capture information when an approaching vehicle is at a specific location, a digital camera to store images of oncoming headlamp position (i.e., mounting height), two arrays of light sensors to measure the vertical headlamp illumination profile (e.g., angular position of headlamp beam cutoff or maximum luminous intensity), and a color-calibrated illuminance meter at the angular location of an oncoming driver's eyes. From the headlamp mounting height data and the vertical cutoff location data, an estimate of the headlamp aim distribution can be made. Further, the data provide an estimated distribution of light levels reaching drivers' eyes from oncoming vehicles. The results of our initial data collection are presented.
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Bullough, J., Pysar, R., and Skinner, N., "Real-World Measurement of Headlamp Illumination," SAE Technical Paper 2010-01-0294, 2010, https://doi.org/10.4271/2010-01-0294.Also In
Automotive Lighting Technology and Human Factors in Driver Vision and Lighting, 2010
Number: SP-2266; Published: 2010-04-13
Number: SP-2266; Published: 2010-04-13
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