New Investigation of the Subjective Glare Effect of Projection Type Headlamps 2004-01-1281
The goal of the investigations was to find out if there is a correlation between the luminance distribution on the lens surface of projection type headlamps (e.g. maximum luminance) and the average subjective glare rating (discomfort glare) of subjects under night time traffic conditions.
The luminance distributions of different projection type systems are measured with a luminance measurement system and compared concerning their characteristics.
For the validation a glare rating experiment has been carried out with a standard type glare source of different size and luminance peaks similar to projection lens luminances.
It was found out that for glare peaks up to a diameter of α = 2′ (observation angle) the candle power of the glare source is the proper parameter to calculate the subjective glare effect. For larger sizes of the glare sources there is a dependency to the diameter of the glare source for the glare effect. So it depends on the luminance distribution of the light emitting area if the candle power of the glare source is the right parameter to describe the glare effect.
Citation: Rosenhahn, E. and Lampen, M., "New Investigation of the Subjective Glare Effect of Projection Type Headlamps," SAE Technical Paper 2004-01-1281, 2004, https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-1281. Download Citation
Author(s):
Ernst-Olaf Rosenhahn, Martin Lampen
Affiliated:
Automotive Lighting Reutlingen
Pages: 9
Event:
SAE 2004 World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Lighting-SP-1875, SAE 2004 Transactions Journal of Passenger Cars: Mechanical Systems-V113-6
Related Topics:
Headlamps
Logistics
Comfort
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