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This recommended practice describes the application of digital cameras to measurement of photometric quantities in the photometric laboratory.

Provide industry consensus for various aspects of the FMVSS 108 Adaptive Driving Beam requirements where further clarification is required to promote repeatability and reproducibility of the testing.

This SAE Recommended Practice was designed to be an accelerated vibration test that subjects bulbs to critical vibration/shock loading typically observed in normal vehicle service and can be employed for conformance of production (COP) testing. The test was designed for external vehicle applications.

The purpose of this SAE Information Report is to list and explain major equipment, instrumentation, and procedure variables which can affect inter-laboratory differences and repeatability of photometric measurements of various lighting devices listed in SAE Technical Reports. The accuracy guidelines listed in the report are for the purpose of controlling variables that are not a direct function of the lighting device being measured. The control of these individual variables is necessary to control the overall accuracy of photometric measurements. These accuracy guidelines apply to the measurement of the luminous intensities and reflected intensities of devices at the specified geometrically distributed test points and areas. These guidelines do not apply to photometric equipment used to measure license plate lamps.

The purpose of this information report is to list and explain major equipment, instrumentation, and procedure variables which can affect inter-laboratory differences and repeatability of photometric measurements of various lighting devices listed in SAE Standards and Recommended Practices. The accuracy guidelines listed in the report are for the purpose of controlling variables that are not a direct function of the lighting device being measured. The control of these individual variables is necessary to control the overall accuracy of photometric measurements. These accuracy guidelines apply to the measurement of the luminous intensities and reflected intensities of devices at the specified geometrically distributed test points and areas. These guidelines do not apply to photometric equipment used to measure license plate lamps.

The purpose of this SAE Information Report is to list and explain major equipment, instrumentation, and procedure variables which can affect inter-laboratory differences and repeatability of photometric measurements of various lighting devices listed in SAE Technical Reports. The accuracy guidelines listed in the report are for the purpose of controlling variables that are not a direct function of the lighting device being measured. The control of these individual variables is necessary to control the overall accuracy of photometric measurements. These accuracy guidelines apply to the measurement of the luminous intensities and reflected intensities of devices at the specified geometrically distributed test points and areas. These guidelines do not apply to photometric equipment used to measure license plate lamps.

Traditional methods of photometry rely on the use of a goniometer to rotate the test item around two axes at right angles. This method is satisfactory for most situations but has certain disadvantages: a Point-by-point measurements with a goniometer may be slow. With more advanced requirements, particularly for headlamps, where the entire beam pattern is of concern, isocandela measurements are becoming increasingly needed. Such testing can be very time consuming. b For production quality assurance, the speed of a goniometer may not allow testing to keep pace with the production line if a large quantity of lamps must be sampled. c High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps are becoming commonly used. Such lamps are orientation sensitive, changing in both lumen output and intensity distribution when tilted. This can introduce significant inaccuracies in test results when testing is performed using a goniometer.

Traditional methods of photometry rely on the use of a goniometer to rotate the test item around two axes at right angles. This method is satisfactory for most situations but has certain disadvantages: a Point-by-point measurements with a goniometer may be slow. With more advanced requirements, particularly for headlamps, where the entire beam pattern is of concern, isocandela measurements are becoming increasingly needed. Such testing can be very time consuming. b For production quality assurance, the speed of a goniometer may not allow testing to keep pace with the production line if a large quantity of lamps must be sampled. c High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps are becoming commonly used. Such lamps are orientation sensitive, changing in both lumen output and intensity distribution when tilted. This can introduce significant inaccuracies in test results when testing is performed using a goniometer.

This SAE Recommended Practice is intended as a guide toward standard practice and is subject to change to keep pace with experience and technical advances. This document establishes performance requirements, design requirements and design guidelines for electronic devices.

This SAE Recommended Practice is intended as a guide toward standard practice and is subject to change to keep pace with experience and technical advances. This document establishes performance requirements, design requirements and design guidelines for electronic devices.

The purpose of this SAE Recommended Practice is to aid in the effective application of automotive exterior lighting equipment driven by electronic devices. This document covers integral and non-integral systems including electronically driven Fog lamps.

This SAE Standard provides a method for determining the Effective Projected Luminous Lens Area (EPLLA) of a lamp function using design analysis. This standard was created to clarify and address how to determine EPLLA with traditional and new technologies. Lamps can be evaluated using the method described in SAE J3333; however, no lamp is subjected to both methods.

This SAE Standard provides a method for determining the Effective Projected Luminous Lens Area (EPLLA) of a lamp function using design analysis. This standard was created to clarify and address how to determine EPLLA with traditional and new technologies.

This SAE Standard provides a method for determining the Effective Projected Luminous Lens Area (EPLLA) of a lamp function using design analysis. This standard was created to clarify and address how to determine EPLLA with traditional and new technologies.

This SAE Standard defines and provides a means for the control of colors employed in motor vehicle external lighting equipment, including lamps and reflex reflectors. The document applies to the overall effective color of light emitted by the device in any given direction and not to the color of the light from a small area of the lens. It does not apply to pilot, indicator, or tell-tale lights.

This SAE Recommended Practice is intended as a guide toward standard practice and is subject to change to keep pace with experience and technical advances. This document provides standardized laboratory tests, test methods and equipment, and requirements for lighting devices covered by SAE Recommended Practices and Standards. It is intended for devices used on vehicles less than 2032 mm in width. Tests for vehicles larger than 2032 mm in overall width are covered in SAE J2139. Device specific tests and requirements can be found in applicable SAE technical reports.

This standard covers standardized basic tests, test methods, and requirements applicable to many of the lighting devices and components covered by SAE Standards, Recommended Practices, and Information Reports.

This technical report provides standardized laboratory tests, test methods, and requirements applicable to many of the lighting devices and components covered by SAE technical reports.

This standard covers the requirements and methods for laboratory test—including vibration, moisture, dust, corrosion, color, and photometric tests for: Sealed Beam Headlamp Units for Motor Vehicles—SAE J579 Sealed Beam Headlamp—SAE J580 Electric Supplementary Driving Lamps—SAE J581 Electric Supplementary Passing Lamps—SAE J582 Fog Lamps—SAE J583 Motorcycle and Motor Driven Cycle Headlamps—SAE J584 Tail Lamps—SAE J585 Stop Lamps—SAE J586 License Plate Lamps—SAE J587 Turn Signal Lamps—SAE J588a Turn Signal Operating Units—SAE J589 Spot Lamps—SAE J591 Clearance, Side Marker, Identification, and Parking Lamps—SAE J592 Back-Up Lamps—SAE J593 Reflex Reflectors—SAE J594 Emergency Reflex Reflectors—SAE J774 Warning Signal Lamps for School Buses and Emergency Vehicles—SAE J595 Electric Emergency Lanterns—SAE J596 Liquid Burning Emergency Flares—SAE J597

This standard covers standardized basic tests, test methods, and requirements applicable to many of the lighting devices and components covered by SAE Standards, Recommended Practices, and Information Reports.