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Glare evaluation of exterior lighting systems
Rampák, Dominik ; Baxant, Petr (referee) ; Škoda, Jan (advisor)
Glare is an important, but often overlooked parameter in lighting systems design. This parameter can significantly affect human biorhythm, causing a discomfort or in the worst cases it can dazzle drivers, which can lead to car accidents. Therefore, it´s necessary for lighting designers to consider glare in their designs, specifically threshold increment value. This thesis focuses on glare measurement caused by exterior lighting systems and comparison of usage different types of camera lens for threshold increment measurements with luminance analyser. For a better understanding of the whole issue, there is a part describing how human eye perceives light, which is followed by definition and division of the glare. Afterwards, there is part describing calculation procedure of the threshold increment, which serves as a basis for the practical part of the thesis. Practical part of the thesis is dedicated to experimental measurement of glare from exterior lighting system on Technická street, right behind VUT FEKT T12 building. The measurement is done using luminance analyser and the LumiDISP program, while 3 lenses are used for the measurements. The output of this thesis are values of threshold increment obtained by using 4 different methods (3 lenses) and subsequent comparison of the suitability of the lenses for the glare measurements. To supplement, a simulation of the measured lighting system in the Relux program and a subsequent comparison of the results with the measured values are performed.
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Influence of the different light sources of the vehicle headlights on the perception of an obstacle by the driver of the vehicle
Sklenář, Michal ; Bradáč, Albert (referee) ; Motl, Jakub (advisor)
This thesis focuses on examining the influence of various light sources (halogen, xenon, LED) of vehicle headlights (Škoda Octavia III. generation) on the perception of pedestrians by the driver of the vehicle. The theoretical part contains the concepts essential for a general understanding of the main topic of this thesis. The aim of the thesis is to present how the brightness and contrast between the pedestrian and his surroundings changes when illuminated by one of these light sources due to the increasing distance between the pedestrian and the vehicle and the different type of pedestrian clothing. The results of the measured experiment are presented using charts, photo documentation and brightness maps. These are then compared with the results obtained by measuring the distance of pedestrian perception by individual probands. The conclusions applicable to forensic engineering practice are drawn from the compared values.
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Influence of the different light sources of the vehicle headlights on the perception of an obstacle by the driver of the vehicle
Sklenář, Michal ; Bradáč, Albert (referee) ; Motl, Jakub (advisor)
This thesis focuses on examining the influence of various light sources (halogen, xenon, LED) of vehicle headlights (Škoda Octavia III. generation) on the perception of pedestrians by the driver of the vehicle. The theoretical part contains the concepts essential for a general understanding of the main topic of this thesis. The aim of the thesis is to present how the brightness and contrast between the pedestrian and his surroundings changes when illuminated by one of these light sources due to the increasing distance between the pedestrian and the vehicle and the different type of pedestrian clothing. The results of the measured experiment are presented using charts, photo documentation and brightness maps. These are then compared with the results obtained by measuring the distance of pedestrian perception by individual probands. The conclusions applicable to forensic engineering practice are drawn from the compared values.
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Glare evaluation of exterior lighting systems
Rampák, Dominik ; Baxant, Petr (referee) ; Škoda, Jan (advisor)
Glare is an important, but often overlooked parameter in lighting systems design. This parameter can significantly affect human biorhythm, causing a discomfort or in the worst cases it can dazzle drivers, which can lead to car accidents. Therefore, it´s necessary for lighting designers to consider glare in their designs, specifically threshold increment value. This thesis focuses on glare measurement caused by exterior lighting systems and comparison of usage different types of camera lens for threshold increment measurements with luminance analyser. For a better understanding of the whole issue, there is a part describing how human eye perceives light, which is followed by definition and division of the glare. Afterwards, there is part describing calculation procedure of the threshold increment, which serves as a basis for the practical part of the thesis. Practical part of the thesis is dedicated to experimental measurement of glare from exterior lighting system on Technická street, right behind VUT FEKT T12 building. The measurement is done using luminance analyser and the LumiDISP program, while 3 lenses are used for the measurements. The output of this thesis are values of threshold increment obtained by using 4 different methods (3 lenses) and subsequent comparison of the suitability of the lenses for the glare measurements. To supplement, a simulation of the measured lighting system in the Relux program and a subsequent comparison of the results with the measured values are performed.
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Light perception in two mole-rat species, the silvery mole-rat \kur{(Heliophobius argenteocinereus)} and the giant mole-rat \kur{(Fukomys mechowii)}.
KOTT, Ondřej
Sight in subterranean mammals living in a dark ecotope has generally been assumed as not needed and therefore greatly diminished in its function. Recent neuroanatomical studies demonstrate unexpected preservation of the visual system of several African mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia). Only a few behavioural studies, testing visual abilities and discussing their adaptive significance in these rodents, have been published to date. A spontaneous preference to light stimuli of two mole-rat species, the silvery mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus) and the giant mole-rat (Fukomys mechowii), was tested in this study. Assessed results showed convincingly that both species are able to perceive light. The following experiments provided the first behavioural support to the perception of short-wavelengths in this intensively studied group of subterranean rodents.
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