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Automotive Lighting

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Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology

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Car lighting; Headlamps; Perception by night

Definition

Light is needed for road safety at night, supporting the driver’s orientation and early recognition of obstacles. This light is produced by the headlamp. However, the same light useful for the driver will also glare oncoming traffic. Thus, the light of headlamps increases and reduces road safety at the same time. The main task of headlamp designers is to solve the optimization problem between a good view for the driver and as little glare as possible for oncoming traffic. But not only the own headlights are necessary for a good orientation of the driver by night. Signal lamps of other cars give information about the change of direction, reducing of speed, drive back, and the contour of cars. So automotive lighting deals with the construction of headlamps and signal lamps based on perception conditions by night.

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The following article will give a short overview about automotive lighting. It is focused on car...

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  1. University of Technology Berlin, Einsteinufer 19, Berlin, 10587, Germany

    Stephan Volker

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  1. School of Design University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Ronnier Luo

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Volker, S. (2013). Automotive Lighting. In: Luo, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_116-7

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