Research Design
Questions
- How does daylight vary?
- What are the worst case sun positions and sky conditions with respect to readability?
- What global locations are most affected by the worst case scenarios?
- How significant is the influence of the ‘Sky Component’ of daylight on display readability?
- What are the lighting requirements to perform interior evaluations?
- How can daylight be reproduced in a laboratory?
- What errors are associated with daylight recreation?
- What types of artificial lighting can achieve daylight?
Tasks
Trial measurements
Determine the processes and procedures to enable the measurement of in-vehicle displays and dynamic skies
Display readability under dynamic skies
Measure the luminance and colour distribution of the sky whilst measuring in-vehicle display reflections
Simulation
Model measured environment in computer simulation and compare the virtual & physical models
Artifical daylight technologies
Investigate the capabilities of light sources for use in daylight recreation
Recreate daylight for vehicle interior evaluations
Design a facility to recreate measured environment