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Research Design

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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