| Title |
Comparison Research between Lighting Based on luminance and Illuminance through Measuring Tunnel Lighting |
| Authors |
Mi-Ae Lee ; Seung-Hun Han ; Yeon-Hwa Kim |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.5207/JIEIE.2013.27.11.014 |
| Keywords |
Tunnel Lighting ; Luminance ; Driver'S Viewing Condition ; Luminance Measurement |
| Abstract |
Tunnel lighting design and operation are both regulated based on luminance in and out of Korea these days. However, domestic tunnel lighting is operated by internal lighting depending on external brightness by using an illuminometer applying the conversion factor on luminance. The purpose of tunnel lighting is to alleviate the visual shock occurring from the rapid change from external brightness to internal brightness when entering a tunnel. However, when looking at the tunnels operated based on an illuminometer, it is not a system where the driver can measure the brightness within his or her viewing angle when entering the tunnel. It is general to install and operate the illuminometer on the roof of an administrative office near the tunnel; however, this method is not structured to connect with the internal lighting by checking the brightness of the viewing scope of the driver, thus is not structured to properly apply the viewing conditions of the driver. Rather, it should be in a method for extracting the luminance value within the viewing scope of the driver pursuant to tunnel lighting standards and in connection with internal lighting. This research seeks to find the difference between operations based on luminance and operations based on intensity of Illuminance in road tunnels through field measuring, and to suggest the necessity of operating based on luminance with the resulting value. |