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High-beam intensity, visual performance and safety-related impacts.

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  • Alternative Title:
    Visual performance and safety benefits of adaptive driving beam headlighting systems
  • Creators:
    Bullough, John D.
  • Corporate Creators:
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Lighting Research Center
  • Corporate Contributors:
    Transportation Lighting Alliance
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  • Publication/ Report Number:
    TLA 2015-01
  • Resource Type:
    Tech Report
  • Geographical Coverage:
    United States
  • Corporate Publisher:
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Lighting Research Center
  • Abstract:
    It has been understood for many years that driving above certain speeds at night while using low beam ; headlights can result in insufficient visibility to respond to hazards on the road. As new vehicle ; headlighting technologies emerge, the practicality of intelligent, adaptive high-beam functions has ; increased so much that these systems are now commercially available in many parts of the world. These ; technical developments in turn invite questions about the optimal photometric performance of high beam ; headlights. One important barrier to the more frequent use of high beam headlighting systems has been ; concerns about creating glare to the drivers of oncoming and preceding vehicles. If it can be demonstrated ; that adaptive high-beam control can provide acceptable glare control, it may be possible to question the ; need for the current limits on the luminous intensity of high-beam headlights. In this report, visual ; performance analyses are summarized that allow the evaluation of the potential benefits of increased ; luminous intensity on forward visibility, and potential implications for driving safety are discussed.
  • Format:
    PDF
  • Download URL:
    https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31078/dot_31078_DS1.pdf
  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 534.09 KB]
  • Collection(s):
    US Transportation Collection
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:2915387e9a9db98e0f58b58a85dd9c16a3e991568a1b856676600c6985dc8d97
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