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Lighting in Automotive

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 410-4127/02
Abbreviation OSAU
Course title Lighting in Automotive
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Electrical Power Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Tomáš Novák, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
- Terminology of lighting in automotive
- Front lighting - low beam
- Front lighting - high beam
- Front lighting - daytime
- Side lighting
- Rear lighting
- Safety in the night traffic area
- Luminance, contrasts and illuminance in relation to the automotive industry
- Light sources in automotive - qualitative and quantitative requirements
- Colorimetric requirements
- Photometric requirements
- Lighting design
- Lighting measurement

Exercises lessons:
- Lighting - technical calculations - unit conversions as a basis for photometric measurements (conversions between luminance and illuminance and luminous intensities)
- Modelling of luminaire radiation in automotive (ray tracing)
- Modelling of low beams on roads (Dialux, Relux, BD)
- Modelling of low beams on roads (Dialux, Relux, BD)
- Methodology and preparation of low beam luminaire measurements using a luxmeter
- Measurement - Photometric measurement of low beam luminaire using a luxmeter
- Methodology and preparation of low beam luminaire measurements using a luminance analyser
- Measurement - Photometric measurement of low beam luminaire using a luminance analyser
- Methodology and preparation of brake lamp measurements using a luminance analyser
- Measurement - Luminance analysis of break lamp
- Methodology and preparation for measuring colorimetric requirements
- Measurement - Verification of colorimetric requirements
- Credit test

E-learning

Consultation through MS Teams.

Literature

Basics of interior lighting systems design - Tomáš Novák,Barbara Helštýnová, Karel Sokanský, Ostrava 2014

Advised literature

Regulation No 48 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UNECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices