What is Glare? - NHTSA
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NHTSA Workshop: NHTSA Workshop: Balancing Visibility and GlareBalancing Visibility and Glare
What is Glare?What is Glare?
John Van Derlofske, Ph.D., John Bullough Ph. D.
Transportation Lighting Group Lighting Research Center
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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What is "glare"?What is "glare"?• "Dictionary" definition:
A harsh uncomfortably bright light <the glare of a neon sign> <the glare of publicity>; especially: painfully bright sunlight
• Glare occurs in two ways:– Too much light– Luminance range is too large
• Effects of glare:– Photobiological damage: not considered here– Disability glare: reduction in visibility– Discomfort glare: annoying or painful sensation– Recovery (readaptation): visual performance returning to its
initial state
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Disability glareDisability glare
• The magnitude of disability glare can be estimated by the veiling luminance Lv
• Reduction in visibility can be attributed to light scatter in the eye
Ei=illuminance from ith glare source (lx)
θi=angle between the target and ith glare source (deg)
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=n
i ii
iv
EL1 5.1
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(Based on Fry, 1954; other formulae from Stiles-Holladay, Adrian, Vos)
(Stiles, 1929)
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Disability glareDisability glare• This effect is exhibited in luminance contrast C:
Lt=target luminance
Lb=background luminance
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(IESNA, 2000)
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Discomfort glareDiscomfort glare• A subjective feeling of annoyance caused by high
luminance in the field of view
(De Boer, 1967)
(Schmidt-Clausen and Bindels, 1974)
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Rating Qualifier1 Unbearable23 Disturbing45 Just Acceptable67 Satisfactory89 Just Noticable
DeBoer Scale
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Recovery (Readaptation)Recovery (Readaptation)• Readaptation to lower light levels after glare exposure takes time
• Visual performance is reduced during this recovery period
(Boynton and Miller, 1963) (Baker, 1963)
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(See also Higgins and White, 1999; Lehnert, 2001; Schieber)
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What do we knowWhat do we knowGlare and visual performanceGlare and visual performance
• Parameters that affect visual performance:(e.g., Mace et al., 2001)
– Glare parameters:• illuminance at the eye
(Schmidt-Clausen and Bindels, 1974; Flannagan et al., 1996; Bullough et al., 2003 and glare formulae)
• angle of the glare source(Fry, 1954; Fu, 2001 and glare formulae)
• luminance/size(Flannagan, 1999; Bullough et al., 2003)
• spectral power distribution(Flannagan, 1999; Bullough et al., 2002, 2003)
• duration of exposure(Fry, 1973)
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What do we knowWhat do we knowGlare and visual performanceGlare and visual performance
• Parameters that affect visual performance:(e.g., Mace et al., 2001)
– Environmental parameters:• ambient conditions
(Andre and Owens, 1999; Akashi et al., 2003; Carlson and Urbanik, 2004)
• complexity/difficulty of location(Theeuwes and Alferdinck, 1996; Bullough et al., 2003)
– Observer parameters:• age, visual health
(Campbell et al., 1998; Higgins and White, 1999; Schmitz et al., 2000; Peli, 2002; McGwin et al., 2003; Schieber)
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Illuminance at the eyeIlluminance at the eye
(Stiles, 1929)
(See also Flannagan et al., 1996; Flannagan, 1999; Ranney et al., 1999, 2000; Bullough et al., 2002, 2003 and existing glare formulae)
• Increased glare illuminance results in increased veiling luminance, which decreases luminance contrast (Stiles, 1929)
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Luminance/sizeLuminance/size
(Flannagan, 1999)
(See also Bullough et al., 2003; Van Derlofske et al., 2004)
• Size of glare source (0.3o
or 0.6o) had no impact on detection of target (Flannagan, 1999)
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Spectral power distributionSpectral power distribution
Bullough, 2003; NHTSA - DOT HS 809 672
(See also Flannagan, 1999; Bullough et al., 2002, 2003)
• Glare SPD has no impact on target detection (Bullough et al., 2003)
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Complexity/difficultyComplexity/difficulty
NHTSA - DOT HS 809 672
(See also Theeuwes and Alferdinck, 1996)
• The impact of glare is larger for harder to see targets(Bullough, 2003)
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Ambient conditionsAmbient conditions
(Rumar, 1975)
(See also Andre and Owens, 1999; Carlson and Urbanik, 2004)
• The impact of glare is less for higher ambient conditions (Rumar, 1975)
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Age/visual healthAge/visual health• Increased debris in older eyes
results in increased scatter (Schmitz et al., 2000)
• Glare has a larger impact on visual performance for older subjects(Higgins and White, 1999)
• No difference in contrast threshold in presence of glare between groups of individuals with different types of intraocular lenses (Schmitz et al., 2000)
(Schmitz et al., 2000)
(See also Campbell et al., 1998; Higgins and White, 1999; Schmitz et al., 2000; Peli, 2002;
McGwin et al., 2003; Schieber)
(Higgins and White, 1999)
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What do we knowWhat do we knowGlare and visual recoveryGlare and visual recovery
• Parameters that affect visual performance after exposure:– Glare parameters:
• illuminance at the eye(Lehnert, 2001)
• duration of exposure(Irikura et al., 1999)
• glare “dose”(Chen, 2004; Irikura et al., 1999)
– Environmental parameters:• ambient lighting
(Irikura et al., 1999)– Observer parameters:
• age, visual health(Higgins and White, 1999; Kamppeter et al., 2003; Schieber)
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• Increased glare illuminance increases recovery time (Irikura et al., 1999)
• Increased glare exposure time increases recovery time (Lehnert, 2001)
Glare IlluminanceGlare Illuminanceand Exposure Timeand Exposure Time
(Lehnert, 2001)
Glare Illuminance - A>B>C
(Irikura et al., 1999)
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Glare DosageGlare Dosage
y = 0.0433x + 0.4469R2 = 0.9858
0.00.20.40.60.81.01.21.41.61.8
4 6 8 10 12Glare Dosage (lx.s)
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Chen (2004)
Irikura et al (1999)
• Recovery time increases with increasing glare dosage (veiling luminance * duration) (Chen, 2004; Irikura et al., 1999)
Chen (2004)
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Ambient LightingAmbient Lighting
(Irikura et al., 1999)
• Recovery time decreases with increasing ambient lighting (Irikura et al., 1999)
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Age/visual healthAge/visual health
(See also Schieber; Kamppeter et al., 2003); Higgins and White, 1999)
• Older observers took longer to recover from glare (Schieber)
• Recovery times after glare exposure were longer in glaucoma patients than in normally-sighted individuals (Kamppeter et al., 2003)
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What do we knowWhat do we knowGlare and visual comfort? Glare and visual comfort?
• Several parameters affect visual comfort:– Glare parameters:
• illuminance at the eye(Schmidt-Clausen and Bindels, 1974; Bhise et al., 1977; Olson and Sivak, 1984; Flannagan et al., 1992, 1993; Bullough et al., 2002, 2003)
• luminance(Sivak et al., 1990; Alferdinck and Varkevisser, 1991; Flannagan, 1999; Manz, 2001; Völker, 1999; Bullough et al., 2002, 2003; Van Derlofske, 2003, 2004)
• spectral power distribution
(Flannagan et al., 1989, 1992, 1993; Flannagan, 1999; Bullough et al., 2002, 2003; Van Derlofske, 2003, 2004)
• duration(Sivak et al., 1999; Lehnert, 2001)
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What do we knowWhat do we knowGlare and visual comfort? Glare and visual comfort?
• Several parameters affect visual comfort:– Environmental parameters:
• ambient lighting(Schreuder, 1969; Schmidt-Clausen and Bindels, 1974; Bullough et al., 2002)
• complexity/difficulty of location(Sivak et al., 1991; Bullough et al., 2003)
– Observer parameters:• experience and expectations
(Sivak et al., 1989)• age/visual health
(Tsongos and Schwab, 1970; Flannagan et al., 1993; Olson and Sivak, 1984; Theeuwes and Alferdinck, 1996; Sivak et al., 1999)
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Illuminance at the eyeIlluminance at the eye
(Schmidt-Clausen and Bindels, 1974)
(See also Bhise et al., 1977; Bullough 2002, 2003; Olson and Sivak, 1984; Flannagan et al., 1992, 1993, Van Derlofske et al., 2003, 2004)
• Increased glare illuminance at the eye results in increased discomfort (Schmidt-Clausen and Bindels, 1974)
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Luminance/SizeLuminance/Size
(See also Sivak et al., 1990; Alferdinck and Varkevisser, 1991; Bullough, 2003; Flannagan, 1999; Manz, 2001; Van Derlofske et al., 2004; Völker, 1999)
Rosenhahn and Lampen (2004)
• Increased glare luminance (smaller source size) results in increased discomfort, up to some limit (Rosenhahnand Lampen, 2004; Bullough, 2003)
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source size (luminance)De Boer ratings as a function of glare
Bullough, 2003: NHTSA - DOT HS 809 672
from 50m away
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Light Level Vs. De Boer Rating
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0 1 2 3Eye Illuminance (lx)
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HIDHalogen
Spectral power distributionSpectral power distribution
(See also Flannagan et al., 1989; Flannagan, 1999; Bullough et al., 2002)
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2: Curtain
3: Ambient Lighting
4: Glare Source
5: Focal point
1.41.0
~40% more halogen light is need vs. HID to result in a De Boer rating of 4
• For the same illuminance, glare light with more short wavelength energy will cause more discomfort (Fu, 2002)
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1
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700 nm; 0.967650 nm; 0.991590 nm; 0.983510 nm; 0.979450 nm; 0.996
Spectral power distributionSpectral power distribution
(See also Flannagan et al., 1989; Flannagan, 1999; Bullough et al., 2002)
(Dee, 2003)
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Wavelength (nm)
V10VDG
(Dee, 2003)
• Evidence suggests short wavelength cone photoreceptors may play an increased role in the sensation of discomfort (Dee, 2003)
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DurationDuration• Longer exposure to glare
results in increased discomfort (Sivak et al., 1999)
(see also Chen 2004; Lehnert, 2001)
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Ambient lightingAmbient lighting
Schmidt-Clausen and Bindels, 1974
(Also see Schreuder, 1969; Bullough et al., 2003)
• Increased ambient lighting results in decreased discomfort from glare (Schmidt-Clausen and Bindels, 1974)
IncreasingAmbient
Luminance
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• Difficult visual tasks increase feelings of discomfort from glare (Bullough et al., 2003)
Complexity/DifficultyComplexity/Difficulty
Average Discomfort Glare Ratings: Effects of Glare Source Illuminance
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glare illuminance (lx)
De
Boe
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high contrastlow contrast
Bullough, 2003: NHTSA - DOT HS 809 672
(see also Sivak et al., 1991; Van Derlofske et al., 2003, 2004)
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Experience/expectationsExperience/expectations
1.00
2.00
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Log Photopic Illuminance
De
Boe
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US - MeasuredEurope - Calculated
(Dee, 2003)
• Ratings in North America reported to be 1 to 2 De Boer ratings higher than that in Europe (Sivak et al., 1989)
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Age/Visual HealthAge/Visual Health
(Olson and Sivak, 1984)
(Research shows contradictions: see also Tsongos and Schwab, 1970; Flannagan et al., 1993; Theeuwes and
Alferdinck, 1996; Sivak et al., 1999; Dee, 2003)
• Age may have a small impact on feelings of discomfort from glare (Olson and Sivak, 1984; Dee, 2003)
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De
Boer
Rat
ing
Younger Subjects
Older Subjects
(Dee, 2003)
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Addressing These IssuesAddressing These Issues• Using new source technologies, system technologies,
and optical design strategies – Beam Photometry
• New distributions• Active distributions
(advanced front lighting systems - AFS)
(visteon.wieck.com/image_database)
(Adapted from www.sylvania.com/xenarc/hidfaq.htrr)
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Addressing These IssuesAddressing These Issues• Using new source technologies, system technologies,
and optical design strategies – Headlamp luminance/size
• Multi source systems can distribute luminance
(Van Derlofske, 2004)
Photo Courtesy of Visteon Source Flux LuminanceLED Current 30 - 80 lm 4 - 10 cd/mm2
LED Projected* 375 lm ~ 24 cd/mm2
Halogen 1500 lm ~ 25 cd/mm2
*Kern, 2004
Conceptual LED Optical System
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Addressing These IssuesAddressing These Issues• Using new source technologies, system technologies,
and optical design strategies – Beam spectrum
• New spectral distributions• Increase visibility, decrease glare Decreased short wavelength content
to decrease discomfort
Increased short wavelength content to increase visual performance
(Adapted from www.sylvania.com/xenarc/hidfaq.htrr)
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ConclusionsConclusions
• Much is known about glare and visual performance and discomfort
• However, Metrics are lacking– Relatively little is known about how glare
affects driving behavior (Aktan and Schnell, 2003) and safety• NHTSA and the LRC are performing a 100-car
naturalistic study to start to answer these questions