Luminance Factor Modelling For An Arbitrary Surface

Abstract

Reflection characteristics of asphalt pavements play one of the key roles in road lighting, as luminance is normalized and multiple reflections are absent. The values of the luminance factors of road surfaces can be found by carrying out measurements, but this is not always possible, since it requires the extraction of samples, or is laborious. Therefore, in this article it is proposed to model the spatialangular characteristics of reflection. The developed models (analytical and statistical) allow finding luminance factors for arbitrary angles of incidence and sighting. The models are based on a scattering planeparallel layer. The following optical properties of the medium serve as input data: single scattering albedo, optical thickness, phase function of the particles inside the layer. To validate the models, a comparison was made with the measurement results.