Luminance gradients: Photometric analysis and perceptual reproduction

Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-82

  Ashdown, I ^a  

^a Ledalite Architectural Products Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; ELECTRIC LIGHTING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHTING FIXTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOMETRY; VISION;

IMAGE REPRODUCTION; LUMINANCE GRADIENTS; LUMINANCE RATIOS; LUMINOUS ENVIRONMENT;

ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING;

EID: 0030541014     PISSN: 00994480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00994480.1996.10748135     Document Type: Article

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