Validation of photometric modeling techniques for retroreflective traffic signs

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1862, 2004, Pages 109-118

  Carlson, Paul J ^a   Urbanik II, Thomas ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE PAVEMENTS; HEADLIGHTS; PHOTOMETERS; PHOTOMETRY; VECTORS;

NIGHTTIME TRAFFIC SIGNS; PAVEMENT REFLECTION; PHOTOMETRIC MODELING;

TRAFFIC SIGNS;

EID: 10044284178     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1862-13     Document Type: Review

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