Effectiveness of clear-lens turn signals in direct sunlight

LEUKOS - Journal of Illuminating Engineering Society of North America

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-209

  Sivak, Michael ^a   Schoettle, Brandon ^a   Flannagan, Michael J ^a   Minoda, Takako ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Clear lens; Sunlight; Turn signals; Visibility

Indexed keywords

DAYLIGHTING; HEADLIGHTS; ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING; PHOTOMETRY; VISIBILITY;

AMBER LENS LAMPS; CLEAR LENS; SUN PHANTOMS; TURN SIGNALS;

LENSES;

EID: 33748997965     PISSN: 15502724     EISSN: 15502716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1582/LEUKOS.2006.02.03.004     Document Type: Article

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