Optimization of the light distribution of luminaries for tunnel and street lighting

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-65

  Pachamanov, Angel ^a   Pachamanova, Dessislava ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Light distribution; Luminary design; Optimization

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING; LIGHTING FIXTURES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STREET LIGHTING; TUNNELS;

LIGHT DISTRIBUTION; LIGHT DISTRIBUTION DESIGN; LUMINARY DESIGN;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 38349155176     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: 10290273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03052150701591160     Document Type: Article

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