Measuring method and standard system for retroreflective traffic marking’s photometric characteristic

Huayang He; Yishu Zhou; Jinning Zhang; Jinjin Cao; Zhengwei Leng; Wenying Su

doi:10.1117/12.2523390

21 June 2019 Measuring method and standard system for retroreflective traffic marking’s photometric characteristic

Huayang He, Yishu Zhou, Jinning Zhang, Jinjin Cao, Zhengwei Leng, Wenying Su

Proceedings Volume 11056, Optical Measurement Systems for Industrial Inspection XI; 110563L (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2523390
Event: SPIE Optical Metrology, 2019, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Retroreflective traffic markings are frequently used on roadways to provide guidance to drivers as supplements to regular markings. Portable retroreflectometers are widely used to measure the photometric characteristic of retroreflective traffic markings at present. Portable retroreflectometers include an internal light source and photoreceptors. It is based on the substitution method. Substitution relies on the use of calibrated reference plate. The traffic marking has a low coefficient of retroreflected luminance. It is difficult to measure the coefficient by direct measurement method. The direct measurement method cannot assign measurement values to the reference plates. The paper proposes a new measurement method to solve the problem of measuring the photometric characteristic of the retroreflective traffic marking. It is called the expanded direct luminous intensity method, and it is different from the four methods in JT/T 690 Test Method for Photometric Characteristics of Retroreflectors. The expanded direct luminous intensity method based on CIE angular reference system. A calibrated standard source A illuminates the specimen at a distance of 15 m from the specimen. And a calibrated low-light illuminometer is used to measure the retroreflectivity of the specimen. The paper built a standard system according to this method. The measurement uncertainty of the system is 3.1% while k is 2. After comparing with several different kinds of portable retroreflectometers, the results were satisfactory. Studies have shown that this method and standard system can not only calibrate the reference plates, but also measure the photometric characteristic of retroreflective traffic markings specimens.

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Huayang He, Yishu Zhou, Jinning Zhang, Jinjin Cao, Zhengwei Leng, and Wenying Su "Measuring method and standard system for retroreflective traffic marking’s photometric characteristic", Proc. SPIE 11056, Optical Measurement Systems for Industrial Inspection XI, 110563L (21 June 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2523390

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