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CIE 140-2000
UDC: 628.931 Descriptor: Artificial lighting: Design and calculation
628.971 Exterior lighting
628.971.6 Street lighting
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Rev. No. Date Revision Notes
Page 19. Fig. 13. Dual carriageway. Upper shaded area, as
1 July 2006 a calculation area in the opposite driving direction, where in
the lanes no observers are positioned, has been removed.
2 December 2006 ISBN Number on the cover pages has been corrected.
UDC: 628.931 Descriptor: Artificial lighting: Design and calculation

628.971 Exterior lighting
628.971.6 Street lighting
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The following members of CIE TC 4-15 “Road Lighting Calculations” took part in the
preparation of this report. The committee comes under CIE Division 4, "Lighting and
Signalling for Transport".
MEMBERS:
W. Adrian Canada
S. Almási Hungary
J. B. Arens United States of America
A. Augdal Norway
G. Birnbaum Israel
J.-M. Dijon Belgium
P. V. Hautala Finland
J. Koster Netherlands
J. Lecocq France
K. Narisada Japan
S. Onaygil Turkey
W. Riemenschneider Switzerland
G. Rossi Italy
A. J. V. Serós Spain
R. H. Simons (Chairman) United Kingdom
E. Širola Croatia
K. Sørensen Denmark
R. E. Stark United States of America
A. Stockmar Germany
R. Yates South Africa
A. de Visser Netherlands
ADVISERS
P. Blaser Switzerland
P. Gandon-Léger France
N. Pollard United Kingdom
Contents
SUMMARY V
RESUME V
ZUSAMMENFASSUNG V
1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. DEFINITIONS, SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS 1
3. LIST OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS 2
4. MATHEMATICAL CONVENTIONS AND PROCEDURES 4
5. REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTOMETRIC DATA 5
5.1 Luminous intensity data for luminaires 5
5.2 Interpolation of luminous intensity data 6
5.2.1 Linear interpolation 6
5.2.2 Quadratic interpolation 8
5.2.3 Quadratic interpolation in the region of C=0q, or Ȗ=0q or 180q 9
5.3 Road surface reflection data 9
5.3.1 Interpolation in the r-table 11
6. CALCULATION OF I(C,Ȗ) 12
6.1 Mathematical conventions for distances measured on the road 13
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6.2 Mathematical conventions for luminaire axes 13

6.3 Calculation of C: luminaire not turned about photometric axes 14
6.4 Calculation of Ȗ: luminaire not turned about photometric axes 15
6.5 Calculation of C and Ȗ: luminaire turned about photometric axes 15
7. CALCULATION OF PHOTOMETRIC QUANTITIES 16
7.1 Luminance 16
7.1.1 Luminance at a point 16

7.1.2 Field of calculation for luminance 16
7.1.3 Position of calculation points 17
7.1.4 Position of observer 18
7.1.5 Number of luminaires included in calculation 19
7.2 Illuminance 20
7.2.1 Horizontal illuminance 20
7.2.2 Semicylindrical illuminance 20
7.2.3 Carriageway 22
7.2.4 Footways and cyclepaths 23
7.2.5 Areas of irregular shape 23
8. CALCULATION OF QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS 23
8.1 Average luminance Lav 24
8.2 Overall uniformity U0 24
8.3 Longitudinal uniformity UL 24
8.4 Threshold increment TI 24
8.5 Surround ratio SR 24
8.6 Average illuminance of the carriageway (Eav) 25
8.7 Minimum illuminance on the carriageway 25
8.8 Average illuminance of the footpath 25
8.9 Minimum illuminance on the footpath 25
8.10 Uniformity of illuminance 25
9. ANCILLARY DATA 25
10. REFERENCES 25
APPENDIX A: DERIVATION OF EQUATIONS FOR TURNING THE LUMINAIRE ABOUT
THE THREE AXES OF THE COORDINATE SYSTEM 26
A.1. Method 26
A.2. General matrix for turning movements about the axes of the coordinate system 26
A.3. Turning movement about the Z axes 26
A.4. Turning movement about the X axes 26
A.5. Turning movement about the Y axes 27
A.6. Sequence of turning movements 27
A.7. Composition of turning movements 27
A.8. Initial attitude of luminaire 28
BIBLIOGRAPHY 28
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ROAD LIGHTING CALCULATIONS
SUMMARY
The purpose of this report is to update and to replace CIE 30.2-1982, Calculation and
measurement of illuminance and luminance in road lighting. It gives the methods which
CIE 115-1995 and CIE 136-2000 require for their recommendations.
It includes the calculation of luminance, illuminance, and their associated measures
of uniformity, as well as disability glare. The conventions adopted for luminance and
illuminance grids are also included.
METHODES DE CALCUL POUR L'ECLAIRAGE ROUTIER
RESUME
Ce rapport est destiné à mettre à jour et à remplacer la publication CIE 30.2-1982, Calcul et
mesure d'éclairement et de luminance en éclairage routier (en englais). Il fournit les
méthodes requises par les publications CIE 115-1995 et CIE 136-2000 et dans leurs
recommandations.
Il comporte le calcul de luminance et d'éclairement et leurs critères d'uniformité
associés ainsi que le calcul d'éblouissement d'incapacité. Il comporte également les
conventions retenues pour les maillages de luminance et d'éclairement.
BERECHNUNGSMETHODEN FÜR STRASSENBELEUCHTUNG
ZUSAMMENFASSUNG
Dieser Bericht ersetzt CIE-Publikation 30.2-1982 "Calculation and measurement of
illuminance and luminance in road lighting". Es werden die Methoden beschrieben, die für die
in CIE 115-1995 und CIE 136-2000 gegebenen Empfehlungen benötigt werden.
Im vorliegenden Bericht werden Verfahren angegeben sowohl zur Berechnung von
Leuchtdichten, Beleuchtungsstärken und den daraus abgeleiteten Gleichmäßigkeiten als
auch zur Ermittlung der Kennzahlen der physiologischen Blendung. Darüber hinaus werden
die Festlegungen für die Leuchtdichte- und Beleuchtungsstärkeraster beschrieben.
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1. INTRODUCTION
This report is a revision of CIE 30.2-1982 Calculation and measurement of luminance and
illuminance in road lighting. It gives the methods of calculating the lighting quantities, which
CIE 115 -1995 and CIE 136-2000 require for their recommendations.
It includes the calculation of luminance and illuminance, and introduces the up-to-
date conventions for the location of calculation grid points and observer position. A listing of
the computer program for carrying out the calculations, which appeared in previous editions of
the report, is not given as it has proven impossible to provide a service for the maintenance of
such a program. Instead test data will be given in a separately issued part of the report to
enable programs to be verified.
The calculation of illuminance is described in greater detail than in the previous
reports, as illuminance, in its many forms, is now a requirement for pedestrian lighting.
The laboratory measurement of the reflection properties of the road surfaces, which
was fully dealt with in previous editions of the report, has been omitted as it will be the subject
of a separate report, as will be field measurements.
2. DEFINITIONS, SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

first axis (of a luminaire when measured in the (C,Ȗ) coordinate system): The vertical
axis through the photometric centre of a luminaire when it is at its tilt during measurement.
NOTE 1: The poles of the (C,Ȗ) coordinate system lie in this axis. See Fig. 1.
NOTE 2: This axis is tilted when the luminaire is tilted from its tilt during measurement.
NOTE 3: See CIE 121 - 1996 for more information on the first axis of a luminaire.
vertical photometric angle (of a light path): The angle between the light path and the first
axis of the luminaire. Unit: degrees of arc. Symbol: Ȗ. (See Figs. 1. and 6.)
photometric azimuth (of a light path): The angle between the vertical half-plane passing
through the light path and the zero reference half-plane through the first axis of a luminaire,
when the luminaire is at its tilt during measurement. Unit: degrees of arc. Symbol: C. (See
Fig. 1.)
angle of deviation (with respect to luminance coefficient): The complementary angle
between the vertical plane through the luminaire and point of observation and the vertical
plane through the observer and the point of observation. Unit: degrees of arc. Symbol: ȕ. (See
Fig. 6.)
angle of incidence: The angle that a light path makes with the normal to the plane of
incidence. Unit: degrees of arc. Symbol: H. (See Fig. 6.)
angle of observation: The angle that the viewing direction makes with the horizontal. Unit:
degrees of arc. Symbol: D. (See Fig. 6.)
luminance coefficient (at a surface element, in a given direction, under specified
conditions of illumination): Quotient of the luminance of the surface element in the given
direction by the illuminance on the medium. Unit: sr-1. Symbol: q.
NOTE:
L
q=
E
where:
q is the luminance coefficient in reciprocal steradians;
L is the luminance in candelas per square metre;
E is the illuminance in lux.
reduced luminance coefficient (for a point on a surface): The reduced luminance
coefficient is the luminance coefficient multiplied by the cube of the cosine of the angle of
incidence of the light on the point. Unit: sr-1. Symbol: r
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NOTE 1: This can be expressed by the equation:

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r = q cos H
where:
q is the luminance coefficient in reciprocal steradians;
İ is the angle of incidence in degrees of arc (Fig. 6.).
NOTE 2: The angle of observation, Į in Fig. 6. affects the value of r. By convention this angle
is fixed at 1q for road lighting calculations. r is reasonably constant for values of Į
between ½q and 1½q, the angles over which luminance calculations for the road
surface are generally required.
tilt during measurement (of a luminaire): The angle between a defined datum axis on the
luminaire and the horizontal when the luminaire is mounted for photometric measurement.
Symbol: șm (See Fig. 10.)
NOTE: The defined datum axis may be any feature of the luminaire, but generally for a side-
mounted luminaire it lies in the mouth of the luminaire canopy, in line with the spigot
axis. Another commonly used feature is the spigot entry axis.
tilt in application (of a luminaire): The angle between a defined datum axis on the luminaire
and the horizontal when the luminaire is mounted for field use. Symbol: șf (See Fig. 10.)
NOTE 1: The defined datum axis may be any feature of the luminaire but generally for a side-
mounted luminaire it lies in the mouth of the luminaire canopy, in line with the spigot
axis. Another commonly used feature is the spigot entry axis.
NOTE 2: This is the actual tilt of the luminaire when it is mounted for field use and should not
be confused with tilt normal in application or designed attitude in CIE 121-1996.
orientation (of a luminaire): When the first axis of the luminaire is vertical, it is the angle that
a chosen reference direction, which is longitudinal for a straight road, makes with the C=0q,
Ȗ=90q measurement direction of the luminaire. Unit: degrees of arc. Symbol: v. (See Fig. 9.
which illustrates the sign conventions.)
rotation (of a luminaire): The angle the first axis of the luminaire makes with the nadir of the
luminaire, when the tilt during measurement is zero. Unit: degrees of arc. Symbol: ȥ (See
Fig. 9. which illustrates the sign conventions.)
longitudinal direction: The direction parallel to the axis of the road.
transverse direction: The direction at right angles to the axis of the road.
NOTE: On a curved road the transverse direction is that of the radius of curvature at the point
of interest on the road.
installation azimuth (with respect to a given point on the road surface and a given
luminaire at its tilt during measurement): When the luminaire is at its tilt during
measurement, it is the angle a chosen reference direction, which is longitudinal for a straight
road, makes with the vertical plane through the given point and the first axis of the luminaire.
Unit: degrees of arc. Symbol: M. (See Fig. 6.)
NOTE: The reference direction for a straight road is by convention the longitudinal direction.
3. LIST OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The symbols and abbreviations used in this report are listed in Table 1.
Table 1. Symbols and abbreviations
Quantity
Unit
Symbol Name or description
A age of observer years
C photometric azimuth (Fig. 1.) degrees of arc
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spacing between calculation points in the transverse
d m
direction (Fig. 12.) for calculation of luminance
spacing between calculation points in the transverse
dF m
direction (Fig. 12.) of a footway or cyclepath
spacing between calculation points in the longitudinal

D m
direction (Fig. 12.) of a carriageway or driving lane
spacing between calculation points in the longitudinal
DF direction of a footway or cyclepath for calculation of m
illuminance
Eav average illuminance of the carriageway lx
Ee total illuminance at the eye, produced by new luminaires, on
a plane normal to the line of sight and at the height of the
lx/klm
observer's eye, scaled to a luminous flux of one kilolumen
from the lamps or lamps in each luminaire
Eh horizontal illuminance lx
Esc semicylindrical illuminance lx
H mounting height of a luminaire (Fig. 6.) m
I luminous intensity, usually per kilolumen from the lamp cd or cd/klm
j,m integers indicating the row or column of a table -
k, K local constants -
L luminance cd · m-2
LV veiling luminance cd · m-2
MF maintenance factor -
n number of points in the transverse direction -
N number of points in the longitudinal direction -
q luminance coefficient sr-1
r reduced luminance coefficient sr-1
S spacing between luminaires (Fig. 12.) m
SR surround ratio -
TI threshold increment %
UL longitudinal uniformity of luminance -
U0 overall uniformity of luminance -
WF width of footway or cyclepath m
WL width of driving lane (Fig. 12.) m
Wr width of relevant area (Fig. 16.) m
x abscissa in (x, y) coordinate system (Fig. 8.) m
y ordinate in (x, y) coordinate system (Fig. 8.) m
Į angle of observation (Fig. 6.) degrees of arc
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Quantity
Unit
angle between the vertical plane of the incident light path
ĮSC and the normal to the flat surface of the semicylinder used degrees of arc
for measuring semicylindrical illuminance (Fig. 15.)
ȕ angle of deviation (Fig. 6.) degrees of arc
Ȗ vertical photometric angle (Fig. 1.) degrees of arc

į tilt for calculation (Fig. 10.) degrees of arc
T angle between line of sight and centre of luminaire degrees of arc
șf tilt in application (Fig. 10.) degrees of arc
șm tilt during measurement (Fig. 10.) degrees of arc
İ angle of incidence (Fig. 6.) degrees of arc
v orientation of luminaire(Fig. 9.) degrees of arc
ȥ rotation of a luminaire (Fig. 9.) degrees of arc
) initial luminous flux of lamp or lamps in a luminaire lm
4. MATHEMATICAL CONVENTIONS AND PROCEDURES

The mathematical conventions used in this document are:
- the luminaire is regarded as a point source of light;
- light reflected from the surrounds and interreflected light is disregarded;
- obstruction to the light from luminaires by trees and other objects is disregarded;
- the road surface is flat and has uniform reflecting properties over the area considered;
- the atmospheric attenuation is zero.
For interpolation the Lagrange formula is used:
n n § x - xj ·
yx ¦ y ¨¨ x - x
i
¸ (1)
j 1, jz i © i
¸
i 1 j ¹
where;
y ( x ) is the interpolated value of y at the point x;
n is the number of points between which interpolation is required;
(x1, y 1 ), (x 2 , y 2 )......(x j , y j )......(xn , y n ) are the points between which interpolation is
required;
¦ signifies the summation of the terms;
signifies the product of the terms.
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5. REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTOMETRIC DATA
5.1 Luminous intensity data for luminaires

For calculations made according to this report, a luminous intensity table (I-table) prepared in
accordance with CIE 121-1996 is required. The calculations will be facilitated if the I-table and
associated data are in the form recommended in CIE 102-1993. The coordinate system used
for road lighting luminaires is generally the (C,Ȗ), shown in Fig. 1. although the (B,ȕ)
coordinate system is used in some countries and is commonly used for floodlights. The
formulae quoted in this document are related to the (C,Ȗ) coordinate system. Luminous
intensity is expressed in candelas per kilolumen (cd/klm) from all the light sources in the
luminaire.
I(C,J)
Fig. 1. C,J coordinate system.
Values of luminous intensities are required over the range of angles which are
important. In particular, values are required up to the maximum angle of elevation which is
relevant for the intended application of the luminaire, with allowance being made for the
maximum angle of tilt of the luminaire. Angular intervals stipulated in this report have been
selected to give acceptable levels of interpolation error when the recommended interpolation
procedures are used, and to keep the time taken for photometric measurements within
practical limits.
In the (C,Ȗ) system of coordinates, luminous intensities will be required at the angular
intervals stated below.
For all luminaires the angular intervals in elevation (Ȗ) should at most be 2,5q from 0q
to 90q plus the permissible maximum field angle of elevation minus the measurement angle of
elevation, for the luminaire. In azimuth the intervals can be varied according to the symmetry
of the light distribution from the luminaire as follows:
a) luminaires with no symmetry about the C = 0q-180q plane: the intervals should at
most be 5q, starting at 0q, when the luminaire is in its measurement angle of
elevation and ending at 355q;
b) luminaires with nominal symmetry about the C = 90q-270q plane: the intervals
should at most be 5q, starting at 270q, when the luminaire is at its tilt during
measurement, and ending at 90q;
c) luminaires with nominally the same light distribution in all C planes: only one
representative set of measurements in elevation is needed.
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NOTE: Up to the present time, I-tables have usually been measured according to the angular
spacings recommended in CIE Publication 30.2-1982. These spacings are wider than
those recommended above, and for these I-tables linear interpolation, as described in
Section 5.2.1. will not be satisfactory. Quadratic interpolation or an equivalent
mathematical procedure is recommended.
5.2 Interpolation of luminous intensity data

Interpolation will be required in an I-table when a luminous intensity is required in a direction
which lies between the directions in which measurements are taken as shown in Fig. 2. where
the luminous intensity I(C,Ȗ) is required. it is necessary to interpolate between the four values
of intensity lying closest to the direction C in azimuth and Ȗ in elevation.
I(Cm+1, J j+1)
I(Cm, J j+1) I(C, J j)
J j+1
I(Cm+1, J j)
I(Cm, J j)
Cm+1
Light
Jj
source Cm C
Fig. 2. Luminous intensities required for linear interpolation.
Linear or quadratic interpolation, or a more accurate mathematical procedure can be

used for this purpose. The choice of linear or quadratic interpolation depends on the angular
spacing of the intensity measurements. More accurate procedures, such as spline functions,
may be used but are not described in this document.
5.2.1 Linear interpolation

To estimate the intensity I(C,Ȗ) it is necessary to interpolate between the four values of
intensity lying closest to the direction (C,Ȗ) as indicated in Fig. 3.
Cm C Cm+1
J j+1
J
Jj
Fig. 3. Angles required for linear interpolation of luminous intensity.
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For linear interpolation Equ. (1), with n equal to 2 becomes:
§ x - x2 · § x - x1 ·
y x
y1¨¨ ¸¸ y 2 ¨¨ ¸¸
© x1 - x2 ¹ © x2 - x1 ¹
This equation can be applied to either C or Ȗ first. When it is first applied to C, C is substituted
for x:
x=C
x1 = C m
x 2 = Cm1
From this substitution two constants (K1 and K2) can be defined, and conveniently evaluated
by a computer subroutine:
C Cm1
K1 =
Cm Cm1
C Cm
K2 =
Cm1 Cm
Since K 1 K 2 1 the notation can be simplified by putting K K1 so K 2 1 K .
Substitution of these constants and appropriate values of I for y in Equ. (1), gives after
simplification:

I C, J j I Cm,J j >
K I Cm1,J j I Cm,J j @
Similarly,

I C,J j1 I Cm,J j1 >
K I Cm1,J j1 I Cm ,J j1 @
For interpolation at a constant azimuth, C, a similar procedure produces:
I C,J >
I C,J j k I C,J j1 I C,J j @
where:
J Jj
k
J j1 J j
If this procedure is reversed by first carrying out interpolation in the Ȗ cones followed
by interpolation in the C planes the same result will be obtained.
Where linear interpolation is used with the larger angular intervals recommended in
the previous edition of this report (CIE 30.2-1982) there will be some loss in accuracy and
quadratic interpolation is recommended.
When interpolation is carried out in the region of C=0q see Section 5.2.3.
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5.2.2 Quadratic interpolation

Quadratic interpolation requires three values in the I-table for each interpolated value. Fig. 4.
indicates the procedure. If a value of I is required at (C, Ȗ), interpolation is first carried out
down three adjacent columns of the I-table enclosing the point. This enables three values of I
to be found at Ȗ. Interpolation is then carried out across the table to find the required value at
(C, Ȗ). If preferred this procedure may be reversed, that is interpolation can be carried out
across and then down the I-table without affecting the result.
Cm Cm+1 C Cm+2
J j+2
J j+1
J
Jj
Fig. 4. Values required for quadratic interpolation.
To reduce interpolation errors as far as possible the following two rules should be
followed in selecting the values for insertion in the interpolation equations:
1) The two tabular angles adjacent to the angle for interpolation are selected for
insertion in the interpolation equations and the average calculated.
2) If the angle for interpolation is smaller than this average then the third tabular
angle is the next lower tabular angle (as shown for C in Fig. 4.); if the angle for
interpolation is greater than this average then the third tabular angle is the next
higher tabular angle (as shown for Ȗ in Fig. 4.).
When interpolation is carried out in the region of C=0q, or Ȗ=0q or 180q see
Section 5.2.3.
The formula for quadratic interpolation is obtained by putting n equal to 3 in Equ. (1),
which gives:
ª x x 2 x x 3 º ª x x1 x x 3 º ª x x1 x x 2 º
y x y1 « » y2 « » y3 « »
¬ x1 x 2 x1 x 3 ¼ ¬ x 2 x1 x 2 x 3 ¼ ¬ x 3 x1 x 3 x 2 ¼
where it will be noticed that there is cyclic permutation of the suffices.

This interpolation can be applied to either C or Ȗ. When it is first applied to C, this
parameter is substituted for x in the above equation:
x C
x1 Cm
x2 Cm1
x3 C m 2
where:
C is the angle at which I is to be found by interpolation;
m, m+1, m+2 are integers indicating the number of the columns in the I-table;
Cm, Cm+1, and Cm+2 are values of C for the corresponding column numbers.
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From this substitution three constants can be defined, which can be conveniently evaluated
by a subroutine program:
K1
C Cm1 C Cm2
Cm Cm1 Cm Cm2
K2
C Cm C Cm2
Cm1 Cm Cm1 Cm2
K3
C Cm C Cm1
Cm2 Cm Cm2 Cm1

From these three equations it follows that K 1 K 2 K 3 1 . A set of three equations can then
be written allowing evaluation in a calculation loop in a computer program with the variation of j:
K1 I Cm ,J j K 2 I Cm1,J j K 3 I Cm2 ,J j
I C, J j
I C,J j1 K 1 I Cm ,J j1 K 2 I Cm1,J j1 K 3 I Cm 2 ,J j1
I C,J j 2 K 1 I Cm ,J j 2 K 2 I Cm1,J j 2 K 3 I Cm 2 ,J j 2
For interpolation of the Ȗ angles further application of Equ. (1), gives three new constants:
k1
J J j1 J J j2
J j J j1 J j J j2
k2
J J j J J j2
J j1 J j J j1 J j2
k3
J J j J J j1
J j2 J j J j2 J j1
From these three equations it follows that k 1 k 2 k 3 1 , and:

I C,J k 1 I C,J j k 2 I C,J j1 k 3 I C,J j 2
which gives the required value of luminous intensity.
The order of the interpolation procedure, first for Ȗ and then for C, may be reversed
without altering the result.
5.2.3 Quadratic interpolation in the region of C=0q, or Ȗ=0q or 180q

For quadratic interpolation in these regions it may be necessary to take the third value of
luminous intensity from the C = 90q through to C = 180q to 270q hemisphere of the luminous
intensity distribution, which may be regarded as a mirror image of the C = 270q through to
C = 0q to 90q hemisphere of the luminous intensity distribution.
5.3 Road surface reflection data

Road surface reflection data are, conventionally, expressed in terms of the reduced
luminance coefficient multiplied by 10 000 (for convenience of presentation), at the angular
intervals and in the directions indicated in Table 2.
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Table 2. Example r-table of reduced luminance coefficients (x 104 r)

ȕ (degrees)
tan İ
0 2 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 60 75 90 105 120 135 150 165 180
0,00 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329 329
0,25 362 358 371 364 371 369 362 357 351 349 348 340 328 312 299 294 298 288 292 281
0,50 379 368 375 373 367 359 350 340 328 317 306 280 266 249 237 237 231 231 227 235
0,75 380 375 378 365 351 334 315 295 275 256 239 218 198 178 175 176 176 169 175 176
1,00 372 375 372 354 315 277 243 221 205 192 181 152 134 130 125 124 125 129 128 128
1,25 375 373 352 318 265 221 189 166 150 136 125 107 91 93 91 91 88 94 97 97
1,50 354 352 336 271 213 170 140 121 109 97 87 76 67 65 66 66 67 68 71 71
1,75 333 327 302 222 166 129 104 90 75 68 63 53 51 49 49 47 52 51 53 54
2,00 318 310 266 180 121 90 75 62 54 50 48 40 40 38 38 38 41 41 43 45
2,50 268 262 205 119 72 50 41 36 33 29 26 25 23 24 25 24 26 27 29 28
3,00 227 217 147 74 42 29 25 23 21 19 18 16 16 17 18 17 19 21 21 23
3,50 194 168 106 47 30 22 17 14 13 12 12 11 10 11 12 13 15 14 15 14
4,00 168 136 76 34 19 14 13 11 10 10 10 8 8 9 10 9 11 12 11 13
4,50 141 111 54 21 14 11 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 10 10 11
5,00 126 90 43 17 10 8 8 7 6 6 7 6 7 6 6 7 8 8 8 9
5,50 107 79 32 12 8 7 7 7 6 5
6,00 94 65 26 10 7 6 6 6 5
6,50 86 56 21 8 7 6 5 5
7,00 78 50 17 7 5 5 5 5
7,50 70 41 14 7 4 3 4
8,00 63 37 11 5 4 4 4
8,50 60 37 10 5 4 4 4
9,00 56 32 9 5 4 3
9,50 53 28 9 4 4 4
10,00 52 27 7 5 4 3
10,50 45 23 7 4 3 3
11,00 43 22 7 3 3 3
11,50 44 22 7 3 3
12,00 42 20 7 4 3
The plan area covered by the data in the table is indicated in Fig. 5. in terms of the
mounting height of the luminaire, and in relation to the position of the luminaire and the
direction of the observer.
Luminaire
4H
0 To observer
4H
12H 8H 4H 0 4H
Fig. 5. Plan area covered by r tables.
The reduced luminance coefficient varies according to the following angles, which are
indicated in Fig. 6:
a) İ the angle of incidence at the point P.
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b) Į the angle between the line of sight of the observer and the surface of the
carriageway. This is fixed at 1q.
c) ȕ the complementary angle between the vertical plane through the luminaire, at Q,
and point of observation, P, and the vertical plane through the observer and P.
It will be noticed in Fig. 6. that Ȗ, the vertical photometric angle, is equal to İ, the angle
of incidence. This is only true when the luminaire is used at its tilt in measurement and the
rotation is zero.
The reflection characteristics of the road surface may vary with the angle of view with
respect to the axis of the road, that is the surface may not be optically isotropic. The resulting
variation in the reduced luminance coefficient is usually small and can be disregarded.
Luminaire at U ST is the longitudinal direction

tilt during Q is the photometric centre of the luminaire
Q UQT is a vertical axis, which is the first axis of the luminaire
measurement as tilt during measurement is zero on this figure
PN is the normal at P to the road surface
C is the photometric azimuth
H E is the angle of deviation
J is the vertical photometric angle
D is the angle of observation
J
H is the angle of incidence
T Light path
N S
Observer
H
E D
Fig. 6. Angular relationships for luminaire, observer and point of observation.
5.3.1 Interpolation in the r-table

When a value of r is required for values of tan İ and ȕ lying between those given in the r-table
it is necessary to use quadratic interpolation. This requires three values in the r-table for each
interpolated value. Fig. 7. indicates the procedure. If a value of r is required at (tan İ, ȕ)
interpolation is first carried out down three adjacent columns of the r-table enclosing the point.
This enables three values of r to be found at tan İ. Interpolation is then carried out across the
table to find the required value at (tan İ, ȕ).
To reduce interpolation errors as far as possible the following rule (which differs from
that used for interpolation in the I-table) should be followed in selecting the values for
insertion in the interpolation equations:
- The two tabular values adjacent to the value for interpolation are selected. The
third tabular value is the next greatest, as shown in Fig. 7.
- Linear interpolation is used at the boundaries of the table.
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The ensuing mathematical procedure is similar to that described for the I-table
(Section 5.2.2.). As for that procedure the order of interpolation may be reversed without
affecting the results.
Em E E m+1 E m+2
tanH j+2
tanH j+1
tanH
tanH j
Fig. 7. Values required for interpolation procedure in the r-table.
6. CALCULATION OF I(C,Ȗ)
To determine the luminous intensity directed from a luminaire to a point it is necessary to find
the vertical photometric angle (Ȗ) and photometric azimuth (C) of the light path to the point. To
do this account has to be taken of the orientation, the tilt in application, and rotation of the
luminaire. For this purpose mathematical sign conventions for measuring distances on the
road and for turning the luminaire about axes have to be established.
y
(xl,yl)
(xp,yp)
Calculation point Luminaire

Edge of carriegeway
Fig.8. (x,y) coordinate system for locating luminaire in plan.
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6.1 Mathematical conventions for distances measured on the road

A (x,y) rectangular coordinate system is used (Fig. 8.). The abscissa is aligned with the
reference direction which, for a straight road, lies in the longitudinal direction. Then:
x xp xl
(2)
y yp yl
where:
(xp, yp) are the coordinates of the calculation point;

(xl, yl) are the coordinates of the luminaire.
Fig. 9. Axes for turning the luminaire in relation to (x,y,z) coordinate system.
6.2 Mathematical conventions for luminaire axes

The luminaire has three axes of rotation. To describe these it is necessary to extend the (x,y)
coordinate system to three dimensions by means of a z-axis. The origin is taken to be at the
photometric centre of the luminaire. Fig. 9. shows the luminaire axes in relation to the (x,y,z)
coordinate system, and the sense of the turning movements. The first axis of the luminaire is
fixed in space and the second and third axes of the luminaire are mutually perpendicular and
can be turned about the first axis. Further diagrams are given in CIE 121 - 1996.
Fig. 10. shows the relation of tilt for calculation to tilt during measurement and tilt in
application. From this it is evident that:
G 4 f 4m (3)
where:
į is the tilt for calculation, in degrees of arc;
4 f is the tilt in application, in degrees of arc;
4 m is the tilt during measurement, in degrees of arc.
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4 f is tilt in application
4 m is tilt during measurement G
4f
G is tilt for calculation
4m
Horizontal
Fig. 10. Tilt during measurement, tilt in application, tilt for calculation.
6.3 Calculation of C: luminaire not turned about photometric axes

From Fig. 9.
y
C tan 1 (4)
x
which will give:
y
90q d tan 1 d 90q (5)
x
The angular quadrant in which this lies is determined from Table 3.
Table 3. Calculation of C from x and y
x y C (degrees) Range of C (degrees)
y
>0 >0 tan 1 0 d C d 90
x
y
<0 >0 180 tan 1 90 d C d 180
x
y
<0 <0 180 tan 1 180 d C d 270
x
y
>0 <0 360 tan 1 270 d C d 360
x
In a standard I-table, where 270q d C d 360q or 0q d C d 90q , the values to be used

can be found in Table 4.
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Table 4. Values of C to be used in I-table
Calculated value of C (degrees) C to be used in I-table (degrees)
0 d C d 90 C
90 < C d 180 180 - C
180 < C d 270 540 - C
270 d C < 360 C

360 0
6.4 Calculation of Ȗ: luminaire not turned about photometric axes
x2 y 2
J tan 1 degrees (6)
H
where 0° J < 90°.
6.5 Calculation of C and Ȗ: luminaire turned about photometric axes

These are determined in three stages:
1) Substitution of v, ȥ, į, x, and y in the equations (see Appendix A for derivation):
x c = x ( cosQ cos\ - sinQ sin G sin\ ) + y( sinQ cos\ + cosQ sin G sin\ ) + H cos G sin\
y c = - x sinQ cos G + y cosQ cos G - H sin G
H = - x ( sinQ sin G cos\ + cosQ sin\ ) - y( sinQ sin\ - cosQ sin G cos\ ) + H cos G cos\
c
where:
x and y are the longitudinal and transverse distances between the calculation point and
the nadir of the luminaire as indicated in Fig. 8.
H is the height of the luminaire above the calculation point;
v, į, and ȥ are the orientation, tilt in application, and rotation;
xc, yc, and Hc are distances on the coordinate system which has been turned through į,
v, and ȥ. They correspond to x, y, and H in the unturned coordinate system and for
calculation purposes may be regarded simply as intermediate variables (see
Fig. A.1.).
2) Calculation of C
y'
Evaluation of tan 1 will give:
x'
y'
90q d tan 1
d 90q
x'
Table 5. Calculation of C from x' and y'
x' y' C (degrees) Range of C (degrees)
y'
>0 >0 tan 1 0 d C d 90
x'
y'
<0 >0 180 tan 1 90 d C d 180
x'
y'
<0 <0 180 tan 1 180 d C d 270
x'
y'
>0 <0 360 tan1 270 d C d 360
x'
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The values C to be used in an I-table are given in Table 4.

3) Calculation of Ȗ
x' 2 y ' 2
J tan 1 degrees
H'
which will give
90q d J d 90q.

Table 6. Calculation of J
H' Ȗ (degrees) Range of Ȗ (degrees)
x' 2 y ' 2
>0 J tan 1 0 t J < 90
H'
0 90 90
x' 2 y ' 2
<0 J tan 1 180 90 > J d 180
H'
7. CALCULATION OF PHOTOMETRIC QUANTITIES
7.1 Luminance
7.1.1 Luminance at a point

The luminance at a point is determined by applying the following formula or a mathematically
equivalent formula:
I (C,J ) r ) MF 10 4
L= ¦ H
2
(7)
where:
L is the maintained luminance in cd/m2;
Ȉ indicates the summation of the contributions from all the luminaires;
I(C,Ȗ) s the luminous intensity in the direction (C,Ȗ), indicated in Fig. 1. in cd/klm;
r s the reduced luminance coefficient for a light ray incident with angular coordinates
(ȕ, İ),
ĭ s the initial luminous flux in klm of the sources in each luminaire;
MF is the product of the lamp flux maintenance factor and the luminaire maintenance
factor; [1]
H s the mounting height in m of the luminaires above the surface of the road.
I(C,Ȗ) is determined from the luminaire I-table after corrections have been made for the
orientation, tilt, and rotation of the luminaire as indicated in Section 6. and linear
interpolation, if necessary, applied. Likewise, r for the appropriate value of ȕ and
tan İ is determined after the use of quadratic interpolation, if necessary.
7.1.2 Field of calculation for luminance
The field of calculation should be typical of the area of the road which is of interest to the
driver.
In the longitudinal direction on a straight road, the field of calculation should lie
between two luminaires in the same row (Fig. 11.), the first luminaire being located 60 ahead
of the observer.
In the transverse direction, it should cover the whole carriageway width on roads
without a central reservation, and the width of one carriageway on roads with a central
reservation.
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However, this is limited by the applicability of the r-table. As stated in Section 5.3. the
r-table is measured for an observer viewing the road at an angle of observation of 1q (Fig. 6.).
For a conventionally used eye height of 1,5 m this would result in the observation point lying
86 ahead of the observer. It has been found that the r-table is applicable over a range of
viewing angles lying between 0,5q and 1,5q (see definition of reduced luminance coefficient),
which results in the r-table being applicable to points lying between 57 m and 172 m
approximately (conventionally taken as 60 m and 170 m) ahead of the observer.
Edge of Field of calculation

60m relevant area
Width of relevant area Wr

Line on which
observer is
positioned Observation
direction
First luminaire in Edge of Last luminaire in

field of calculation relevant area field of calculation
Fig. 11. Field of calculation for carriageway luminance.
7.1.3 Position of calculation points

The calculation points should be evenly spaced in the field of calculation and located as
indicated in Fig. 12.
60m S
D/2 D=S/N
Edges of lane
Centre-line of lane
WL
d=WL/3
Observation
direction
Field of calculation
d/2
First luminaire in Last luminaire in

calculation field calculation field
Denotes lines of calculation points in the transverse and longitudinal directions
Fig. 12. Position of calculation points in a driving lane.
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(a) In the longitudinal direction

The spacing (D) in the longitudinal direction is determined from the equation:
S
D= (8)
N
where:
D is the spacing between points in the longitudinal direction (m);
S is the spacing between luminaires in the same row (m);

N is the number of calculation points in the longitudinal direction chosen such that:
for S d 30 m, N = 10
for S > 30 m, N is the smallest integer giving D d 3 m.
The first transverse row of calculation points is spaced at a distance D/2 beyond the
first luminaire (remote from the observer).
(b) In the transverse direction
The spacing (d) in the transverse direction is determined from the equation:
d = WL (9)
3
where:
d is the spacing between points in the transverse direction (m);
WL is the lane width (m).
The outermost calculation points are spaced d/2 from the edges of the lane.
Where there is a hard shoulder and luminance information is required, the number
and spacing of the calculation points should be the same as for a driving lane.
7.1.4 Position of observer

The angle of observation from the horizontal is fixed at 1q, as stated in Section 5.3.
In the transverse direction the observer is placed in the centre of each lane in turn.
Average luminance (Lav) [see Section 8.1.] and overall uniformity of luminance (U0) [see
Section 8.2.] are calculated for the entire carriageway for each position of the observer.
Longitudinal uniformity of luminance (UL) [see Section 8.3.] is calculated for each centre-line.
The operative values of Lav, U0, and UL are the lowest in each case. Fig. 13. gives examples
of the observer position in relation to the field of calculation.
NOTE: For luminance calculations in some countries and for tunnel lighting calculations
generally, the direction of observation is always in a line parallel to the run on the
road. This means that the observer has to be aligned with each longitudinal line of
calculation points. The results from these calculations should be labelled ‘Moving
observer for luminance calculations’.
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Six lane road with

central reservation
Three lane road

Single side luminaire
arrangement
Three lane road

Double side luminaire
arrangement
Three lane road

Staggered luminaire
arrangement
Two lane road

Single side luminaire
arrangement
Two lane road

Double side luminaire
arrangement
Two lane road

Staggered luminaire
arrangement
Observer position
Calculation field
Fig. 13. Examples of positions of observation points in relation to the field of calculation.
7.1.5 Number of luminaires included in calculation

For each calculation point, all the luminaires which make a significant contribution to the
luminance should be included in the calculation. These luminaires lie in the plan area of the
r-table (Table 2.), which approximates to a rectangle of dimensions 5H by 17H, and by its
symmetry can be used to cover an area 10H by 17H (Fig. 5.). As a consequence it is only
necessary to consider luminaires which are situated within five times the mounting height
from the calculation point towards the observer, 12 times the mounting height from the
calculation point away from the observer, and five times the mounting height on either side of
the calculation point. Fig. 14. shows an example.
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5H 12H
5H
Observation
direction
5H
Calculation point
Boundary of field of
calculation
Boundary of area for
location of luminaires
Fig. 14. Luminaires which may contribute to luminance at calculation point.
7.2 Illuminance
In this report the calculation of two forms of illuminance is considered. These are:
Planar illuminance on a horizontal plane, usually the road surface or footway, referred
to as horizontal illuminance.
Semicylindrical illuminance, 1,5 m above the surface of interest. The semicylindrical
illuminance varies with the direction of interest. For a street this is taken to be in a
designated longitudinal direction. In Fig. 15. the shaded vertical plane is orientated in
the longitudinal direction.
7.2.1 Horizontal illuminance

The horizontal illuminance at a point should be calculated from the following formula or a
mathematically equivalent formula:
I C,J cos 3 H ) MF
Eh ¦ H2
(10)
where:
Eh is the maintained horizontal illuminance at the point in lux;
6 indicates summation of the contributions from all the luminaires,
I(C,Ȗ) is the intensity in cd/klm in the direction of the point;
İ is the angle of incidence of the light at the point;
Ȗ is the vertical photometric angle;
H is the mounting height in m of the luminaire;
ĭ is the initial luminous flux in klm of the lamp or lamps in the luminaire;
factor.
7.2.2 Semicylindrical illuminance

The semicylindrical illuminance at a point should be calculated from the following formula or a
mathematically equivalent formula:
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I C,J 1 cos D sc cos 2 H sin H ) MF

E sc ¦ S H 1,5
2
(11)
where:
Esc is the maintained semicylindrical illuminance at the point in lux;
6 indicates summation of the contributions from all the luminaires;
I(C,Ȗ) is the intensity in cd/klm in the direction of the calculation point;
ĮSC is the angle between the vertical plane containing the intensity vector and the
vertical plane at right-angles to the flat surface of the semicylinder, as shown in

Fig. 15;
Ȗ is the vertical photometric angle;
İ is the angle of incidence of the light to the normal to the horizontal plane, at the point;
H is the mounting height in m of the luminaire;
ĭ is the initial luminous flux in klm of the lamp or lamps in the luminaire;
factor.
Luminaire
Vertical plane
at right-angles
Flat surface of to flat surface of
semicylinder semicylinder
I(C,J)
Calculation
point
Dsc
Fig. 15. Angles used in the calculation of semicylindrical illuminance.
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7.2.3 Carriageway
7.2.3.1 Field of calculation

The field of calculation should be typical of the area of the road which is of interest to the
driver and pedestrian, and may include the footways, cycleways, and verges. As shown in
Fig. 16. it should be bounded by the edges of the carriageway and by transverse lines
through two consecutive luminaires.
S
D/2 D=S/N Luminaire
Width of relevant area Wr

d=Wr/3 d/2
Luminaire Field of calculation
Denotes lines of calculation points in the transverse and longitudinal directions
Fig. 16. Calculation points for illuminance.
For staggered installations consecutive luminaires will be on opposite sides of the

road.
7.2.3.2 Position of calculation points

The calculation points should be evenly spaced in the field of calculation (Fig. 16.) and their
number should be chosen as follows:
(a) In the longitudinal direction
The spacing in the longitudinal direction should be determined from the equation:
S
D=
N
where:
D is the spacing between points in the longitudinal direction (m);
S is the spacing between luminaires (m);
N is the number of calculation points in the longitudinal direction with the following
values:
for S d 30 m, N = 10
for S > 30 m, the smallest integer giving D d 3 m.
The first row of calculation points is spaced at a distance D/2 beyond the first luminaire
(m).
(b) In the transverse direction
d = Wr
3
where:
d is the spacing between points in the transverse direction (m);
Wr is the width of the carriageway or relevant area (m).
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The spacing of points from the edges of the relevant area is D/2 in the longitudinal
direction, and d/2 in the transverse direction, as indicated in Fig. 16.
7.2.3.3 Number of luminaires included in calculation

Luminaires which are situated within five times the mounting height from the calculation point
should be included in the calculation.
7.2.4 Footways and cyclepaths

The calculation points should be evenly spaced in the field of calculation (Fig. 16.) and their
number should be chosen as follows:
(a) Longitudinal direction
If the footways or cyclepaths are of the same lighting class as the carriageway, they
may be considered together with the carriageway for determining the spacing of the
calculation points in the longitudinal direction, otherwise Section 7.2.3.2. (a) applies.
(b) Transverse direction
WF
dF
n
where:
dF is the spacing between points in the transverse direction in metres;
WF is the width of the footway or cyclepath in metres;
n is the number of points in the transverse direction with the following values:
for WF d 1,0 m, n = 1
for WF > 1,0 m, n is the smallest integer giving dF d 1 m.
The points adjacent to the edge of the carriageway should be spaced from the edge
of the carriageway at one half the spacing between points.
For the number of luminaires included in the calculation, Section 7.2.3.3. applies.
7.2.5 Areas of irregular shape

These may include conflict areas [2], residential roads, and areas where pedestrian activity
predominates.
The calculation points should cover the relevant area and be on a square grid with a
spacing between points no greater than 5 m. A spacing of about 1 m should be considered for
areas of particular interest or importance.
The orientation or orientations for semicylindrical illuminance should be in the main
directions of pedestrian movement.
7.2.5.1 Number of luminaires included in calculation

This should be the same as the number used for carriageway calculations.
8. CALCULATION OF QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS

Quality characteristics relating to luminance should be obtained from the calculated grids of
luminance without further interpolation.
For initial average illuminance or initial average luminance, MF is 1,0 and initial
values of the luminous flux of the lamp or lamps in the luminaires should be taken. For
average luminance or average illuminance after a stated period, the MF for the luminaire after
the stated period in the environmental conditions of the installation should be taken together
with the luminous flux in kilolumens of the light source or sources in the luminaire after the
stated period.
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8.1 Average luminance Lav

The average luminance is calculated as the arithmetic mean of the luminances obtained at
the calculation points.
8.2 Overall uniformity U0

The overall uniformity is calculated as the ratio of the lowest to the average luminance.
8.3 Longitudinal uniformity UL

The longitudinal uniformity is calculated as the ratio of the lowest to the highest luminance in
the longitudinal direction along the centre-line of each lane, including the hard shoulder in the
case of motorways. The number of points in the longitudinal direction (N) and the spacing
between them should be the same as those used for the calculation of average luminance.
The observer's position should be in line with the row of calculation points.
8.4 Threshold Increment TI

The threshold increment (TI) is calculated for the installation in its initial state, when it will
have its highest value. It is calculated from the formula [3]:
k Ee
TI % (12)
L0,80
av 4 2
where:
k is a constant which varies according to the age of the observer. It is conventionally
taken as 650, which is applicable for an observer of 23 years. Its value for other ages
can be derived from the formula:
4
ª § A · º
k = 641 « 1+ ¨ ¸ » (13)
«¬ © 66,4 ¹ »¼
A is the age of the observer in years;
Ee is the total illuminance (in lux per 1000 initial lamp lumens) produced by new
luminaires on a plane normal to the line of sight and at the height of the observer's
eye; the observer's eye, height 1,5 m above road level, is positioned transversely
Wr/4 from the carriageway edge indicated in Section 7.1.4. and longitudinally at a
distance in metres of 2,75(H – 1,5), where H is the mounting height (in m), in front of
the field of calculation. The line of sight is 1q below the horizontal and in a vertical
plane in the longitudinal direction passing through the observer's eye.
Lav is the average initial luminance of the road surface;
ș is the angle in degrees of arc between the line of sight and the centre of each
luminaire.
This equation is valid for 0,05<Lav<5 cd m-2 and 1,5°<ș<60° (CIE 31-1976).
Ee is summed for the first luminaire in the direction of observation and luminaires
beyond, up to a distance of 500 m.
The calculation is commenced with the observer in the initial position stated above
and repeated with the observer moved forwards in increments which are the same in number
and distance as are used for the longitudinal spacing of luminance points. The maximum
value of TI found is the operative value.
8.5 Surround ratio SR

The surround ratio is the average horizontal illuminance on two longitudinal strips each
adjacent to the two edges of the carriageway and lying off the carriageway divided by the
average horizontal illuminance on two longitudinal strips each adjacent to the two edges of
the carriageway but lying on the carriageway. The width of all four strips shall be equal to 5 m,
or half the width of the carriageway, or the width of the unobstructed strip lying off the
carriageway, whichever is the least. For dual carriageways, both carriageways together are
treated as a single carriageway unless they are separated by more than 10 m.
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The average illuminance on the strips on and adjacent to the carriageway should be
determined by the same procedure, or mathematically equivalent procedure, as used for
determining the average illuminance of the footpath.
8.6 Average illuminance of the carriageway (Eav)

The average illuminance is calculated as the arithmetic mean of the illuminances obtained at
the calculation points in Section 7.2.3.2. (a).
For conflict, pedestrian, and other irregularly shaped areas the procedure in Section
7.2.5. is followed.
8.7 Minimum illuminance on the carriageway

The minimum illuminance is taken as the lowest value (in lux) of the illuminances in the field
of calculation.
For conflict, pedestrian, and other irregularly shaped areas the procedure in Section
7.2.5. is followed.
8.8 Average illuminance of the footpath

The average illuminance is calculated as the arithmetic mean of the illuminances obtained at
the calculation points in Section 7.2.3.2. (b).
8.9 Minimum illuminance on the footpath

The minimum illuminance is taken as the lowest value (in lux) of the illuminances in the field
of calculation.
8.10 Uniformity of illuminance

The uniformity of horizontal and semicylindrical illuminance is calculated as the ratio of the
minimum illuminance to the average illuminance.
9. ANCILLARY DATA
When photometric performance data are prepared for an installation, the following ancillary
data should be declared:
a) identification of the luminaires, including setting of the optical components and
lamp, and mark number, if applicable;
b) identification of I-table;
c) identification of r-table;
d) tilt during measurement of the luminaires;
e) tilt in application of the luminaires;
f) rotation of the luminaires;
g) orientation of the luminaires;
h) identification of the light sources;
i) luminous flux of the light sources on which the calculations are based;
j) maintenance factors applied;
k) definition of the area of calculation;
l) position of the luminaires in space or a numerical description
m) mounting height of the luminaires;
n) moving observer for luminance calculations;
o) age of observer for calculation of threshold increment;
p) any deviations from the procedures given in this report;
Item c) is not required when the calculations are solely those of illuminance.
10. REFERENCES
1 CIE 17.4-1987 International Lighting Vocabulary.
2 CIE 115-1995 Recommendations for the lighting of roads for motor and pedestrian traffic.
3 Adrian W., Bhainji A. Fundamentals of disability glare. A formula to describe straylight in the
eye as a function of the glare angle and age. Proc. 1st Symp. on Glare. pp. 185-193. (1991).
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APPENDIX A: DERIVATION OF EQUATIONS FOR TURNING THE LUMINAIRE ABOUT

THE THREE AXES OF THE COORDINATE SYSTEM
A.1. Method
A rectangular coordinate system is adopted in which the position of a point P, is specified in
(x, y, z) coordinates on X, Y, Z axes.
Matrices are used to express the turning1 of the coordinate system about each of the
three axes. These are composed, in the correct order, to give a new coordinate system X', Y',
Z' in which the combined effect of the three turning movements is expressed in terms of
coordinates (xc, yc, zc).
The first axis of the luminaire lies in the Z axis, the second axis of the luminaire lies in
the X axis, and the third axis of the luminaire lies in the Y axis (see Fig. 9. and Fig. A.1.). The
origin of the coordinate system lies at the photometric centre of the luminaire.
A.2. General matrix for turning movements about the axes of the coordinate system
Consider a right-handed Cartesian coordinate system with axes U, V, and W. Let the
coordinates of a point P in this system be (u, v, w). If the system is turned anti-clockwise
through an angle Ȧ about the W axis, the coordinates (uc,vc,wc) of a stationary point P in the
turned system can be found from the expression:
ªcos Z - sin Z 0º
« »
>u c v c w c@= >u v w @ « sin Z cos Z 0 » = >u cos Z + v sin Z - u sin Z + vc os Z w @ (A1)
« »
¬ 0 0 1¼
For convenience adopt the notation:
ªcos Z - sin Z 0º
-1
« »
T W = « sin Z cos Z 0» (A2)
« »
¬ 0 0 1¼
where the negative power of T signifies that the matrix is the inverse of the matrix for turning
the point P through the angle Ȧ about the origin, and the suffix W refers to the axis of turning.
A.3. Turning movement about the Z axes
ªcos Q - sin Q 0º
-1
« »
T Z = « sin Q cos Q 0» (A3)
« »
¬ 0 0 1¼
A.4. Turning movement about the X axes
ª1 0 0º
-1 « »
T X= «0 cos G - sin G » (A4)
« »
¬0 sin G cos G ¼
1
The more usual term for turning in texts describing the application of matrices is rotation. In
this document rotation is used in the specialized sense for describing the turning of a
luminaire about the Y axis.
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A.5. Turning movement about the Y axes

ª cos \ 0 sin \ º
-1
« »
T Y=« 0 1 0» (A5)
« »
«¬- sin \ 0 cos \ »
¼
A.6. Sequence of turning movements

The effect of the turning movements will depend on the sequence in which they are applied.
To be in accord with application in the field this must be first orientation, second tilt, and third
rotation.
A.7. Composition of turning movements
Z Luminaire Z' Turned luminaire
O Y'
Y
X J X'
J'
H I H' I'
C
C'
P(x,y,-z) P(x',y',-z')
a) Before turning movements b) After turning movements

Fig. A.1. Result of turning movement.
Fig. A.1. shows how the primed values xc, yc, zc, Hc, Cc, Ic, and Ȗ,c after turning have taken
place, relate to the unprimed values before turning has taken place. The position of P does
not change with respect to the position of the luminaire, so the vector OP in Fig. A.1. (a)
equals the vector OP in Fig. A.1. (b). xc, yc, zc, and Hc are found by multiplying the matrices
for the three turning movements together. The order must be as indicated below to be in
accord with Section A.6.
>x c yc z c@= >x y > @

z @T Z-1 . T X-1 . T Y-1 (A6)
where:
[ T Z-1 . T X-1 . T Y-1] =

(A7)
ª cosQ cos\ - sinQ sin G sin\ - sinQ cos G cosQ sin\ + sinQ sin G cos\ º
« »
«sinQ cos\ + cosQ sin G sin\ cosQ cos G sinQ sin\ - cosQ sinG cos\ »
« »
¬« - cos G sin\ sin G cos G cos\ ¼»
Substitution of this in Equ (1) gives

x c = x ( cosQ cos\ - sinQ sin G sin\ ) + y ( sinQ cos\ + cosQ sin G sin\ ) - z cos G sin\
y c = - x sinQ cos G + y cosQ cos G + z sin G
z c = x ( cosQ sin\ + sinQ sin G cos\ ) + y ( sinQ sin\ - cosQ sin G cos\ ) + z cos G cos \
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Now from Fig. A.1. H' = -z', and H = -z, so

x c = x ( cosQ cos\ - sinQ sin G sin\ ) + y ( sinQ cos\ + cosQ sin G sin\ ) + H cos G sin\
y c = - x sinQ cos G + y cosQ cos G - H sin G
H c = - x ( cosQ sin\ + sinQ sin G cos\ ) - y ( sinQ sin\ - cosQ sin G cos\ ) + H cos G cos\
A.8. Initial attitude of luminaire

ȥ, v, and į are the angles through which the luminaire is turned from its angular attitude when
it is photometrically measured. In practice luminaires are photometrically measured at an

angular attitude such that ȥ and v are not off-set from zero. However, they may be measured
with the luminaire tilted, in which case G 4 f 4 m (Fig. 10.).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CIE 31-1976 Glare and uniformity in road lighting installations

CIE 102-1993 Recommended file format for electronic transfer of luminaire photometric data
CIE 115-1995 Recommendations for the lighting of roads for motor and pedestrian traffic
CIE 121-1996 The photometry and goniophotometry of luminaires
CIE 136-2000 Guide to the lighting of urban areas
LiTG. LTAG Publikation Nr. 14 1991 Methoden der Beleuchtungsstärke- und
Leuchtdichteberechnung für Straßenbeleuchtung
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LA COMMISSION INTERNATIONALE DE L'ECLAIRAGE

DIE INTERNATIONALE BELEUCHTUNGSKOMMISSION

UDC: 628.931 Descriptor: Artificial lighting: Design and calculation

6.2 Mathematical conventions for luminaire axes 13

7.1.1 Luminance at a point 16

ROAD LIGHTING CALCULATIONS

illuminance grids are also included.

METHODES DE CALCUL POUR L'ECLAIRAGE ROUTIER

BERECHNUNGSMETHODEN FÜR STRASSENBELEUCHTUNG

2. DEFINITIONS, SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

NOTE 1: This can be expressed by the equation:

3. LIST OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

spacing between calculation points in the longitudinal

Ȗ vertical photometric angle (Fig. 1.) degrees of arc

4. MATHEMATICAL CONVENTIONS AND PROCEDURES

5. REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTOMETRIC DATA

5.1 Luminous intensity data for luminaires

Fig. 1. C,J coordinate system.

5.2 Interpolation of luminous intensity data

I(Cm, J j+1) I(C, J j)

Fig. 2. Luminous intensities required for linear interpolation.

Linear or quadratic interpolation, or a more accurate mathematical procedure can be

5.2.1 Linear interpolation

Fig. 3. Angles required for linear interpolation of luminous intensity.

For linear interpolation Equ. (1), with n equal to 2 becomes:

Since K 1 K 2 1 the notation can be simplified by putting K K1 so K 2 1 K .

5.2.2 Quadratic interpolation

Fig. 4. Values required for quadratic interpolation.

where it will be noticed that there is cyclic permutation of the suffices.

Cm2 Cm Cm2 Cm1

5.2.3 Quadratic interpolation in the region of C=0q, or Ȗ=0q or 180q

5.3 Road surface reflection data

Table 2. Example r-table of reduced luminance coefficients (x 104 r)

Luminaire at U ST is the longitudinal direction

Fig. 6. Angular relationships for luminaire, observer and point of observation.

5.3.1 Interpolation in the r-table

Fig. 7. Values required for interpolation procedure in the r-table.

Calculation point Luminaire

Fig.8. (x,y) coordinate system for locating luminaire in plan.

6.1 Mathematical conventions for distances measured on the road

(xp, yp) are the coordinates of the calculation point;

6.2 Mathematical conventions for luminaire axes

6.3 Calculation of C: luminaire not turned about photometric axes

x y C (degrees) Range of C (degrees)

In a standard I-table, where 270q d C d 360q or 0q d C d 90q , the values to be used

Table 4. Values of C to be used in I-table

Calculated value of C (degrees) C to be used in I-table (degrees)

270 d C < 360 C

6.4 Calculation of Ȗ: luminaire not turned about photometric axes

6.5 Calculation of C and Ȗ: luminaire turned about photometric axes

x' y' C (degrees) Range of C (degrees)

The values C to be used in an I-table are given in Table 4.

The angular quadrant in which this lies is determined from Table 6.

H' Ȗ (degrees) Range of Ȗ (degrees)

7. CALCULATION OF PHOTOMETRIC QUANTITIES

7.1.1 Luminance at a point

I C,J 1 cos D sc cos 2 H sin H ) MF