headlamp performance

Photometric performance of the vehicle's own forward headlamps: beam intensity and pattern, luminous output, seeing distance, glare to oncoming drivers, and comparisons of halogen, HID, and LED low- and high-beam systems. Concerns the headlamp as a light source mounted on the car, NOT the automatic beam-aiming control logic of matrix/ADB systems (adaptive_driving_beam) and NOT fixed pole-mounted street or road lighting (roadway_lighting_effects).

Relevant standards

  • ADR 13/00 — Australian Design Rule 13/00 – Installation of Lighting and Light Signalling Devices on other than L-Group Vehicles
  • ADR 19/02 — Australian Design Rule 19/02 – Installation of Lighting and Light Signalling Devices on L-Group Vehicles
  • ADR 46/00 — Australian Design Rule 46/00 – Headlamps
  • ADR 76/00 — Australian Design Rule 76/00 – Daytime Running Lamps
  • CIE 183:2008 — Definition of the Cut-off of Vehicle Headlights
  • CIE 188:2010 — Performance assessment method for vehicle headlighting systems
  • CIE 243:2021 — Discomfort Glare in Road Lighting and Vehicle Lighting
  • CMVSS 108 — Lighting Systems and Reflective Devices
  • IIHS Headlight Test and Rating Protocol — Headlight Test and Rating Protocol (Version III)
  • UN ECE R112 — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicle headlamps emitting an asymmetrical passing-beam or a driving-beam or both and equipped with filament lamps and/or LED modules
  • UN ECE R123 — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of adaptive front-lighting systems (AFS) for motor vehicles
  • UN ECE R149 — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of road illumination devices (lamps) and systems for power-driven vehicles
  • UN ECE R19 — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of power-driven vehicle front fog lamps
  • UN ECE R48 — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices
  • UN ECE R98 — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicle headlamps equipped with gas-discharge light sources

18 paper(s) · ranked by relevance to this topic

  1. Headlamps for light based driver assistance · 2008 · Götz, M. et al. · indexed
  2. A Safety Evaluation of UVA Vehicle Headlights · 1998 · Nitzburg, Marsha et al. · archived
  3. LED Snowplow Lights – Evaluation Report · 2020 · Fogg, Daniel J et al. · archived
  4. DISCOMFORT GLARE FROM D1 HEADLAMPS OF DIFFERENT SIZE · 1991 · Alferdinck, Jwam et al. · indexed
  5. Roadway Lighting Handbook · 1978 · Walton, Ned E. · archived
  6. Evaluating Commercial and Prototype HEVs · 2001 · An, Feng et al. · indexed
  7. A comprehensive overview of electric vehicle batteries market · 2023 · Mohammadi, Fazel et al. · indexed
  8. Long Term Impact of Vehicle Electrification on Vehicle Weight and Cost Breakdown · 2017 · Freyermuth, Vincent et al. · indexed