10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETROREFLECTION»
Discover the use of
retroreflection in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
retroreflection and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pedestrian Conspicuity at Night: The Effects of ...
Justin Scott Graving. McCartt, 2003). A less expensive approach to enhancing
the conspicuity of pedestrians involves using retroreflective material – material
that has been engineered to passively reflect light back in the direction of its
source.
Justin Scott Graving, 2008
2
Color for Science, Art and Technology
2.7.3. Measuring retroreflection Retroreflectors come in a variety of shapes and
sizes. Common retrorefiectors are highway signs and the high visibility materials
worn at night for individual safety (ASTM 0037). When a beam of light shines on a
...
3
Implementation Strategies for Sign Retroreflectivity Standards
Two types of retroreflection, cube-corner (top) and spherical lens (bottom). toward
the light source. These two principles for achieving retro- reflection are illustrated
in Figure 1 and further described in Appendix A with the entire literature review ...
K. L. Black, Hugh W. McGee, 1992
4
Paint and Coating Testing Manual: Fourteenth Edition of the ...
Retroreflection is defined in ASTM E 284 as "reflection in which the reflected rays
are preferentially returned in directions close to the opposite of the direction of
the incident rays. . . ."It is important in paints and coatings used for signs viewed
at ...
5
Porous Semiconductors: Optical Properties and Applications
Optical Properties and Applications Vladimir Kochergin, Helmut Föll. towards the
FPA, but will strongly and uniformly scatter all the retroreflected light. Realization
of such a retroreflection suppression plate on the basis of porous semiconductor
...
Vladimir Kochergin, Helmut Föll, 2009
6
Accelerating Environmental Technology Implementation: A ...
The performance of these materials was compared based upon the coefficient of
retroreflection (RA) of the new, weathered, and vandalized samples. RA was
measured in accordance with ASTM test method E 810-95. All measurements
were ...
Civil Engineering Research Foundation
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International Conference on Transportation:
5 kind of color of retroreflective sheeting for outdoor weathering test, test gets 0.2
o/-4 o lighting observation conditions, various weathering time of coefficient of
retroreflection datas[6] [7]. The first manufacturer for 1 #samples, see Table 1.
8
Unified Optical Scanning Technology
1.2.2 Retroreflection and Double-Pass Systems The general representations of
active and passive scanning are here advanced to two important variations to
active scanning: retroreflection (or retrocollection) and double-pass operation.
9
Smart Sensors for Industrial Applications
Two-way communication is established between each sensor node through the
realization of three distinct tasks: detection of the incident light, retroreflection of
the incident light, and modulation of the retroreflected light. Incident light
detection ...
10
Proceedings of the Conference
The different geometrical systems are described and at least some proposals for
the future work on the description of retroreflection has been made. 1 Introduction
Since some years the retroreflective sheeting with the construction based on ...
PAL, Hans-Joachim Schmidt-Clausen, 1999
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETROREFLECTION»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
retroreflection is used in the context of the following news items.
Bicycle Safety: How does Volvo's new invisible reflective paint work?
Microspheres are also used in reflective fabrics such as high-visibility jackets, and work on the principle of retroreflection. Retroreflection bounces light rays ... «PhysicsCentral.com, Apr 15»
Toshiba Corporation v. Optical Devices, LLC, Denying Institution …
The Board also construed “retroreflection” as it was construed by the panel in the IPR2014-00302 with a slight modification. The Board agreed with the parties' ... «The National Law Review, Mar 15»
Harley-Davidson 3M Reflective Riding Gear
Using retroreflection technology and design, 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material returns a higher percentage of light to the original light source, allowing the ... «Cycleworld, Aug 14»
Does China's 'cat-eyed' boy have natural night vision?
Retroreflection also causes cat eyes to flash when they are lit upon at night, and experts say Nong's eyes, if they are truly catlike, should do the same. «Fox News, Jan 12»
Directionally reflective fiber from multicomponent fiber extrusion
These are retroreflection features that run along the entire fiber length. This right-angle feature has the property of directing light back to the source as well as ... «SPIE Newsroom, Dec 10»
Could flowers bloom on icy moon Europa?
Europa flowers could be detectable through a phenomenon called retroreflection, in which light gets reflected back to its source, Dyson said. This optical effect is ... «New Scientist, May 09»
