Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Zurich, 1997. / Includes glossary. Includes bibliographical references (p. [925]-942) and index.

Thesis--Université de Paris I, 1975. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 744-775).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ohio University, November, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 229-242)

Thesis (M.A.)--Florida State University, 2004. / Advisor: Dr. Peter Garretson, Florida State University, College of Social Sciences, Program in Asian Studies. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Jan. 13, 2005). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2009. / Principal faculty advisor: Lawrence Nees, Dept. of Art History. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (doctoral). / Includes indexes. Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-129).

Η εργασία αυτή ασχολείται κατά πρώτον με την στατιστική επεξεργασία πεντάλεπτων μετρήσεων φυσικού φωτισμού κατά τη διάρκεια ενός έτους και την παραγωγή διαγραμμάτων μέσων ωριαίων μηνιαίων τιμών για κάθε τύπο καιρού και για κάθε μέγεθος (ολικός φωτισμός, διάχυτος φωτισμός, ολική ηλιακή ακτινοβολία, διάχυτη ηλιακή ακτινοβολία) και κατά δεύτερον με τη δικτύωση μελλοντικών σταθμών στην Αττική (με ενσύρματο ή ασύρματο τρόπο) που μετρούν το φυσικό φωτισμό. / --

This dissertation investigates various design metrologies on designing freeform surfaces for LED illumination applications. The major goal of this dissertation is to study designing freeform optical surfaces to redistribute the radiance (which can be simplified as intensity distribution for point source) of LED sources for various applications. Nowadays many applications, such as road lighting systems, automotive headlights, projection displays and medical illuminators, require an accurate control of the intensity distribution. Freeform optical lens is commonly used in illumination system because there are more freedoms in controlling the ray direction. Design methods for systems with rotational and translational symmetry were well discussed in the 1930's. However, designing freeform optical lenses or reflectors required to illuminate targets without such symmetries have been proved to be much more challenging. For the simplest case when the source is an ideal point source, the determination of the freeform surface in a rigorous manner usually leads to the tedious Monge-Ampère second order nonlinear partial different equation, which cannot be solved with standard numerical integration techniques. Instead of solving the differential equation, ray mapping is an easier and more efficient method in controlling one or more freeform surfaces for prescribed irradiance patterns. In this dissertation, we investigate the ray mapping metrologies in different coordinate systems to meet the integrability condition for generating smooth and continuous freeform surfaces. To improve the illumination efficiency and uniformity, we propose a composite ray mapping method for designing the total internal reflective (TIR) freeform lens for non-rotational illumination. Another method called "double pole" ray mapping method is also proposed to improve system performance. The ray mapping designs developed for the point source do not work well for extended sources, we have investigated different design methodologies including optimization method, deconvolution method and feedback modification method to design freeform optical surfaces for extended sources.

A iluminação indireta é capaz de elevar consideravelmente a qualidade visual de cenas renderizadas, mas é também uma operação custosa. Por este motivo, há muito esforço de pesquisa voltado para a renderização de iluminação indireta em tempo real. Apesar de atualmente existirem técnicas poderosas para a iluminação indireta em tempo real, elas fornecem ao artista apenas um controle grosseiro do equilíbrio entre qualidade e desempenho. Nós propomos uma Malha de Luzes Virtuais para calcular a iluminação indireta difusa numa cena, inspirados pelo uso de outras malhas auxiliares, como Malhas de Navegação e Malhas de Colisão. Uma Malha de Luzes Virtuais (MLV) é uma malha simplificada de luzes poligonais usadas para aproximar a luz refletida pela geometria real. Juntamente com a MLV, nós projetamos uma estrutura de dados de aceleração para atingir um desempenho eficiente com iluminação indireta usando uma MLV complexa. O uso da MLV apresenta algumas características vantajosas: maior controle artístico dos atributos da iluminação indireta; a possibilidade de integração com técnicas existentes como animação esquelética e geração procedural; e integração simples com ferramentas e processos de produção de arte existentes. Nossos resultados experimentais mostram que a iluminação indireta controlada por artistas é uma alternativa viável a métodos existentes. / Indirect illumination on a rendered scene can add a great deal to its visual quality, but it is also a costly operation. Therefore, a lot of research targets how to render indirect illumination in real-time. While powerful techniques for real-time indirect illumination currently exist, they provide only coarse-grained artistic control over the trade-off between quality and speed. We propose a Virtual Light Mesh to compute the scene’s diffuse indirect illumination, inspired by the use of other current auxiliary meshes such as Navigation Meshes and Collision Meshes. A Virtual Light Mesh (VLM) is a simplified mesh of polygonal lights used to approximate the light bounced by the real geometry. Together with the VLM, we design an acceleration data structure for efficient indirect illumination performance with a complex VLM. The use of VLM presents some positive properties: greater artistic control of the indirect illumination characteristics; the possibility of integration with existing techniques such as skeletal animation and procedural generation; and simple integration into existing asset production tools and pipelines. Our experimental results show that artist controlled indirect illumination is a viable alternative to existing methods.

abstract: Vivid illuminations of the aristocratic hunt decorate Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS. fr. 616, an early fifteenth-century illuminated manuscript of Le livre de chasse composed by Gaston Fébus, Count of Foix and Viscount of Béarn (1331-1391 C.E.), in 1389. Gilded miniatures visualize the medieval park, an artificial landscape designed to facilitate the ideal noble chase, depicting the various methods to pursue, capture, and kill the prey within as well as the ritual dismemberment of animals. Medieval nobles participated in the social performance of the hunt to demonstrate their inclusion in the collective identity of the aristocracy. The text and illuminations of Le livre de chasse contributed to the codification of the medieval noble hunt and became integral to the formation of cultural memory which served as the foundation for the establishment of the aristocracy as different from other parts of society in the Middle Ages. This study contributes new information through examination of previously ignored sources as well as new analysis through application of critical theoretical frameworks to interpret the manuscript as a meaning-making object within the visual culture of the Middle Ages and analysis of the illuminations reveals the complexities surrounding one of the most important acts of performance for the medieval elite. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation History and Theory Of Art 2017