Objects intended as elements in interior spaces generally do a great job of meeting the standard criteria of form and function, but they can do more. By becoming something other than what they normally are, common elements can change a viewer's response to the space itself. This subtle but unexpected expression by an object impacts the viewer on many levels, heightening awareness and changing the viewer's cognitive interpretation of the space itself. This document examines the activation of space through objects capable of responding to a viewer's presence, using as a focus a light fixture that uses motion sensors to trigger sequential lighting responses in different locations, which move from low to high activity states. This object and its changing states are designed to engage viewers and provoke interaction. Such a reaction fundamentally reshapes the space the light fixture inhabits by actively transforming it into a playfully experiential environment.

The analysis of the illumination devices at work have been performed, methods of illumination calculation and their simplified forms have been presented. The set requirements for the lighting systems have been analyzed and the program of the lighting calculation has been investigated. Experiment on measuring the amount of illuminance on the working surface of the room has been executed and the data of experiment has been compared with the calculation results. It has been measured that the data of experiment coincides with the calculation results. Seven separate lighting systems have been examined; their efficiency of lighting the whole working surface and separate working places has been measured. The research on uniformity of illuminance on the whole working surface and separate working places has been performed. The influence of the objects that exist in the room, such as monitors, workers, on the efficiency and uniformity of illuminance in the working places has been examined. Deficiencies and advantages of separate lighting systems have been explained in the performed research. The received results are summarized in the conclusions.

While new road lighting technologies, either LED or adaptive road lighting systems, offer a wide range of unique potential benefits (mainly in terms of energy savings), it is necessary to evaluate the safety impacts of these technologies on road users. The literature survey shows that providing light on previous unlit roads has a positive effect on traffic safety. Reducing the amount of light has the opposite effect. These studies are usually conducted by using crash numbers, which makes it impossible to draw conclusions on changes in driving behaviour. Driving behaviour analyses need special approaches and indicators. Therefore indirect indicators such as speed and safety relationship, jerky driving and traffic conflict parameters are presented. The individual character of such data is difficult to deal with and limits big scale analyses. In order to have a practical example of such indicators a case study is conducted. Floating car data collected in Vienna is used to analyse travel speeds of taxi drivers at two LED test sites. A simple before-after analysis is used with data from January 2011 to May 2012 in order to examine an expected increase in speed due to a better visual performance of LED light. However the results show either no changes at all or a trend in speed reduction of 1km/h in average. Unfavourable test site locations might limit the significance of the results.

Šiame darbe sukurta automatizuota būsto apšvietimo valdymo sistema. Ji veikia, naudojant 8 bitų mikrokontrolerį. Programuojant naudojama Proccesing programavimo kalba, labai artima C/ C++ kalboms. Sistema leidžia nuotoliniu būdu įjungti/išjungti apšvietimą atskirose patalpose, automatiškai šviesą įjungia, įėjus į patalpą, kai yra tamsu, leidžia keisti apšvietimo spalvą. Ji skaičiuoja žmonių, esančių patalpoje, skaičių, todėl neišjungia šviesos, kol kambaryje yra bent vienas žmogus.Sistemą galima sėkmingai valdyti naudojant tiek interneto naršyklę, tiek specialiais mygtukais, esančiais šalia ekranėlio. / In this work the automatized house lighting system has been created. It works using the microcontroller of 8 bites. The programing language similar to C/ C++ languages is used. The system allows remotely turning on/off the illumination in separate rooms, automatically turns on the light entering the room when it is dark, and allows changing the illumination color. It also counts the number of people present in a room and in this way does not turn the lights off if there is one person inside. The system can be controlled by both the Internet browser and special buttons near the screen.

This dissertation analyses the influence theatre space and the dramatic genre have on the design process, by examining three designs of Greg King: Aladdin (2007), a pantomime presented at the Playhouse Drama Theatre, Oleanna (2008) a drama at the Seabrooke's Theatre, and The Wizard of Oz (2008), a musical presented at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre. Through a semiotic analysis of the productions, the scenographic choices of King are interrogated to ascertain the ways theatre space and dramatic genre affected his design choices. The theories around sign systems in the theatre of Keir Elam (1980), Martin Esslin (1987), and Elaine Aston and George Savona (1991) are examined and used to decode King's designs. This dissertation theorises that the theatre space has influenced and continues to influence the decisions and choices of the scenographer, and it is this linkage that informs the discussion around the historical development of the proscenium arch theatre and the scenographer. The case studies offered in this dissertation highlight the challenges involved with the physical limitations of the theatre space, as each venue selected differs in size, shape, and the technical equipment available for the designer. The dramatic text provides the primary basis for both the director and the designer to develop a production concept. However, dramatic texts can be divided into many different genres and the following three genres, namely drama, musical and pantomime, provide the focus for this study. As these three genres have evolved from earlier forms, the historical development of the three genres is examined to ascertain how the genre affects the scenographic process. Atheatre production is the result of a collaboration between many specialists and therefore, the relationship between the designer and other member of the production team is examined. A set design is a visual image of an imagined environment and many designers use symbols, consciously or subconsciously, to communicate their ideas. A theatre production is the result of a collaboration between many specialists and therefore, the relationship between the designer and other member of the production team is examined. A set design is a visual image of an imagined environment and many designers use symbols, consciously or subconsciously, to communicate their ideas. The work of three international designers, Josef Svoboda, Ming Cho Lee and Ralph Koltai is examined further to understand the influence theatre space and the dramatic genre have on the design process. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2012.

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This thesis describes a project to create a hardware based 3D interior scanner. This was based on a previous project that created a scanner optimised for interior conditions, using structured light triangulation. The original project referred to as the Mark-I scanner, performed its control and processing on a PC and the primary goal of this project was to re-implement this system using hardware, making the scanner more portable and simpler to use. The Mark-I system required a specialised camera which had an unusually high noise associated with it, so a secondary goal was to investigate whether this camera could be replaced with a superior model or this noise corrected. A Mark-II scanner system was created using FPGA processing and control implemented in the VHDL language. This read from a CMOS camera, controlled the system's motor and laser, generated 3D points and communicated with users. A suitable camera was not found and the Mark-I scanners camera was found to have been damaged and become unusable, so a simulation environment was constructed that simulated the operation of the scanner, created 3D images for it to process, and tested its results. Chapter 1 of this thesis outlines the goals of this pro ject and describes the Mark-I system. Chapter 2 describes the theory and properties of the Mark-I system, and chapter 3 describes the work undertaken to replace the scanner's sensor. Chapter 4 describes the system created to interface to CMOS sensors, and chapter 5 outlines the theory involved in calculating 3D points using structured light triangulation. The final hardware scanner, and the simulation system used to test it, are then described in chapter 6.

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Missouri--Rolla, 2007. / Vita. The entire thesis text is included in file. Title from title screen of thesis/dissertation PDF file (viewed March 26, 2008) Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-84).

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Carleton University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-108). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.