Improvement of a lamp construction with a highly reflective material

Authors

  • Eszter Dudás Industrial Product Design Engineer (MSc)
  • Ágnes Urbin Informatics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23738/ccsj.i102018.10

Keywords:

Product design, Product Development, Improvement, Light Intensity, Homogeneity, Commercial lamp, Reflective

Abstract

This article is based on a case-study. During the project our goal was to improve a commercial car indoor lamp. To fulfill this goal we used a new component which makes the homogeneity of the escaping light better and increases the efficiency as well. This new optical reflector component was made of a plastic diffuse reflector material with microcellular internal structure. The article presents each phase of product development from the reverse engineering of the lamp to the evaluation of the measurement results. The design includes the conceptual modelling, computer aided optical shape optimization, prototype production and optical tests as well. Involving different software in design results faster iteration thus better presence in the market. As a result, the applied thermoformed reflector component significantly improved the efficiency and the homogeneous light distribution of the product.

Author Biographies

  • Eszter Dudás, Industrial Product Design Engineer (MSc)

    Eszter Dudás Graduated as Industrial Product Design Engineer (MSc) at Budapest University of Technology and Economics. During the studies, participation in various projects related to lighting led to the interest of the field of lighting techniques including different materials besides examining and solving problems from more aspects.

  • Ágnes Urbin, Informatics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics

    Ágnes Urbin Assistant professor at the Department of Mechatronics, Optics and Mechanical Engineering Informatics at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Budapest University of Technology and Economics while working on PhD research in the field of colour vision. Graduated as Industrial Product Design Engineer (BSc) and Mechatronics Engineer (MSc).

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Published

2018-11-10

Issue

Vol. 10 (2018)

Section

Papers

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The "Cultura e Scienza del Colore - Color Culture and Science" journal is registered at the Court of Milan at n.233 of 24.06.2014.

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How to Cite

“Improvement of a lamp construction with a highly reflective material” (2018) Cultura e Scienza del Colore - Color Culture and Science, 10, pp. 87–91. doi:10.23738/ccsj.i102018.10.