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Assessment of visual comfort in the lighting environments of subway cabins in China

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  • Jian Xu
  • Ze-Rui Xiang
  • Jin-Yi Zhi
  • Yao-Dong Chen
  • Xiao-Fei Xu

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This paper presents a multi-dimensional evaluation and comparison of the visual comfort of the cabin lighting environments of five subways lines in Chengdu. The study proposes a visual comfort evaluation procedure that integrates objective and subjective methods combined with existing visual comfort measurement methods. Based on this evaluation procedure, the lighting conditions (illuminance and glare) in each cabin were measured using an illuminance metre and high-dynamic image technology, and an online questionnaire was used to understand passengers’ subjective experiences of cabin lighting. The results show that: seating layout has no significant influence on the visual performance of mobile phones or on spatial brightness; horizontal illuminance in the lighting environments of subway cabins has no significant influence on task performance of passengers using mobile phones; the overall perception of subway cabin spatial brightness increases with vertical illuminance; and passengers have no obvious preference for a cabin correlated colour temperature.

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  • Jian Xu & Ze-Rui Xiang & Jin-Yi Zhi & Yao-Dong Chen & Xiao-Fei Xu, 2023. "Assessment of visual comfort in the lighting environments of subway cabins in China," International Journal of Rail Transportation, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(3), pages 406-427, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tjrtxx:v:11:y:2023:i:3:p:406-427
    DOI: 10.1080/23248378.2022.2082571
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    1. John Omomoluwa Ogundiran & Jean-Paul Kapuya Bulaba Nyembwe & Anabela Salgueiro Narciso Ribeiro & Manuel Gameiro da Silva, 2023. "Indoor Environmental Quality Assessment of Train Cabins and Passenger Waiting Areas: A Case Study of Nigeria," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(23), pages 1-24, December.

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