Evaluation and Improvement of Lighting Efficiency in Working Spaces

Ana Castillo-Martinez, Jose-Amelio Medina-Merodio, Jose-Maria Gutierrez-Martinez, Juan Aguado-Delgado, Carmen De-Pablos-Heredero and Salvador Otón
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Ana Castillo-Martinez: Department of Computer Sciences, Polytechnic School, University of Alcala, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Jose-Amelio Medina-Merodio: Department of Computer Sciences, Polytechnic School, University of Alcala, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Jose-Maria Gutierrez-Martinez: Department of Computer Sciences, Polytechnic School, University of Alcala, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Juan Aguado-Delgado: Department of Computer Sciences, Polytechnic School, University of Alcala, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Carmen De-Pablos-Heredero: Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, University Rey Juan Carlos, Paseo de los Artilleros, s/n, 28032 Madrid, Spain
Salvador Otón: Department of Computer Sciences, Polytechnic School, University of Alcala, 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Spain

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-16

Abstract: Lighting is an essential element for modern life, promoting a sense of wellbeing for users. However, bad illumination may produce health problems such as headaches and fatigue, among other vision problems. For that reason, this paper proposes the development of a smartphone-based application to help in lighting evaluation to guarantee the compliance of illumination regulations and to help increase illuminance efficiency, reducing its energy consumption. To perform this evaluation, the smartphone can be used as a lighting measurement tool, evaluating those measurements through an intelligent agent based in rules capable of guiding the decision-making process. As a result, this tool allows the evaluation of the real working environment to guarantee lighting requirements, helping in the prevention of health problems derived from bad illumination and improving the lighting efficiency at the same time.

Keywords: mobile device; lighting management; lighting optimization; luxmeter; intelligent agent based in rules (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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