Exterior lighting has become a major selling point for car makers; today, a head or tail lamp has become a signature feature of a car, setting it apart from the rest, in fact sometimes a headlamp is the most distinctive and recognisable element of a car exterior. As such, innovative new lighting designs are ever more important.
Many new products are released each year : LED based headlamps, tail lamps, turn indicators and signal lamps; many new materials, optics and light sources are now being used. The integration and the design of these elements requires very innovative software toolsets to virtually test these new designs.
OPTIS solutions enable you to optimize and validate the efficiency of your lighting system while checking it complies with international standards, already supplied in our on-line libraries.
A unique feature of OPTIS software is the capability to simulate human vision, enabling you to visualize the product as it will be seen in its ultimate environment, both lit and unlit and in any given weather conditions, day and night.
Whole Vehicle Interior simulation
By designing and integrating lighting elements in a vehicle interior, virtual prototypes can be improved and multiplied. Thus the positions of these lighting elements, their intensity, the choice of on-board materials and sources can be simulated and optimized. The goal is to optimize visual comfort and driver safety because a driver’s vision can be disturbed not only by glare from oncoming vehicles, but also from interior light sources such as LEDs, and also mirrors, displays and reflections.
OPTIS software, powered by the proven SPEOS Technology allow you to : Optimize the integration of dashboards, GPS screens, infotainment systems, head-up displays, switches & control panels, luminous pushbuttons… Model & optimize their individual lighting performance, and simulate them as they will be seen in the overall driving environment. Take into account surrounding and outdoor lighting, glare from oncoming headlights the sun and now even the moon. Optimize the choice of materials and light sources to improve perceived quality.
Automotive Light source design
Lots of factors are leading designers to create innovative, optimized sources (LED, lamps, bulbs…). Light sources need to be smaller, and to consume less energy, but they also need to be brighter, and more accurate… All these requirements involve a design process based on software able to simulate, analyze, optimize and virtually validate. The light source expert designers need to work with the best expert software toolboxes on the market. OPTIS software powered by the proven SPEOS Technology allows you to: Simulate and optimize the lighting performance of your LEDs, automotive bulbs, and lamps… Check compliance with international standards and optimize the performance of your automotive lighting system.
