As humans began to enter a period of civilization, the thing which they were
encountered was fire. After that time Edison''s invention of light bulb in 1879 and
through the invention of lighting, until today led to the era of LED lighting,
lighting has developed affecting us a lot.
The initial lighting was used simply to light up dark spaces, as the technology
evolved rapidly, the brightness of the lights has been significantly improved.
Nowadays, rather, the issue of light pollution is raised. In 2011, as a starting
point, the light pollution self-governing regulations by local government is
gradually increasing. At present, all local governments are enacting self-governing - 93 -
laws. In the case of LED lighting, there is no form restrictions, this enables the
use of various types and space. There is a need for more specific usage guides than
respectively environmental use.
Among them, lighting demand of night walks inevitably occur, these lights make
pedestrians safer at night. However, these artificial lights are causing various
damages to light pollution. So I think you need suggestions on the proposed
pedestrian environment in accordance with the appropriate light pedestrian
environment.
Thus, the purpose of this study is to suggest a safe and comfortable environment and
level of illumination using handrail lighting in the pedestrian environment. To this
end, it distinguishes suitable lighting methods by walking environment. Among them,
the results of various installation methods in handrail lighting environment are
simulated. It also proposes the appropriate product performance and installation
methods and level of illumination that can utilize them for future reference
implementation handrail lighting conditions.
The scope of this study is the spatial scope of the night pedestrian path using
handrail lighting, which is one of the elements that makes up the pedestrian space,
based on the review of previous studies and case studies. In addition, it proposes
suitable LED lighting performance proposals and optimized pedestrian illumination and
walking environment proposals. The conclusion obtained through this is as follows.
First, the optimized specification could be confirmed by the handrail lighting in the
walking environment. Through vertical plane analysis, it was confirmed that the most
suitable light distribution was 60 degrees and the irradiation angle was 35 degrees.- 94 -
Second, in residential and commercial areas, one-way and central survey handrail
types were found to be most suitable. The horizontal illumination criterion was
satisfied at a distance of 1m between the lights. In the case of the bidirectional
cross handrail lighting method, it was confirmed that it is suitable for commercial
area at the distance of 2m.
Third, it was confirmed that the vertical pedestrian illumination of 5 ~ 10lx was
satisfied even in the handrail lighting environment. Although the height of the
lighting was low as 1m, it was confirmed that the vertical illumination of 1.5m
height satisfies the criterion.
This study is a study on the illumination using handrail lighting in pedestrian
environment and defines the basic specifications of lighting to prevent light
pollution. In addition, the types of handrails and lighting intervals satisfying
horizontal illumination were specified, and simulations confirmed that the vertical
illumination of pedestrians could be satisfied through handrail lighting. With these
results could be considered guidelines on the future use the handrail lighting.