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FIRST US DALI LIGHTING LAB IS ESTABLISHED AT PENN STATE AE
AE Newsletter - Fall/Winter 2003
Dr. Martin Moeck, assistant professor, has placed Penn State AE in the forefront of lighting technology innovation with the installation of the first digital addressable lighting interface (DALI) instructional laboratory in the United States. This “hands-on” teaching laboratory is a 1,200 sq. ft. facility housed in 108 Engineering Unit B on campus, and contains over 70 examples of state-of-the-art lighting fixtures, including color changing fixture (shown right), TV lights, spotlights, and typical commercial lighting. Every lamp can be controlled, dimmed or switched either locally, or from remote access. Innovative features include DALI spotlights and real time remote control via web cam and web browser, which enables a user to logon to the Internet with a password and control the camera and lights live from their desktop from anywhere in the world. DALI is an extremely effective tool to use in conjunction with building automation systems where remote supervising and service reports are required. Moeck has incorporated this technology into the AE curriculum through his AE 461 Building Illumination Theory class, allowing students the opportunity to have hands-on training with the integration of light control systems based on the DALI interface. (shown below) Moeck also organized two DALI workshops during the fall 2003 semester. The first workshop was presented on Dec. 14 for managers from Philips Lighting. The second workshop was held on December 19, for the leading DALI experts in the United States from Osram Sylvania, Philips, Wattstopper, and Starfield Controls. The workshops included presentations by computer vision experts Dr. Rajeev Sharma, computer science & engineerng at Penn State, and Dr. Takeo Kanade from Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute. Issues on the future of lighting control and sensors were discussed.	The establishment of this state-of-the-art lighting laboratory at Penn State AE could not have been accomplished without the phenomenonal generosity of several sponsors who donated more than $120,000 worth of equipment and resources to the facility. Their outstanding support has enabled us to create a premiere instructional and training facility that is unique in the nation. We gratefully acknowledge the following sponsors of the AE DALI Lab. ERCO Lighting, Inc. Gam Color Indy Lighting Juno Lighting LSI Lighting Lucifer Lighting Mitsubishi International Corp. Osram Sylvania Peerless Lighting Philips Lighting Starfield Corporation Tridonic Atco, Inc. Wattstopper, Inc. Duane Wiedor Company Woodhead, L.P. Zumtobel Staff Lighting Inc. Additional donations of $67,000, including $20,000 from the Raymond Bowers Program in AE, will be used to create displays of a variety of architectural and window surfacing materials. Students will have an opportunity to study the effects of light sources and light distribution behavior on these items. Anyone interested in information on the AE DALI Lab may contact Martin Moeck via email at (mmoeck@engr.psu.edu).

FIRST US DALI LIGHTING LAB IS ESTABLISHED AT PENN STATE AE

AE Newsletter - Fall/Winter 2003

Dr. Martin Moeck, assistant professor, has placed Penn State AE in the forefront of lighting technology innovation with the installation of the first digital addressable lighting interface (DALI) instructional laboratory in the United States. This “hands-on” teaching laboratory is a 1,200 sq. ft. facility housed in 108 Engineering Unit B on campus, and contains over 70 examples of state-of-the-art lighting fixtures, including color changing fixture (shown right), TV lights, spotlights, and typical commercial lighting. Every lamp can be controlled, dimmed or switched either locally, or from remote access. Innovative features include DALI spotlights and real time remote control via web cam and web browser, which enables a user to logon to the Internet with a password and control the camera and lights live from their desktop from anywhere in the world. DALI is an extremely effective tool to use in conjunction with building automation systems where remote supervising and service reports are required. Moeck has incorporated this technology into the AE curriculum through his AE 461 Building Illumination Theory class, allowing students the opportunity to have hands-on training with the integration of light control systems based on the DALI interface. (shown below)

Moeck also organized two DALI workshops during the fall 2003 semester. The first workshop was presented on Dec. 14 for managers from Philips Lighting. The second workshop was held on December 19, for the leading DALI experts in the United States from Osram Sylvania, Philips, Wattstopper, and Starfield Controls. The workshops included presentations by computer vision experts Dr. Rajeev Sharma, computer science & engineerng at Penn State, and Dr. Takeo Kanade from Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute. Issues on the future of lighting control and sensors were discussed.

The establishment of this state-of-the-art lighting laboratory at Penn State AE could not have been accomplished without the phenomenonal generosity of several sponsors who donated more than $120,000 worth of equipment and resources to the facility. Their outstanding support has enabled us to create a premiere instructional and training facility that is unique in the nation. We gratefully acknowledge the following sponsors of the AE DALI Lab.

ERCO Lighting, Inc.
Gam Color
Indy Lighting
Juno Lighting
LSI Lighting
Lucifer Lighting
Mitsubishi International Corp.
Osram Sylvania
Peerless Lighting
Philips Lighting
Starfield Corporation
Tridonic Atco, Inc.
Wattstopper, Inc.
Duane Wiedor Company
Woodhead, L.P.
Zumtobel Staff Lighting Inc.

Additional donations of $67,000, including $20,000 from the Raymond Bowers Program in AE, will be used to create displays of a variety of architectural and window surfacing materials. Students will have an opportunity to study the effects of light sources and light distribution behavior on these items.

Anyone interested in information on the AE DALI Lab may contact Martin Moeck via email at (mmoeck@engr.psu.edu).

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