Development of two heliodon systems at MIT and recommendations for their use

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2007.

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Main Author: Osser, Roselin E. (Roselin Emily)
Other Authors: Marilyne Andersen and Leslie Norford.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39321
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spelling mit-1721.1/393212019-04-10T08:34:03Z Development of two heliodon systems at MIT and recommendations for their use Development of 2 heliodon systems at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and recommendations for their use Osser, Roselin E. (Roselin Emily) Marilyne Andersen and Leslie Norford. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Architecture. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-152). Heliodons aid the building design process by allowing the simulation of different solar angles with respect to physical scale models. At MIT, two different variations of this kind of setup are being developed. The first one consists of a small, portable heliodon that is manually operated, and meant for use outdoors with the real sun and sky. The second is a larger indoor setup that consists of a computer-controlled moving table exposed to a stationary light source. A computer interface allows the designer to automatically take different sets of model photos from a camera positioned next to or inside a model, and view the images in useful ways. Both approaches are presented in this paper and their limitations, causes of inaccuracy and potentialities are discussed based on experimental verification and through Radiance simulations. The results of a usability study with student volunteers and a case study on an existing research space on the MIT campus are also presented as a means of illustrating the potential value of such devices for building design investigation and development. by Roselin E. Osser. S.M. 2007-10-22T17:35:30Z 2007-10-22T17:35:30Z 2007 2007 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39321 173318343 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 152 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
spellingShingle Architecture.
Osser, Roselin E. (Roselin Emily)
Development of two heliodon systems at MIT and recommendations for their use
title Development of two heliodon systems at MIT and recommendations for their use
title_full Development of two heliodon systems at MIT and recommendations for their use
title_fullStr Development of two heliodon systems at MIT and recommendations for their use
title_full_unstemmed Development of two heliodon systems at MIT and recommendations for their use
title_short Development of two heliodon systems at MIT and recommendations for their use
title_sort development of two heliodon systems at mit and recommendations for their use
topic Architecture.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39321
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