The L-LAB in NRW's 60th anniversary's "Future Tent"

Innovation Minister Pinkwart and Economy Minister Thoben visit L-LAB's stand on "NRW60"

L-LAB's stand on the event "NRW60" met with big response from the public. Scientists of the research center for lighting techniques and mechatronics, supported by the University of Paderborn and the automotive supplier Hella KGaA, presented their activities under the topic "Do all headlamps glare similarly?" in the "Future Tent" of the Ministry of Innovation, Science, Research and Technology.

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(v.l.n.r.) S.Raphael, B. Radtke, Minister Pinkwart, M.Paul

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Erklärung der Projekte im L-LAB

Amongst many visitors, the Deputy Prime and Innovation Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart as well as Minister of Economy Christa Thoben. found their way to the L-LAB stand. While the Innovation Minister's was especially interested in research projects and PhD education, Mrs. Thoben asked directly, how the transfer of know-how between the fundamental scientific research and practical industrial application research finds its way.
The Development of the Bi-Xenon System and many other questions dealing with lighting-based driver assistance helped Ph.D. student Sabine Raphael and Michael Paul to explain the cooperation in the L-LAB. Meanwhile, Dirk Kliebisch discussed the recent development results dealing with visual perception and glare with Prof. Pinkwart (Photo). With help of rating measures developed in the L-LAB, the effect of glare by vehicle headlamps can now be described objectively. A fundamental result for the development of future lighting systems.

L-LAB has been founded as a joint research institute by Hella and the University of Paderborn. About 20 scientists and 25 students work in the L-LAB on topics of fundamental research in lighting technologies and mechatronics. The main aim is the development of new lighting systems for road traffic, to minimize the number of night-time accidents.
Photo: Deputy Prime and Innovation Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart discussing with Dirk Kliebisch.

Ansprechpartner:

Michael Paul
L-LAB c./o. Hella Leuchtensysteme GmbH

Salzkottener Straße
D-33100 Paderborn

Tel. +49 (0) 5251 704 34 364
Fax. +49 (0) 5251 704 4734364
Michael.Paul@l-lab.de

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Wallaschek
Heinz Nixdorf Institut
Universität Paderborn

Fürstenallee 11
D-33102 Paderborn

Tel. +49 (0) 5251 60 62 76
Fax. +49 (0) 5251 60 62 78 Joerg.Wallaschek@l-lab.de

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Erik Woldt
Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.

Rixbecker Straße 75
D-59552 Lippstadt

Tel. +49 (0) 2941 38 1038
Fax. +49 (0) 2941 38 1567
Erik.Woldt@l-lab.de