Visual comparison testing of automotive paint simulation

Gary Meyer; Hua-Tzu Fan; Christopher Seubert; Curtis Evey; Jan Meseth; Ryan Schnackenberg

doi:10.1117/12.2080612

13 March 2015 Visual comparison testing of automotive paint simulation

Gary Meyer, Hua-Tzu Fan, Christopher Seubert, Curtis Evey, Jan Meseth, Ryan Schnackenberg

Proceedings Volume 9398, Measuring, Modeling, and Reproducing Material Appearance 2015; 93980M (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2080612
Event: SPIE/IS&T Electronic Imaging, 2015, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

An experiment was performed to determine whether typical industrial automotive color paint comparisons made using real physical samples could also be carried out using a digital simulation displayed on a calibrated color television monitor. A special light booth, designed to facilitate evaluation of the car paint color with reflectance angle, was employed in both the real and virtual color comparisons. Paint samples were measured using a multi-angle spectrophotometer and were simulated using a commercially available software package. Subjects performed the test quicker using the computer graphic simulation, and results indicate that there is only a small difference between the decisions made using the light booth and the computer monitor. This outcome demonstrates the potential of employing simulations to replace some of the time consuming work with real physical samples that still characterizes material appearance work in industry.

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Gary Meyer, Hua-Tzu Fan, Christopher Seubert, Curtis Evey, Jan Meseth, and Ryan Schnackenberg "Visual comparison testing of automotive paint simulation", Proc. SPIE 9398, Measuring, Modeling, and Reproducing Material Appearance 2015, 93980M (13 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2080612

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