Accurate daylight simulations at the speed of light
Papaya is a family of powerful, fast and easy to use
full dome artificial skies. They are able to reproduce any type of sky
with dimmable custom LED luminaires. They are relocable systems.
The doors with integrated luminaires complete the domes.
Direct observation
Inside diameter: 4.2m, outside diameter: 5.2m
Immersive
Users and visitors can appreciate with their own eyes the
light on the scale model
Full scale light intensity
Glare appreciation, feel the heat coming from lightest sky
region
Collective experience
Evaluation of daylight design can be made collectively inside
the sky dome
Powerful
Any type of sky can be reproduced
Easy to use
A simple graphical user interface controls the sky and the
accessories
Fast
Pattern of light can change in seconds or in real time (depends
on the model version)
A large inner space that fits any laboratory
Inside diameter: 4.2m, outside diameter: 5.2m
High accuracy
Geometric tolerance 0.5degree
Repeatability
Automated calibration guarantees the accuracy in time of
the lighting experiments
Accurate sky pattern reproduction
Standard Tregenza subdivision with coverage near 100%
Papaya artificial sky at work
Links submitted by the end users:
Many photos of Papaya artificial sky on Prof. Khaled A. Al-Sallal website, Ph.D., manager of the natural daylight laboratory at UAEU.
Description of the Papaya artificial sky in the Khaled Al-Sallal, Low Energy Low Carbon Architecture. CRC Press, May 5th 2016, 348 pages.
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