Papaya Artificial Sky

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.

Related News

• Full Dome Artificial Sky installed at UAEU.

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• For an integrate simulation of sun light: Tulip heliodon.

Related Products

• For a less expensive simulators: Durian artificial sky and Calla artificial sky.
• For a more flexible device: Kiwi artificial sky.

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