Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:abbreviation BRDF
gptkbp:appliesTo opaque surfaces
gptkbp:category reflectance model
gptkbp:describes reflection of light from a surface
gptkbp:doesNotRegulate translucent materials
gptkbp:hasUnit inverse steradian
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function
gptkbp:input incident light direction
viewing direction
gptkbp:introduced 1965
Fred Nicodemus
gptkbp:mathematical_form function of four angles
gptkbp:measures gonioreflectometer
gptkbp:output ratio of reflected radiance to incident irradiance
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Phong_reflection_model
gptkb:Cook-Torrance_model
gptkb:Lambertian_reflectance
gptkbp:symbol f_r
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:optics
computer graphics
remote sensing
rendering equation
gptkbp:usedFor surface characterization
material appearance modeling
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lambertian_Reflectance
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7