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Aircraft lighting systems and methods

US11142338B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Zodiac Cabin Controls GmbH · DE

Inventors

Henrik Heine · Hamburg, DE
Günter Boomgaarden · Scharbeutz, DE
Birger Timm · Hamburg, DE
Volker Antonczyk · Hamburg, DE
Thierry Despres · Bellevue, US
Lutz Neumann · Neufahrn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 29, 2018
Grant date	Oct 12, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 29, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02B20/40
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An aircraft lighting system includes a light unit configured to emit light, a portable measurement device, and a control unit. The portable measurement device is configured to measure at least one attribute of the light emitted from the light unit and output the measured attribute of the light in an output signal. The control unit is configured to receive the output signal and control the light unit based on the measured attribute. In some aspects, the light unit is positionable in an aircraft, in certain examples, a method of controlling a lighting system includes measuring at least one attribute of light of a light unit with a portable measurement device, transmitting the measured attribute to a control unit, and controlling the light unit based on the measured attribute. In some cases, the method includes measuring the at least one attribute of a light unit in an aircraft.

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