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Dynamic exterior aircraft light unit and method of operating a dynamic exterior aircraft light unit

US9635739B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

Goodrich Lighting Systems, Inc. · DE

Inventors

Christian Schoen · Dortmund, DE
Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl · Koblenz, DE
Anil Kumar Jha · Lippstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 19, 2016
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 19, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02B20/40
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A dynamic exterior aircraft light unit includes a plurality of LEDs, with at least two subsets of the plurality of LEDs being separately, an optical system for transforming light output from the plurality of LEDs into at least two light emission distributions, a control unit for controlling the plurality of LEDs, and a photo detector arranged to detect light, emitted by the dynamic exterior aircraft light unit as part of the at least two light emission distributions and reflected by the aircraft environment, and configured to output a light detection signal.

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