9results about "Aircraft lights" patented technology

Disclosed in an example embodiment herein is an airfield luminaire, comprising a housing, a light source in an interior of the housing, a sensor for sensing a condition associated with the housing, and control logic comprising a processor coupled with the light source and the sensor. The control logic is operable to obtain data from the sensor and determine a status of the airfield luminaire. In another example embodiment, a controller is operable to receive data representative of sensor data from the plurality of airfield lighting fixtures and determine the status of a selected one of the plurality if lighting fixtures based on the sensor data. In yet another example embodiment control logic that comprises a processor is operable to determine the present light output of a LED based on aging rate and amount of time the LED is operated at a plurality of temperatures.

A surface-mounted luminaire (2) for a passenger cabin (4) of a passenger aircraft (6) comprises a layered, planar base carrier (8), one flat side (10a) of which is a light-emitting side (12) and a plurality of LEDs (14) which are arranged planarly on the light-emitting side (12) of the base carrier (8), wherein a plurality of the LEDs (14) are accent LEDs (LA) which, in operation (B), produce colored light of a selectable color and which are planarly distributed over the base carrier (8), wherein at least two of the accent LEDs (LA) are individually adjustable with respect to a color and brightness of the light they produce in operation (B), wherein a plurality of the LEDs (14) are basic LEDs (LG) which, in operation, produce white light and which are planar distributed over the base carrier (8), wherein at least two of the basic LEDs (LG) are only jointly adjustable with respect to the brightness of the light they produce in operation (B).and wherein a large number of the LEDs (14) in operation (B) are white light-producing emergency LEDs (LN) which are distributed over the surface of the base carrier (8), wherein all emergency LEDs (LN) can be supplied with energy independently of the accent LEDs (LA) and base LEDs (LG).

An aircraft includes a fuselage and a plurality of light assemblies mounted on the fuselage. Each light assembly includes a housing, a light source, and a lens cover. The light source is mounted within the housing. The lens cover is coupled to the housing and surrounds at least a portion of the light source. The lens cover includes a plurality of retroreflectors. The aircraft may also include a windscreen and a plurality of retroreflectors adjacent the windscreen. The aircraft may also include a plurality of windows at a least one retroreflector adjacent each window.

To provide a new runway-embedded flashing device that is light-weight, has long life, has high effective luminous intensity, can switch luminous intensity and has less power consumption.SOLUTION: A runway-embedded flash device 1 of the present invention comprises a cylindrical body 10, a ceiling member 11, a light guide member 12, and an LED flash light source 13. The cylindrical body 10 can be embedded in a runway. The ceiling member 11 is arranged on an upper opening part of the cylindrical body 10 in a state where it can be exposed to a runway surface when the cylindrical body 10 is embedded in the runway. The ceiling member 11 is provided with a window for flash light emission. The light guide member 12 is arranged on the window for flash light emission. The LED flash light source 13 is arranged in the cylindrical body 10 in a state where it can emit flash light toward the light guide member 12 arranged on the window for a flash light source. The light guide member 12 allows the flash light emitted from the LED flash light source 13 to be emitted to the outside from the window for flash light emission.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Innovative peripheral bar assembly for a transportation vehicle is provided. One method includes transmitting, by a processor of a seat device of an aircraft coupled to a peripheral bar assembly having a plurality of programmable light sources, one or more commands to the peripheral bar assembly to operate one or more of the light sources; and operating, by the peripheral bar assembly, the one or more light sources, in response to the one or more commands to indicate non-verbal communication associated with the aircraft.

Active standby (33) refers to the method for implementing an obstruction lighting system (2) consisting of n light sources (3), where n is a natural number and n > 1, with identical or similar specifications, placed inside i luminaires (4), where i = 1,...,n, at the top and / or along the height or width of the aviation obstacle (1) that requires marking. The method aims at safer operation, increased reliability, and an extended application field for the system (2), and is achieved through the simultaneous start of the periodic operating cycle of all n fight sources (3), main and auxiliary, in contrast to their serial operation with continuous (9) or periodic (10) light emission under prior art (9, 10, 31). The system (2) can produce either a continuous active light front with afterglow (26, 29) or without afterglow (25), or a periodic active light front, called regular flashing, with afterglow (28) or without afterglow (27), or a periodic active light front, called emergency flashing (36), with or without afterglow. It may also emit a coded message indicating position, emergency status, or communication in general, depending on the conditions and requirements defined by ICAO / FAA regulations and standards for each specific application.

An aircraft includes a fuselage and a plurality of light assemblies mounted on the fuselage. Each light assembly includes a housing, a light source, and a lens cover. The light source is mounted within the housing. The lens cover is coupled to the housing and surrounds at least a portion of the light source. The lens cover includes a plurality of retroreflectors. The aircraft may also include a windscreen and a plurality of retroreflectors adjacent the windscreen. The aircraft may also include a plurality of windows at a least one retroreflector adjacent each window.

There is disclosed herein a method of illuminating one or more boundaries for defining a safe zone in the vicinity of an aviation environment, wherein the method comprises the steps of placing a light source adjacent to the aviation environment, illuminating a first boundary line that delineates the boundary between a safe zone and a risk zone adjacent the aviation environment. There is further disclosed a portable lighting device, for example for performing this method, and there is further disclosed an illuminating rope, belt or ribbon that may comprise a portion of the portable lighting device.

The invention relates to a flat panel luminaire (2) for a passenger cabin (4) of a passenger aircraft (6), the luminaire comprising a base carrier (8) which extends over the surface in a layered manner, one flat side (10a) of which forms a light-emitting side (12), and a plurality of LEDs (14) which are distributed over the base carrier (8) and arranged thereon on its light-emitting side (12), wherein a plurality of the LEDs (14) are accent LEDs (LA) which, during operation (B), generate coloured light of selectable colour and are distributed over the surface of the base carrier (8), wherein at least two of the accent LEDs (LA) can be individually adjusted in terms of both the colour and the brightness of the light generated by them during operation (B), wherein a plurality of the LEDs (14) are base LEDs (LG) which, during operation, generate white light and are distributed over the surface of the base carrier (8), wherein at least two of the base LEDs (LG) can only be jointly adjusted in terms of the brightness of the light generated by them during operation (B), and wherein a plurality of the LEDs (14) are emergency LEDs (LN) which, during operation (B), generate white light and are distributed over the surface of the base carrier (8), wherein all emergency LEDs (LN) can be supplied with power independently of the accent LEDs (LA) and base LEDs (LG).