202 results about "Navigation light" patented technology

An aircraft light assembly comprises a light apparatus configured to be supported in a space on the body of an aircraft. The apparatus has one or more light emitting diodes (13) generating visible light and an outer structure overlying the LEDs. The outer structure includes a light transmission portion through which visible light from the LEDs can pass, and a metallic portion with an outer surface exposed to the external airflow. A heat-transmitting connection thermally links the LEDs to the metallic portion so that heat from the LEDs flows to the outer surface and is dissipated to the external airflow. The light assembly is configured to be secured in a conventional socket for an incandescent navigation light bulb and to receive the electrical current supplied thereto by the aircraft electrical system. Civilian applications of the unit have only visible LEDs. When the unit is for a military aircraft, it has electric circuitry connected with a visible light source and an IR light source, and the electric circuitry is configured to process the input current from the socket and based thereon operate in either a visible mode or covert IR mode. Where the current is in one electrical state, such as for example a certain voltage, the electric circuit sends power only to the visible light source. When the current is in a different electrical state, e.g., a different voltage level, the circuitry sends power only to the IR source, and no visible light is emitted. Different input current voltages or characteristics are also used to cause the IR emitter to flash in various patterns that can be programmed into the unit. All control may be accomplished over a single pair of wires, as in existing systems that do not have IR mode capability. To upgrade existing aircraft, light source units a shaped to fit in the apertures for existing lenses over incandescent navigational fixtures.

The invention provides a wireless and underwater sound communication buoy, which is of a cordwood-type structure and comprises a VHF (Very High Frequency) antenna, a GPS (Global Positioning System) antenna, an antenna watertight base, a navigation light, a wireless support rod upper section, a hard polyurethane foam body, an antenna support rod lower section, a watertight electronic instrument cabin, a water-resistance load-bearing cable, a receiving/transmitting combined transducer and lead fish in sequence from top to bottom. The wireless and underwater sound communication buoy is characterized by further comprising a wireless communication module, an underwater sound communication module, a comprehensive controlling/processing module and a battery/power supply management and control module; the wireless communication module is used for realizing functions of a wireless communication data link layer and a physical layer; the water sound communication module is used for realizing the functions of an underwater sound communication data link layer and the physical layer; the comprehensive controlling/processing module is used for realizing the functions of a wireless and underwater sound communication network layer and an application layer and simultaneously realizes whole control on the buoy; and the battery/power supply management and control module is used for controlling, maintaining and managing a power supply.

The present invention proposes a buoy with a self-generating device using wave force. The buoy consists of a buoy floating on the sea and a lower feeding part that vertically passes through the guide sleeve at the center of the buoy. Above the floating body, the rack on the upper part of the lower feeding part meshes with the gear on the engine to convert the linear reciprocating motion of the lower feeding part into the rotary motion of the generator, so that the generator generates electricity; the upper support on the floating body is a support It is used for the lower feeding part; a beacon light is set on the buoy, which uses the electric energy generated by the generator to mark the position of the buoy.

A light for multi-color indication, for example, as navigation light, has a light source with a plurality of LEDs on a common substrate, within a common package and a common package lens. The LEDs may be of different colors. A reflector may be mounted opposite the light source to direct “mixed-color” light through differently colored portions of a casing lens. A reflective surface of the reflector may be shaped substantially as a surface of rotation. A reflective material such as a film may be positioned on the casing lens to extend over at least part of an angular range of any of the lens portion(s) corresponding to an unneeded light color, so as to reflect incident light towards a selected one of the lens portions corresponding to a needed light color.

Systems and methods for anti-collision lights on a UAV. A method for passive anti-collision lights on a Micro-Aerial Vehicle (“MAV”) including determining a location of the MAV using a flight management computer configured to fly the MAV on a programmed path using data from a global positioning system and an inertial navigation system. The flight management system transmits light activation data and selectively activates at least one navigation light located on a visible surface of the MAV using the light activation data from the flight management computer.

A tactical illuminator having an integrated illuminator system including a horizontally-oriented foregrip, a power source, a multi-position rotary selector switch, a toggle switch, a depressible switch, an attachment mechanism, navigation lights, an aiming laser, and a main illuminator.

A tactical illuminator having an integrated illuminator system including a horizontally-oriented foregrip, a power source, a rotary switch, a toggle switch, a depressible switch, an attachment mechanism, navigation lights, an aiming laser, and a main illuminator.

An exterior aircraft navigation light for an aircraft having a nominal forward flight direction and being able to fly into the nominal forward flight direction as well as into a plurality of further flight directions, such as sideways or backwards, has at least one light emission unit and control circuitry coupled to the at least one light emission unit, wherein the exterior aircraft navigation light is configured such that each of the at least one light emission unit has a unit-specific light emission direction that has a pre-defined horizontal angle with respect to the nominal forward flight direction, and wherein each of the at least one light emission unit includes a multi-color light source configured to emit red light, white light and green light, and an optical system for conditioning the red light, the white light and the green light emitted by the multi-color light source.

The invention discloses a system and method for controlling distributed airport navigation light. The system comprises a scene movement state sensor, a control tower monitor, an intersection controller, a coordination controller, a straight line section controller and a light signal PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) output interface which are connected for networking through a redundant Ethernet. The method comprises the following steps of: converting a position signal of a scene moving target into a state signal of the scene movement by the control tower monitor; sending the state signal to a light controller; encoding control instructions generated by the controller; and transmitting the control instructions to a specified light station through the redundant Ethernet so as to control a dimmer of each controlled target. In the invention, the effective guidance of airport scene movements under all-weather conditions is realized; the opening state of the scene light is automatically controlled through the light controller, the global optimum movement countermeasure advice is provided in real time, and the efficient and accurate guidance on moving target gliding and ground traffic is realized.

An airport navigation light unit wherein connection elements for supply lines, a lighting device, a sensor device, a switching device and a communication device are provided in a base body The switching device and the communication device are connected to the connection elements. The communication device switches the switching device, according to control signals which are transmitted via the supply lines, which switches the lighting device on to the connection elements. The sensor device detects a state prevailing outside the airport navigation light unit and transmits it to the communication device which determines a useful signal therefrom which it feeds to the supply lines. The control signals and the useful signal are transmitted as OFDM signals via the supply lines. An airport navigation light system comprises a plurality of said airport navigation units.

An articulated light head for navigational lights on motor boats. The light head incorporates a movable stem plate within an articulator base for manual positioning of the navigational light with respect to its supporting conventional hull pole as attached to the hull of the boat. The movable stem plate is frictionally secured between a stem plate trapper and the articulator base. A light base is fitted on top of the articulator base enclosing both the movable stem plate and stem plate trapper within the light head. A navigation light is supported by the light base and powered by electrical current directed through the light head. The navigation light is protected by a dome which fits over the light base.

A system and method for determining when a LED-based position light is nearing its end of life by providing to maintenance personnel visible indication that end of life is approaching. An example system includes a controller, a main LED light, an indicator LED light, a first elapsed time counter, a second elapsed time counter, and an oscillator. The first elapsed time counter recognizes when a first time threshold is exceeded, causing the indicator LED light to flash and triggering the second elapsed time counter to start counting. The second elapsed time counter recognizes when a second time threshold is exceeded, disabling both the indicator LED light and the main LED lights, thereby notifying maintenance personnel that the main LED lights have reached their end of life.

The invention relates to a navigation light with high safety and reliability for marine navigation. The navigation light with high safety and reliability for marine navigation comprises a floating plate, a mounting seat, a navigation light, a protection mechanism and a plurality of insect expelling mechanisms, wherein the protection mechanism comprises a protection plate, a buffer assembly and a plurality of connecting assemblies; the connecting assemblies comprise a connecting rod, a moving plate, a hinged rod and two first springs; and the insect expelling mechanisms comprise a connecting box, a piston, a support, a connecting rod, a nozzle, a fixed rod, an air inlet pipe and an air outlet pipe. According to the navigation light with high safety and reliability for marine navigation, theimpact of sea waves is reduced through the protection mechanism, the side overturning of the navigation light caused by too large sea waves is avoided, the safety of the navigation light is improved,the insect expelling function is realized through the insect expelling mechanism, and mosquitoes are prevented from adhering to the navigation light to influence the navigation effect when illumination is carried out.

A boat light apparatus is comprised of a navigation light and a detachable docking light. The navigation light is comprised of a navigation light housing with a low power navigation light lamp behind a lens. A socket is positioned at the top of the navigation light housing. Electrical connectors are positioned inside the socket. A detachable docking light for mating with the navigation light is comprised of a docking light housing with a high power docking light lamp inside. Docking light housing is hinged to the top of a mounting post for positioning inside the socket in the navigation light. Electrical connectors are positioned at the bottom of the post for mating with the connectors inside the socket. Navigation light lamp and docking light lamp are connected in parallel for connecting to the navigation light switch in a boat. A step relay is connected between the docking light lamp and the navigation light switch.

Embodiments of the invention disclose a mobile robot navigation system and method. The system comprises a mobile robot, a navigation two-dimensional code and a navigation light band; the mobile robotcomprises an industrial personal computer, a high-speed camera and a photoelectric sensor; the navigation light band is laid according to a preset line; the navigation two-dimensional code is fixedlyarranged in a preset position of the navigation light band; the high-speed camera is installed at the bottom of the mobile robot and used for acquiring navigation two-dimensional code information; thephotoelectric sensor is installed at the front end of the bottom of the mobile robot and is used for emitting a light signal to the navigation light band and receiving a light signal reflected by thenavigation light band; the high-speed camera and the photoelectric sensor are connected with the industrial personal computer; and the industrial personal computer acquires signals sent by the high-speed camera and the photoelectric sensor, and adjusts motion postures of the mobile robot according to the signals. Therefore, accurate navigation of the mobile robot is realized.

The invention discloses an intelligent navigation light controller for an aircraft, and a control method. The controller comprises a microcontroller which is connected with a positioning module, a barometer and a luminance sensor through serial buses. The microcontroller is connected with an LED drive circuit through a PWM wave, and the LED drive circuit is connected with an LED navigation light. The beneficial effects of the invention are that a device for controlling the brightness of the LED navigation light according to the aircraft distance and the environmental brightness information is provided, thereby bringing convenience to an operator for operation.

The invention relates to a remote CDMA computer motoring software system, mainly providing a remote information monitoring system integrating computer technology, CDMA network technology and database technology into a whole. The system comprises three parts: a client data control central server, a Web server and a database centre, wherein the client data control central server adopts Client/Server structure, the Web server adopts Browser/Server structure, and the database centre uses an MS SQL Server 2000 for management. Instructions of a part of communication protocols of the invention have a hand shaking signal instruction, a 485 device data acquisition instruction, a relay data acquisition instruction, an on/off gate command instruction, an on/off navigation light command instruction, and a voice broadcasting command instruction. The system improves networking level of monitoring systems of water conservancy stations.

The invention discloses a plate bottom flexural-tensile stress monitoring system and method for a existing runway surface structure. The plate bottom flexural-tensile stress monitoring system for theexisting runway surface structure comprises a plurality of fiber grating sensors installed in line light hoes and grounding strip light holes of the runway, an armored fiber, a main optical cable 4, afiber grating demodulator, a main control terminal, a deconcentrator, fiber jumpers and a temperature compensation grating sensor. The plate bottom flexural-tensile stress monitoring system and method for the existing runway surface structure uses a real plane load to act on the runway surface by means of the fiber grating sensors arranged in airway navigation light holes of an airport runway, and collects the grating refracted light wavelength at the position of the measuring point, so as to realize the measurement of the plate bottom flexural-tensile stress of the airport runway; therefore,not only the monitoring and early warning of airport runway surface damage can be realized, but also the problems such as damage to the existing runway surface and suspending air service for detection can be avoided; and the detection accuracy is high and the speed is fast, which has broad application prospects.

The invention relates to a navigation light which plays an indication role in marine transportation, in particular to a floating-body type solar energy navigation light which comprises a floating body part and a light-emitting diode light body arranged on the floating body part, wherein the floating body part comprises a bowl-shaped body made of light materials, a counterweight body is attached to the bottom in the bowl-shaped body, a solar energy accumulation board is arranged on an opening end cover of the bowl-shaped body, and a storage battery connected with the solar energy accumulation board and a control circuit board of the storage battery are both fixedly arranged in the bowl-shaped body; the light body is fixedly and vertically connected with the center of the solar energy accumulation board through the bottom end of a light pole, and leads of the light-emitting diode light body are arranged in the light pole in a perforation way and connected with the control circuit board. The invention mainly solves the technical problems that the using cost of products needs to be further increased in the fixed arrangement mode of the prior navigation light, can fully utilize the inexhaustible and limitless environmental-friendly energy resources and reduces the using cost.

The invention provides a pharos remote control telemetering terminal based on internet of things (IOT) application. The terminal comprises a CPU (central processing unit) and an ADC (analogue digital conversion) acquisition module, wherein the CPU is respectively connected with a GPS (Global Positioning System) positioning module and communication module; the GPS positioning module and the communication module are respectively provided with a built-in real-time clock chip; the CPU is connected with a navigation light, a solar panel and a storage battery through the ADC acquisition module. The pharos remote control telemetering terminal based on IOT application disclosed by the invention ensures the accuracy of uploading time and does not perform timing when distributing points at each terminal, thereby simplifying working process, improving operability; in addition, the haros remote control telemetering terminal has better reliability, does not depend on conventional GPS timing, can acquire effective time data without being restricted by GPS network signals even if the GPS signal intensity is low in the terminal working environment.

The invention relates to a controller for a marine LED navigation light and a marine LED signal light. The controller comprises: a central control unit, which is connected with the following modules; an LED navigation light and signal light control signal input module, which is provided with control switches whose number is the same as the number of loops of the LED navigation light and the LED signal light; an LED navigation light and signal light driving module, which is used for outputting driving voltages for the LED navigation light and the LED signal light; an LED navigation light and signal light working condition detection module, which is used for detecting working conditions of the LED navigation light and the LED signal light and outputting working condition data to the central control unit; an LED navigation light and signal light working condition display module, which is provided with pilot lamps whose number is the same as the number of loops of the LED navigation light and the LED signal light; and a 485 communication module, which is used for communication with an upper computer. According to the invention, the controller is matched to a marine LED navigation light and a marine LED signal light and is especially designed and manufactured for maritime application; and the controller can be used directly in maritime application or on ships. In addition, paths of the controlled LED navigation light and the LED signal light can be increased or reduced according to usage requirements; and a plurality of sets of controllers can be used by combination.