Adaptive Lighting Profiles for Faster Visual Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals respond differently to various lighting patterns, leading to inconsistent visibility and safety issues in lighting systems.
Innovation Solution
A lighting system that adapts its output based on a personalized lighting profile received from an individual or device within its range, controlling light sources to optimize visibility according to the user's responsiveness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fixed lighting pattern is used, then the lighting system is simple to operate, but visibility effectiveness varies significantly between different individuals
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system dynamically adjusts its output parameters (color, intensity, pattern) based on real-time detection of individual characteristics such as age, gender, and visual response patterns. This transforms a static lighting system into an adaptive one that optimizes visibility for each viewer, resolving the contradiction between fixed operation and individual effectiveness
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes multiple lighting parameters simultaneously including wavelength (color), luminous intensity, temporal patterns, and duty cycle based on detected individual characteristics. This multi-parameter adjustment enables the system to achieve reliable visibility across different individuals without requiring complex mechanical modifications
2Reliability
If the lighting system adapts to individual characteristics, then visibility effectiveness improves, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system performs self-characterization by automatically detecting and analyzing individual characteristics (age, gender, visual response) without requiring manual input or configuration. This self-service capability reduces operational complexity while maintaining high adaptability and visibility effectiveness
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback loops where the projected lighting pattern is monitored and the individual's visual response is detected, allowing real-time optimization of lighting parameters. This closed-loop control achieves high visibility effectiveness while managing system complexity through intelligent algorithms
3Speed
If standardized lighting patterns are used, then ease of operation is maintained, but response time varies significantly among individuals
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary characterization of the individual's visual response characteristics before projecting the final lighting pattern. By pre-adapting the lighting parameters based on detected traits, the system minimizes response time without requiring complex real-time adjustments during operation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual lighting control mechanisms with automated optical and electronic systems that use sensors, processors, and algorithms to detect individual characteristics and adjust lighting parameters automatically, achieving fast response times while maintaining ease of operation
Data Source
AI summary
In one embodiment, a lighting system includes one or more light sources, one or processors, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to: receive a lighting profile for an individual or device within visible range of the lighting system, and control the one or more light sources according to the lighting profile. In another embodiment, a method of operating a lighting system includes receiving, from an individual or a device within a visible range of the individual or device, a lighting profile, and controlling one or more lights of the lighting system according to the lighting profile.