Articulated LED Modules for Independent Light Beam Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing luminaire systems with light emitting diodes (LEDs) lack the ability to adjust individual LEDs independently within a light curtain, limiting the precision and versatility in directing light beams.
Innovation Solution
The method allows for both synchronized and independent movement of LEDs in a luminaire system, enabling each light-emitting module to be individually adjusted for color, beam angle, and position through motorized mechanisms controlled by a data link, allowing for global tilting and panning motions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If all light emitters in the curtain are moved together in synchronized motion, then the curtain can be directed as desired, but individual light emitters cannot be adjusted independently to create converging or diverging curtains
Solution Approach 1:
The light curtain is divided into individually controllable segments (light emitters), each capable of independent movement. This segmentation allows different parts of the curtain to be adjusted independently, enabling converging or diverging beam patterns while maintaining overall curtain direction control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from static or globally synchronized emitter positions to dynamically adjustable individual emitter positions. Each emitter can be independently positioned along its optical axis, allowing the curtain to adapt its shape and direction in real-time based on lighting requirements.
2Measurement precision
If individual light emitters are adjusted independently, then precision in directing light beams is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each light emitter is equipped with its own adjustment mechanism, allowing local control of beam direction and position. This local quality approach enables precise individual emitter adjustment without requiring complex centralized control, as each emitter operates independently within its own control zone.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex mechanical adjustment systems with motorized mechanisms controlled by data links. This substitution reduces mechanical complexity while maintaining or improving precision, as electronic control provides finer adjustment resolution and easier programmability compared to pure mechanical systems.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple colors of LEDs are used with separate intensity controls, then color mixing capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each light emitter is designed as a multi-functional unit capable of producing multiple colors through combinations of different LED types (red, green, blue, white). This universal emitter design consolidates what would otherwise require separate single-color emitters, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining full color mixing capability.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple LED types are combined within each light emitter housing, allowing color mixing to occur at the emitter level rather than requiring separate control systems for each color. This merging approach simplifies the control architecture by integrating color control functions directly into the emitter units.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enhances the precision and flexibility of light beam direction, enabling the creation of converging or diverging curtains and other shapes, improving light control and accuracy in applications such as entertainment and architectural lighting.
Implementation Method 1
it is common to use more than one color of LEDs and to be able to adjust the intensity of each color separately such that the output, which comprises the combined mixed output of all LEDs, can be adjusted in color
Data Source
AI summary
Described is a method for controlling the movement of LED devices in luminaires, specifically to a method relating to allowing both synchronized and independent pan and tilt movement of LED light modules in a light curtain. The LEDs may be mounted in a plurality of modules. The modules may be in a linear arrangement. The LEDs may be mounted in a plurality of modules that are arrayed in a two dimensional array. The modules in the linear arrangement or in the two dimensional array may be mounted in groups forming modular group assemblies where modular group assembly are independently articulated to pan and/or tilt the modules mounted thereon independent of other modular group assemblies.