Luminaire Effect Position Monitoring For Beam Intensity Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Automated luminaires with high-intensity light beams pose safety hazards due to potential eye damage and overheating, necessitating effective control over beam intensity and position to comply with regulatory standards.
Innovation Solution
A luminaire system incorporating a power delivery and measurement module, light engine power control module, and motor driver module, along with position monitoring, to ensure accurate power delivery and mechanical/optical configuration, reducing beam intensity and adjusting configurations to prevent hazards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If high-intensity light beams are used in automated luminaires, then illumination intensity is improved, but safety hazards such as eye damage and overheating increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a safety control system that continuously monitors beam intensity and position, comparing actual values against predetermined safety thresholds. When the beam intensity exceeds safe levels or points toward restricted areas, the system automatically adjusts or shuts off the light source to prevent eye damage and overheating, while allowing high-intensity operation within safe parameters.
2Ease of operation
If automated control functions are added to luminaires, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functions into a single control system that handles both operational control (pan/tilt positioning, intensity adjustment) and safety monitoring (beam tracking, threshold enforcement). This multi-functional approach allows remote operation capabilities while consolidating control logic to manage complexity rather than adding separate independent systems.
3Measurement precision
If precise position control is implemented, then beam positioning accuracy is improved, but measurement and control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs feedback mechanisms where sensors continuously detect beam position and intensity, comparing actual measurements against desired positions. The system automatically adjusts pan and tilt mechanisms to correct deviations, achieving precise positioning through closed-loop control rather than complex open-loop positioning systems.
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AI summary
A luminaire includes a light engine control system and a light effect control system. The light engine control system includes a power delivery and measurement (PD&M) module, a light engine power control (LEPC) module, and a light engine. The light effect control system includes a motor driver module, a position monitor module, and a mechanical and optical effect system. The PD&M module measures electric power supplied to the light engine, determines whether the measured power deviates from a desired electric power and, in response, stops delivering power to the LEPC module. The position monitor module measures a sensed position of one or more effect motors of the mechanical and optical effect system, determines whether the sensed position deviates from the desired configuration, and in response, causes a reduction in an intensity of the light beam emitted by the luminaire.