Configurable Lighting Device with Sensor-Based Light Output Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting devices lack the ability to dynamically adjust their configuration and light output based on user preferences, limiting their adaptability and aesthetic customization.
Innovation Solution
A configurable lighting device comprising flexible parts, sensors, and controllers that detect and respond to configuration changes, allowing for adjustable light sources and emission patterns, including the use of strain gauges or optical sensors to determine curvature and LED strips for customizable light properties.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the lighting device uses a fixed configuration with single-direction light sources, then the device structure is simple, but the adaptability and aesthetic customization are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device is divided into multiple segments (first part and second part) that can be flexibly connected and configured in different arrangements. Each part contains independent light sources that can be controlled separately, enabling various configurations and light patterns while maintaining manageable structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting device incorporates multiple light sources (first and second light sources) in each part that can emit light in different directions and be controlled independently. This multi-functionality allows the same device structure to provide various lighting modes, configurations, and aesthetic effects, enhancing adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity
2Illumination intensity
If the lighting device uses multiple light sources emitting in different directions, then the aesthetic flexibility and light customization are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A sensor detects the actual configuration of the lighting device and provides feedback to the controller. The controller uses this feedback information to selectively power appropriate light sources and adjust their output, enabling automatic adaptation to the device's configured shape and orientation, thereby simplifying the control of multiple light sources
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting device automatically adjusts its light output based on sensor-detected configuration information without requiring manual intervention. The system self-regulates which light sources are activated and at what intensity levels, reducing the operational complexity for the user while maintaining sophisticated light customization capabilities
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
Enables users to dynamically adjust light intensity, color, and color temperature based on configuration, enhancing aesthetic flexibility and energy efficiency by optimizing light output according to the device's shape, while maintaining reliable and predictable measurements.
Implementation Method 1
A sensor (7) is provided to detect the configuration of the lighting device (1).
Implementation Method 2
each of the first and second parts comprises a first and a second light source, the first light source is for emitting light in a first direction and the second light source is for emitting light in a second direction different to the first direction
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting device (1) is provided. The light device (1) comprises a first part (2) and a second part (2) which is flexibly connected to the first part (2) so that the lighting device (1) can be in at least two configurations. There is a sensor (7) which detects the configuration of the lighting device (1) and a controller for receiving the sensor signal from the sensor (7) and for providing an output to first light sources and second light sources.