Emergency Lighting Assembly With Wireless Strobe Location Alert
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing emergency notification systems, such as public surveillance cameras and digital voice command services, are inefficient in alerting emergency response teams during emergencies, leading to delayed assistance and potential harm to individuals in need.
Innovation Solution
A lighting assembly with integrated strobe lights and LEDs, powered by a direct current system and controlled via a wireless remote, which activates a visual alert system to pinpoint the location of emergencies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If public surveillance cameras are used for emergency detection, then emergency location can be monitored, but they cannot alert emergency response teams when an emergency arises
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines surveillance camera functionality with emergency alert notification capabilities into a single integrated system. The camera system is merged with strobe lights, sirens, and two-way audio to create a unified emergency response device that both detects and actively alerts responders.
Solution Approach 2:
The emergency alert device is designed as a multi-functional system that performs surveillance, emergency detection, visual alerting, audio alerting, and two-way communication. This universal device replaces multiple separate systems with one comprehensive emergency response solution.
2Ease of operation
If digital and voice command services are used in emergencies, then communication is possible, but this requires investment of time with constant frequent pauses and limited vocabulary
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the emergency alert function from complex digital or voice command systems and implements it through simple physical buttons or automatic detection triggers. This removes the need for lengthy voice commands or complex digital interfaces, allowing immediate activation with a single action.
Solution Approach 2:
The system includes automatic emergency detection capabilities that can self-activate without requiring user input. Sensors detect emergencies automatically and trigger the alert system, eliminating the need for victims to manually activate or communicate through complex interfaces during critical moments.
3Reliability
If traditional communication methods are used in emergencies, then communication can be established, but they may be difficult to use and delay help arrival
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical communication methods (phones, radios, verbal shouting) with electronic and optical signaling systems. The strobe lights provide visual alerts that can be seen from great distances, and the integrated siren provides audible alerts, both of which are more reliable and require less effort than traditional communication methods.
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
Provides rapid and reliable visual alerts to first responders, enhancing safety and reducing response time during emergencies by ensuring the location is easily identifiable, even in harsh weather conditions.
Implementation Method 1
A plurality of strobe lights and/or light emitting diodes (LEDs) is arranged at least one row and at least four columns
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting assembly is configured to create an emergency notification. The lighting assembly has a housing with a housing first surface and a housing second surface. A plurality of strobe lights and/or light emitting diodes (LEDs) is arranged into at least one row and at least four columns. A direct current power system is joined to the plurality of lights and further comprising a printed circuit board electrically coupled to radio frequency relay switch, and a battery. A wireless remote is communicatively coupled to the radio frequency relay switch. Activating the wireless remote directs the printed circuit board to provide power to the plurality of lights creating the emergency notification.