Lighting Control Console Path Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual tracking of lighting fixtures is labor-intensive and prone to errors, while automatic tracking often deviates from preset schedules, leading to the need for manual intervention.
Innovation Solution
A lighting control console with an operation device, control device, and storage that allows for independent operation inputs to control the movement of lighting fixtures along predetermined paths, adjusting speed and path changes based on user input, reducing operator load and maintaining target alignment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual tracking method is used to control lighting fixture, then positioning accuracy between lighting position and lighting target can be maintained, but operator load increases and operation errors become more likely
Solution Approach 1:
The operation device separates two-dimensional input adjustment into two independent one-dimensional operation inputs: first operation input for adjusting movement speed along the path, and second operation input for selecting between multiple candidate paths. This segmentation reduces operator load by eliminating the need for simultaneous two-dimensional coordination while maintaining positioning accuracy through independent control of speed and path selection.
2Ease of operation
If automatic tracking with lighting fixture is used, then operator load is reduced, but lighting position deviates from lighting target due to temporal and spatial deviations from preset schedule
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the lighting fixture's movement path based on real-time operator input. Multiple candidate paths are prepared in advance, and the operator can select the appropriate path using the second operation input when the lighting position needs to be adjusted to maintain alignment with the lighting target, thereby maintaining positioning accuracy while keeping operator load low.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides visual feedback by displaying multiple candidate paths on the display device, allowing the operator to monitor the lighting position and select appropriate paths. This feedback mechanism enables the operator to maintain positioning accuracy with minimal intervention, resolving the contradiction between automatic tracking and positioning precision.
3Adaptability or versatility
If continuous two-dimensional input adjustment is required for manual tracking, then lighting position can follow lighting target movement, but operation complexity and error probability increase
Solution Approach 1:
The operation device segments the tracking control into two independent one-dimensional inputs: first operation input for speed control along the current path, and second operation input for path selection among multiple candidates. This segmentation maintains the ability to track lighting target movement while dramatically reducing operation complexity by eliminating the need for continuous two-dimensional coordinate adjustment.
Data Source
AI summary
The lighting control console and a control method using the lighting control console are disclosed. The lighting control console includes an operation device, a control device that controls a lighting fixture, and a storage that stores position information of a plurality of points. The storage stores a plurality of paths connecting two points. The operation device accepts first and second operation inputs. The control device controls the lighting fixture so as to move a lighting position along a first path determined out of the plurality of paths in accordance with the first operation input at a speed in accordance with an input amount of the first operation input. The control device controls the lighting fixture so as to change the lighting position onto a second path adjacent to the first path upon the second operation input exceeding a predetermined threshold while the lighting position is moving along the first path.