Luminaire Display Panel With Rotatable Head Beam Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing luminaires lack integrated display capabilities and efficient beam control mechanisms, limiting their functionality in controlling light direction, intensity, color, and visual content display.
Innovation Solution
A luminaire with a display panel mounted on its enclosure, a rotatable head, and a control system that allows for remote control of both light beam orientation and display content, featuring a lens array for adjustable beam angles and integrated LED arrays for color adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a display panel is integrated into the luminaire enclosure, then visual content display capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display panel is integrated directly into the luminaire enclosure, merging the lighting function with the display function into a single unified device. This allows the luminaire to both emit light and display visual content simultaneously, eliminating the need for separate display equipment while increasing overall device complexity in a controlled manner.
Solution Approach 2:
The luminaire is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a lighting device and a display device. The display panel can show various visual content including pixel values, while the optical system can project light beams, enabling the single device to fulfill both illumination and information display roles.
2Ease of operation
If the head is made rotatable for beam direction control, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The head assembly is designed with rotational capability, allowing it to pivot and tilt to different positions. This dynamic adjustment enables the beam direction to be changed easily by rotating the head, providing operational flexibility without requiring complex manual adjustment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The control system receives feedback about the head's rotational position and adjusts the beam parameters accordingly. This feedback mechanism allows for precise control of beam direction and orientation, simplifying the operation while maintaining accuracy.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple control parameters are integrated into a single luminaire, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The luminaire integrates multiple control functions including beam size adjustment, intensity control, color temperature regulation, and display content rendering into a single device. This multi-functionality allows the system to adapt to various applications while managing complexity through unified control architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The system controls multiple parameters such as beam angle, intensity, color temperature, and display content by changing physical and operational parameters. The optical system can adjust beam characteristics while the display panel renders different visual content, all controlled through parameter modification rather than physical reconfiguration.
Data Source
AI summary
A luminaire includes an enclosure with a display panel mounted in an external surface of the enclosure, a head mechanically coupled to the enclosure, and a control system located in one or both of the head and the enclosure. The head is configured for rotation relative to the enclosure and to emit a light beam. The control system is configured to receive a display command via a data link and, in response, cause the display panel to display visual content specified in the display command, the visual content comprising pixel values for all pixels of the display panel.