Self-Learning Luminaire Control Adapting to Environmental Patterns
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Solution Overview
Problem
Luminaires are limited in their ability to adapt to the actual characteristics of their usage environment, as preprogrammed automated control functions often fail to account for specific conditions, and manual configuration can be complex and prone to misconfiguration, unable to react to changes in the environment.
Innovation Solution
A control device for luminaires that includes communication means for wireless communication with other devices, allowing it to receive status indication messages and adapt its operation by identifying repeated sequences of status indications that precede predefined triggering conditions, thereby reprogramming itself to perform preparatory actions in response.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If preprogrammed automated control functions are used, then the luminaire can operate automatically in standard environments, but it fails to properly match the characteristics of actual usage environment
Solution Approach 1:
The luminaire automatically learns and adapts to its environment by monitoring status indications from other devices and identifying sequences that precede triggering conditions. The control means reprograms itself without human intervention, enabling the system to serve itself in adapting to actual usage conditions rather than relying on preconfigured settings.
Solution Approach 2:
The luminaire receives status indication messages from other devices in the environment, analyzes these feedback signals to identify patterns and sequences, and uses this information to adjust its operation. The system continuously monitors environmental status and uses this feedback to refine its triggering conditions and improve environmental matching.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual configuration is provided, then the luminaire can be adapted to particular requirements, but it is complex, inconvenient and prone to misconfiguration
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring manual configuration, the luminaire automatically learns the environmental patterns and sequences by monitoring status indications from other devices. The control means reprograms itself based on learned sequences, eliminating the need for complex manual setup and reducing configuration errors while maintaining high adaptability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If preprogramming is done upon installation, then the luminaire can be prepared for assumed characteristics, but it cannot react to subsequent changes in environment
Solution Approach 1:
The luminaire's control means transitions from static preprogrammed functions to dynamic self-learning operation. The system continuously monitors environmental status indications, identifies changing patterns and sequences, and adapts its triggering conditions in real-time, enabling it to respond to subsequent environmental changes rather than being locked into installation-time configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The luminaire autonomously monitors its environment, analyzes status indication sequences from other devices, and automatically reprograms its control means to adapt to changing conditions. This self-service capability enables continuous adaptation without requiring manual reconfiguration or external intervention.
4Ease of manufacture
If standard preprogrammed functions are used, then manufacturing is simplified, but the luminaire lacks flexibility for specific usage environments
Solution Approach 1:
The luminaire combines standardized manufacturing with universal adaptability through its self-learning capability. The control means is designed with universal functionality to monitor various status indications from different devices, identify patterns, and adapt to any environment type. This allows a single standardized product to serve multiple specific environments without requiring different preprogrammed versions.
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AI summary
A technique for controlling a luminaire using control means preprogrammed to cause the luminaire to carry out a predefined action as a response to an occurrence of a predefined triggering condition is provided. The technique comprises storing, into a memory, status indications received in status indication messages from the other devices, analyzing the stored status indications in an attempt to identify a sequence of one or more status indications that repeatedly precede an occurrence of said predefined triggering condition, and reprogramming, in response to identifying a sequence of status indications that repeatedly precede an occurrence of said predefined triggering condition, the control means to cause the luminaire to initiate or to carry out a preparatory action for carrying out said predefined action as a response to reception of said identified sequence of status indications.