Smart Lighting System with Auxiliary Environmental Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional smart lighting systems can only adjust light color based on irradiated surface color information and lack the ability to detect and respond to other environmental factors, such as human presence and air quality, resulting in suboptimal illuminating effects.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating an auxiliary detection unit to gather various environmental information, including human presence and air quality, and using this data to control the color and intensity of the emitted light, along with a control method that determines control signals based on both color and auxiliary information to achieve optimal lighting output.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If only color detection unit is used to control lighting, then the system structure is simple, but the adaptability to environmental factors is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system integrates multiple detection functions (color detection, auxiliary information detection) into a single unified control system. The environment acquisition module can acquire both color information from the irradiated surface and auxiliary information about the environment, allowing the system to adapt to multiple environmental factors simultaneously while maintaining a relatively compact structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the color detection unit and auxiliary detection unit into a single environment acquisition module that feeds into a unified control unit. This merging approach allows the system to process multiple types of environmental information (color, human presence, air quality) through a single control pathway, improving adaptability without proportionally increasing system complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If mechanical switches are used for light adjustment, then the device complexity is low, but the adjustability and illuminating effect are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical switches with an automated electronic control system. The control unit processes environmental information (color and auxiliary data) and automatically generates control signals that adjust the lighting output. This substitution eliminates the need for manual mechanical operation while providing continuous, precise adjustability of light color and intensity based on real-time environmental conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the color detection unit and auxiliary detection unit continuously monitor environmental conditions, and the control unit adjusts the lighting output based on this feedback. The lighting system responds dynamically to changes in the environment (such as color of surfaces, presence of humans, air quality), providing automatic adjustability without mechanical intervention.
3Measurement precision
If only color information is detected, then the detection system is simple, but the measurement precision of environmental conditions is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The detection system is segmented into specialized functional units: a color detection unit for detecting color information and an auxiliary detection unit for detecting additional environmental parameters (human presence, air quality). Each unit is optimized for its specific detection task, allowing the system to achieve high measurement precision for multiple environmental conditions simultaneously while keeping each individual detection component relatively simple.
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AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a smart lighting system and a control method for the smart lighting system. The smart lighting system includes: an environment acquisition module being configured to acquire environment information and at least one lighting module, and where the environment acquisition module includes: a color detection unit configured to acquire color information in an environment; an auxiliary detection unit configured to acquire auxiliary information in the environment, wherein the environment information is determined by using the color information and/or the auxiliary information; an operational unit and a control unit configured to determine a control signal according to the environment information; and where the at least one lighting module includes: a driving unit configured to determine a driving signal according to the control signal; and at least one light source configured to receive the driving signal and emit light according to the driving signal.