Wireless LED Strobe Master Lamp with Touch Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current LED-based flash systems for professional photography lack the ability to autonomously adjust light intensity, duration, and pattern modulation during exposure, and fail to coordinate multiple lamps without camera input, limiting their dynamic range and creative control in still and motion photography.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional, wireless LED-based strobe system with a master lamp featuring a touch screen interface, internal microcontroller, onboard memory, and radio transmitter/receiver, allowing for independent adjustment of lighting parameters, including power and duration, and communication with satellite lamps to achieve customizable light profiles and instant bracketing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional LED-based flash systems are used, then basic illumination is provided, but the ability to autonomously adjust light intensity, duration, and pattern modulation during exposure is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The master lamp integrates multiple functions including light emission, parameter control, wireless communication, and coordination of satellite lamps into a single device. The system can operate in multiple modes (still photography, motion photography, video) and provides comprehensive lighting control without requiring separate control devices or camera input, thereby achieving high adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The master lamp autonomously controls lighting parameters including intensity, duration, and pattern modulation without requiring camera input or external control. The system independently calculates and adjusts exposure parameters, coordinates satellite lamps, and manages wireless communication, enabling self-service operation that enhances versatility while maintaining manageable system complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple lamps are coordinated without camera input, then creative control and dynamic range are enhanced, but communication and synchronization complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The master lamp serves as an intermediary between the light sources and the photography system, providing centralized control through wireless communication. It coordinates multiple satellite lamps and manages synchronization without requiring direct camera input, thereby enhancing creative control while consolidating communication complexity into a single coordinating device rather than distributing it across all lamps.
3Adaptability or versatility
If instant bracketing is implemented, then exposure options are increased, but processing speed requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The master lamp pre-calculates and prepares multiple exposure parameters before the actual exposure event. By anticipating required bracketing options and pre-configuring lighting parameters, the system can instantly switch between different exposure levels without requiring high-speed processing during the actual exposure, thereby increasing exposure control capability while managing processing speed requirements.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables advanced lighting control for professional photography, allowing for increased dynamic range, instant bracketing, and customizable light patterns without camera input, enhancing image quality and creative possibilities in both still and motion photography.
Implementation Method 1
The present invention utilizes a high-powered LED-based light source for still and motion photography
Implementation Method 2
A multifunctional, wireless LED-based strobe system with a master lamp featuring a touch screen interface, internal microcontroller, onboard memory, and radio transmitter/receiver
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AI summary
A multifunctional, wireless, high power LED-based strobe for still and motion photography is disclosed. The device is comprised of an LED lamp having a touch screen, onboard microcontroller, radio wave transmitter and receiver as well as a remote ‘hot shoe’ The invention is designed to be used with conventional still cameras and movie cameras. An object of the disclosure is to provide a means of customizing lighting conditions manually, automatically and in real time. Several proprietary lamps can also be tailored and controlled by the device.