Flugzeugvertikalstabilisatorbeleuchtungslicht und Verfahren zum Betrieb eines Flugzeugvertikalstabilisatorbeleuchtungslichts

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Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP3556662

Aktenzeichen

EP18168516

Anmeldetag

20. April 2018

Veröffentlichung

12. Oktober 2022

Erteilung

12. Oktober 2022

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

B64D47/02B64D47/06G06T7/62B64D45/00H05B45/10// B64C5/02B64C5/10

Abstract

An aircraft vertical stabilizer illumination light (2), configured for being arranged in a rotatable horizontal stabilizer (102) of an aircraft (100) and for being oriented towards a vertical stabilizer (104) of the aircraft (100) for illuminating the vertical stabilizer (104), includes a LED group (4), having a plurality of LEDs; an optical system (6), having at least one optical element (8, 9), the optical system (6) being associated with the LED group (4) for shaping a light output from the light emitted by the LED group (4); an image generator (18), arranged within the aircraft vertical stabilizer illumination light (2) for being oriented towards the vertical stabilizer (104), the image generator (18) being configured to provide image data of the vertical stabilizer (104); and a controller (14), coupled to the image generator (18) for receiving the image data; wherein the controller (14) is configured to operate the aircraft vertical stabilizer illumination light (2) in a plurality of operating modes, with different sets of the plurality of LEDs being switched on in the plurality of operating modes and with different light outputs (120, 130, 140, 146) being emitted by the aircraft vertical stabilizer illumination light (2) in the plurality of operating modes, and wherein the controller (14) is configured to select a particular operating mode in response to the image data received.

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Firma

Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Land

🇩🇪 Deutschland

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