Rotatable illumination device with control and sensing systems
AssigneeMold Metis, Inc.
InventorsThomas Wilmering, Brian Curry, Friso Schlottau
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Abstract
An illumination device, which may include a plurality of housing members, a plurality of light emitting elements arranged on each of the housing members, a motor coupled to the housing members to rotate them about a central axis, a sensor system for providing a signal in response to a condition of an area of interest, and control system for controlling the rotational speed of the motor, and selectively energizing the light emitting elements in response to the signal from the sensor, to provide the desired target area with a desired illumination output.
Claims20
A photon delivery device, comprising:
- one or more housing members;
- a rotational device coupled to the one or more housing members, configured to rotate the housing members about a central axis;
- one or more electromagnetic radiation emitters coupled to the one or more housing members;
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- a sensor system comprising a plurality of sensors each coupled to at least one of the one or more housing members, configured to provide an output signal as a function of the radial area each individual sensor covers during rotation of the corresponding housing member.
A photon delivery device for facilitating photosynthesis, comprising:
- one or more housing members;
- a rotational device coupled to the one or more housing members, configured to rotate the housing members about a central axis;
- one or more electromagnetic radiation emitters coupled to at least one of the one or more housing members;
- and
- a sensing system configured to sense characteristics of an area of interest and provide output signal, wherein the sensing system comprises a plurality of sensors each coupled to at least one of the one or more housing members, configured to provide an output signal as a function of the radial area each individual sensor covers during rotation of the corresponding housing member;
- wherein output signal is used to control the one or more electromagnetic radiation emitters, or the speed of rotation.
A photon delivery device configured to deliver an amount of photons to an area of interest, comprising:
- one or more housing members;
- a rotational device coupled to the one or more housing members, configured to rotate the housing members about a central axis;
- one or more electromagnetic radiation emitters coupled to the one or more housing members;
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- a sensor system comprising a plurality of sensors each coupled to at least one of the one or more housing members, configured to provide an output signal as a function of the radial area each individual sensor covers during rotation of the corresponding housing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.