Failure modeling and management of an aerial light fixture

A method performed by a processor of a computing device, the method comprising:

• receiving sensor data from a plurality of smart sensor devices, each smart sensor device being coupled to a respective streetlight fixture of a plurality of streetlight fixtures;
• aggregating the received sensor data to produce aggregated data;
• generating a data signature from the aggregated data;
• comparing the data signature to a plurality of stored data signatures;
• identifying a failing light source in a first streetlight fixture of the plurality of streetlight fixtures based on the comparison, wherein a first smart sensor device is coupled to the first streetlight fixture;
• and
• instructing the first smart sensor device to delay illumination of the failing light source to reduce an amount of time during which the failing light source is illuminated at night.

A smart sensor device attachable to a streetlight fixture that is coupled to a streetlight pole, the smart sensor device comprising:

• memory arranged to store computing instructions and data;
• one or more sensors monitoring conditions associated with the respective streetlight fixture and generating data responsive thereto;
• and
• a processor arranged to execute the computing instructions to:
• receive the data from the one or more sensors;
• store the received data in the memory;
• aggregate the stored data over a period of time to produce aggregated data;
• generate a data signature from the aggregated data;
• compare the data signature to a plurality of stored data signatures, each stored data signature being associated with a respective type of incident;
• identify a failing light source in the streetlight fixture based on the comparison;
• and
• delay illumination of the failing light source to reduce an amount of time during which the failing light source is illuminated at night.