Method of operating a marine lighting system
AssigneeOcean LED Marine Limited
InventorsToby Robertson, Daniele Todaro
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Abstract
The present invention provides a marine lighting system and a method of operating the system of the present invention. The system comprises a controller, at least one light and a motion detector operable to detect the pitch and roll of a vessel. The operation of the at least one light is controlled by the controller on the basis of pitch and/or roll of the vessel detected by the motion detector such that the illumination of the at least one light is based on the roll and/or pitch of the vessel.
Claims14
A method of operating a marine vessel lighting system, comprising the steps of:
- i) assigning a base roll light level for at least one light capable of being controlled to vary intensity and/or colour in the marine vessel lighting system for when zero roll is detected by a motion detector operable to detect roll of a vessel in which the marine vessel lighting system is mounted, wherein the at least one light comprises an underwater light or an external light, wherein operation of the at least one light is controlled by a controller on the basis of roll of the vessel detected by the motion detector such that the colour and/or intensity of the at least one light is varied on the basis of the roll of the vessel detected by the motion detector;
- ii) assigning a first roll light level for the at least one light for a maximum positive roll and interpolating a roll light level for the at least one light for any positive roll between zero and the maximum positive roll;
- iii) assigning a second roll light level for the at least one light for a maximum negative roll and interpolating a roll light level for the at least one light for any negative roll between zero and the maximum negative roll;
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- iv) controlling, using the controller, the at least one light to produce a roll light level according to steps (i) or (iii) based on the roll of the vessel detected by the motion detector.
A method of operating a marine vessel lighting system, comprising the steps of:
- i) assigning a base pitch light level for at least one light capable of being controlled to vary intensity and/or colour in the marine vessel lighting system for when zero pitch is detected by a motion detector operable to detect pitch of a vessel in which the marine vessel lighting system is mounted, wherein the at least one light comprises an underwater light or an external light, wherein operation of the at least one light is controlled by a controller on the basis of pitch of the vessel detected by the motion detector such that the colour and/or intensity of the at least one light is varied on the basis of the pitch of the vessel detected by the motion detector;
- ii) assigning a first pitch light level for the at least one light for a maximum positive pitch and interpolating a pitch light level for the at least one light for any positive pitch between zero and the maximum positive pitch;
- iii) assigning a second pitch light level for the at least one light for a maximum negative pitch and interpolating a pitch light level for the at least one light for any negative pitch between zero and the maximum negative pitch;
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- iv) controlling, using the controller, the at least one light to produce a pitch light level according to steps (i) or (iii) based on the pitch of the vessel detected by the motion detector.
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