Apparatus and method for controlling flight deck light intensity
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsEmma Romig, Jonathan T. Barrows, Michael S. Koehn
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Abstract
A system for controlling lighting of an instrument panel has a sensor for monitoring activity near the instrument panel. A lighting control unit is coupled to the sensor and a lighting system of the instrument panel. The lighting control unit controls the light intensity of the lighting system. The lighting control unit increases the intensity of the lighting system when the sensor monitors activity near the instrument panel.
Claims20
A system for controlling lighting of an instrument panel comprising:
- a sensor for monitoring activity near the instrument panel;
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- a lighting control unit coupled to the sensor and a lighting system of the instrument panel for controlling light intensity of the lighting system, wherein the lighting control unit increases intensity of the lighting system when the sensor monitors activity near the instrument panel.
A system for controlling lighting of an instrument panel comprising:
- a sensor for monitoring activity near the instrument panel;
- and
- a lighting control unit coupled to the sensor and a lighting system of the instrument panel, the lighting control unit controlling light intensity of the lighting system, the lighting control unit increases intensity of the lighting system when the sensor monitors an appendage of a flight crew member in front of the instrument panel.
A system for controlling lighting of an instrument panel comprising:
- a sensor for monitoring when an appendage of a flight crew member is positioned in front of the instrument panel;
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- a lighting control unit coupled to the sensor and a lighting system of the instrument panel, the lighting control unit increasing intensity of the lighting system when the sensor monitors the appendage of the flight crew member in front of the instrument panel and decreasing the intensity of the lighting system when the sensor monitors the appendage of the flight crew member is removed from in front of the instrument panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.