System and method for automated modular illumination and deployment

A portable light system comprising:

• a lighting array comprising a plurality of lighting modules configured to emit light emissions into an operating region, wherein the lighting array is configured to adjust a direction of the lighting emissions about a plurality of axes;
• a collapsible armature in connection with each of the lighting modules, wherein the collapsible armature is configured to extend between an extended arrangement, wherein the lighting modules are arranged in a first spatial configuration, and a collapsed arrangement, wherein the lighting assemblies are arranged in a second spatial configuration;
• at least one imager in connection with the collapsible armature configured to capture image data in a field of view directed into the operating region;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• process the image data and detect at least one object;
• and
• control the lighting modules to illuminate the at least one object in a plurality of locations in the operating region, wherein the direction of the lighting emissions and a corresponding location in the operating region impinged upon by the lighting emissions is adjusted by the controller based on a predetermined relationship of the lighting assemblies set by the first spatial configuration.

A modular illumination apparatus comprising:

• a lighting array comprising a plurality of lighting modules configured to emit light emissions into an operating region, wherein the lighting array is configured to adjust a direction of the lighting emissions about a plurality of axes;
• a collapsible armature in connection with each of the lighting modules, wherein the collapsible armature is configured to extend between an extended arrangement, wherein the lighting modules are arranged in a first spatial arrangement, and a collapsed arrangement, wherein the lighting assemblies are arranged in a second spatial arrangement;
• a plurality of imagers in connection with the lighting modules, wherein the imagers are configured to capture image data in a plurality of fields of view distributed through the operating region;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• process the image data from the plurality of imagers and identify a location of the at least one object in the operating region;
• detect a location of the at least one object in the operating region in the fields of view based on the first spatial arrangement of the lighting modules and the corresponding positions of the fields of view of the imagers in the operating region;
• and
• control the lighting modules to illuminate the at least one object in the location identified in the image data, wherein the direction of the lighting emissions and the location in the operating region impinged upon by the lighting emissions is adjusted by the controller based on a predetermined relationship of the lighting assemblies set by the first spatial arrangement.