Systems and methods for aircraft collision light control

An article of manufacture including a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, by the processor, a GPS signal;
• generating, by the processor, a flash signal in response to the GPS signal;
• controlling, by the processor, a flash lamp to flash via the flash signal;
• extracting, by the processor, a real time stream from the GPS signal;
• calculating, by the processor, an ACL duty cycle based on the real time stream;
• and
• generating, by the processor, the flash signal based on the ACL duty cycle.

A method of controlling an anti-collision light (ACL), comprising:

• receiving, by a controller, a GPS signal from a GPS receiver in electronic communication with the controller;
• generating, by the controller, a flash signal in response to the GPS signal;
• controlling, by the controller, a flash lamp in electronic communication with the controller to flash via the flash signal;
• extracting, by the controller, a real time stream from the GPS signal;
• calculating, by the controller, an ACL duty cycle based on the real time stream;
• and
• generating, by the controller, the flash signal based on the ACL duty cycle.