Control of shadow and light on an object

A method comprising:

• adjusting, by a processor and based on sensor data, a first window shade a first adjustment to create a first pattern of shade that protects against direct solar radiation onto an area of interest, while allowing daylight into one or more regions outside the area of interest;
• adjusting, by the processor and based on the sensor data, a second window shade a second adjustment to create a second pattern of shade that protects against the direct solar radiation onto the area of interest, while allowing daylight into one or more regions outside the area of interest;
• and
• creating, by the processor, an overall pattern of shade by the combination of the first pattern of shade and the second pattern of shade at the area of interest.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor,
• the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• adjusting, by the processor and based on sensor data, a first window shade a first adjustment to create a first pattern of shade that protects against direct solar radiation onto an area of interest, while allowing daylight into one or more regions outside the area of interest;
• adjusting, by the processor and based on the sensor data, a second window shade a second adjustment to create a second pattern of shade that protects against the direct solar radiation onto the area of interest, while allowing daylight into one or more regions outside the area of interest;
• creating, by the processor, an overall pattern of shade by the combination of the first pattern of shade and the second pattern of shade at the area of interest;
• and
• communicating, by the processor and to an artificial lighting control system, information regarding at least one of a presence of shadow or reflected light on the area of interest such that the artificial lighting system adjusts the artificial lighting.