Airfield luminaire obstruction detection

An airfield luminaire for airfield luminaire obstruction detection, comprising:

• a lens;
• a temperature sensor;
• a light sensor;
• a vibration mechanism;
• a heating mechanism;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• receive a signal from the light sensor;
• determine, based on the signal from the light sensor, whether the lens is obstructed by debris;
• and
• activate, based on whether the lens is obstructed, at least one of the vibration mechanism and the heating mechanism based on a temperature of the airfield luminaire to aid in clearing the debris.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processor to:

• receive a light signal from a light sensor of an airfield luminaire and a temperature signal from a temperature sensor of the airfield luminaire, wherein the airfield luminaire is an inset airfield luminaire;
• determine:
• a temperature of the airfield luminaire based on the temperature signal;
• based on the light signal, whether a lens of the airfield luminaire is obstructed by debris;
• and
• activate, based on whether the lens is obstructed, at least one of a vibration mechanism of the airfield luminaire and a heating mechanism of the airfield luminaire based on the temperature of the airfield luminaire to aid in clearing the debris.