Natural language input for controlling a lighting system

A method of controlling a lighting system including a lighting fixture, the method comprising:

• receiving, through a user input, a natural language user input related to a desired lighting control for the lighting system;
• providing, to a machine learning controller, the natural language user input for processing by a natural language processing model and a lighting control trained model;
• receiving, from the machine learning controller, an output lighting control for controlling the lighting fixture;
• generating, using a lighting fixture controller, a drive signal for the lighting fixture based on the output lighting control;
• and
• transmit the drive signal to the lighting fixture to control an output of the lighting fixture to achieve the desired lighting control.

A lighting system comprising:

• a plurality of lighting fixtures;
• a user input;
• a machine learning controller configured to implement a natural language processing model and a lighting control trained model;
• and
• a lighting fixture controller connected to the plurality of lighting fixtures, the lighting fixture controller including an electronic processor and a memory coupled to the electronic processor, the memory storing instructions that when executed by the electronic processor configure the electronic processor to:
• receive, through the user input, a natural language user input related to an artistic lighting expression for the lighting system,
• provide the natural language user input to the machine learning controller to be processed by the natural language processing model and the lighting control trained model,
• receive, from the machine learning controller, output lighting controls for controlling the plurality of lighting fixtures,
• generate drive signals for the plurality of lighting fixtures based on the output lighting controls,
• transmit the drive signals to the plurality of lighting fixtures, and
• control outputs of the plurality of lighting fixtures using the drive signals to achieve the artistic lighting expression.