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US 8,297,776 B2Granted
“Lip light” automatically controlled by the position of the head
AssigneeThales
InventorJoël Baudou
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Abstract
A lighting device for helmet comprises a helmet including an arm to which are fixed a microphone and a lamp, called “lip light”, lighting with at least one lighting level. The device comprises a head tracking system comprising a computer for measuring and collecting data concerning the attitude of the helmet in motion and its position in space. Lamp activation means are automatically controlled by positions calculated by the computer so that the lip light lights, with one of its lighting levels, when it is oriented in a direction contained within a predefined area.
Claims7
A lighting device for a helmet comprising:
- a helmet including an arm to which are fixed a microphone and a lamp, the lamp lighting with at least one lighting level;
- a head tracking system comprising a computer for measuring and collecting data concerning an attitude of the helmet in motion and a position of the helmet in space;
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- lamp activation means, the lamp activation means being automatically controlled by information calculated by the computer defining at least one orientation of the helmet so that the lamp lights to the at least one lighting level, when the helmet is oriented in a direction contained within a predefined area.
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