Variably dimmable window system and method
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorAkitoshi Ohtomo
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Abstract
A variably dimmable window system including a variably dimmable window having a light transmissivity; a controller in communication with the variably dimmable window, wherein the controller is configured to determine a target transmissivity to adjust the light transmissivity to correspond to the target transmissivity; and a navigational input in communication with the controller, wherein the target transmissivity is determined, in part, based on the navigational input. Methods for controlling the light transmissivity of a variably dimmable window mounted on a vehicle are also disclosed.
Claims20
A variably dimmable window system mounted on a vehicle including a navigation system, the system comprising:
- a variably dimmable window having a light transmissivity;
- a controller in communication with the variably dimmable window, wherein the controller is configured to determine a target transmissivity and to adjust the light transmissivity to correspond to the target transmissivity;
- and
- a navigational input, from the navigation system, in communication with the controller, wherein the target transmissivity is limited by the controller based on the navigational input.
A method for controlling a light transmissivity of a variably dimmable window mounted on a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a navigational input from a navigational system of the vehicle;
- determining a target transmissivity;
- determining whether a critical condition is present based on the navigational input;
- when the critical condition is present, limiting the target transmissivity to no less than a predetermined value;
- and
- adjusting the light transmissivity of the variably dimmable window to correspond to the target transmissivity.
A method for controlling a light transmissivity of a variably dimmable window, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a position of a sun relative to the variably dimmable window;
- determining a target transmissivity based on the position;
- and
- adjusting the light transmissivity of the variably dimmable window to correspond to the target transmissivity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.