METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING AIRBORNE VEHICLE LIGHTING SYSTEMS
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1. An apparatus for automatically controlling airborne vehicle lighting, comprising:
- a vehicle lighting system for a vehicle;
a processor for automatically controlling activation and deactivation of said vehicle lighting system based on an operating mode of said vehicle, wherein said processor communicates with said vehicle lighting system; and
at least one sensor operatively connected to said processor for sensing said operating mode of said vehicle.
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Abstract
An airborne vehicle lighting control apparatus and method for automatically controlling activation and deactivation of an airborne vehicle lighting system. A processor for automatically controlling the lighting system can be employed and having one or more sensors operatively connected to the processor for sensing the current flight operating mode and geographical position of an airborne vehicle. The processor can activate or deactivate lighting based on the current flight operating mode and position.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for automatically controlling airborne vehicle lighting, comprising:
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a vehicle lighting system for a vehicle; a processor for automatically controlling activation and deactivation of said vehicle lighting system based on an operating mode of said vehicle, wherein said processor communicates with said vehicle lighting system; and at least one sensor operatively connected to said processor for sensing said operating mode of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for automatically controlling airborne vehicle lighting, comprising:
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a vehicle lighting system for a vehicle; a processor for automatically controlling activation and deactivation of said vehicle lighting system based on an operating mode of said vehicle;
wherein said processor communicates with said vehicle lighting system; andat least one sensor operatively connected to said processor for sensing said operating mode of said vehicle, wherein said operating mode is determined by said processor based on a three-dimensional geographical position of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. An method for automatically controlling airborne vehicle lighting, comprising:
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providing a vehicle lighting system for a vehicle; automatically controlling, via a processor, activation and deactivation of said vehicle lighting system based on an operating mode of said vehicle, wherein said processor communicates with said vehicle lighting system; and sensing said operating mode of said vehicle utilizing at least one sensor operatively connected to said processor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. The method of 14, further comprising:
determining via a GPS sensor, said three-dimensional geographical position, wherein said three-dimensional geographical position includes both an altitude above ground and a geographical position. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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