Controllable lighting arrangement for a vehicle
First Claim
1. A light system for a construction vehicle operating in a work area, comprising:
- a plurality of lights, each light having a mounting arrangement for mounting to a construction vehicle;
a plurality of sensors, each sensor being configured to detect an ambient condition and provide a sensor signal corresponding to the ambient condition;
a user input device having a processor executing a first program stored in a non-transient medium operable to receive commands from a user via a user interface for controlling functions of the lights;
a state service executing to maintain a plurality of states with each state defining a function of the lights, the plurality of states including a first state in which the lights are off, a second state in which the lights are on, and a third state in which at least one of the lights is dimmed, wherein modifying the function of the lights moves from one state to another; and
a light controller in communication with the lights, the sensors, the state service and the user input device, the light controller executing a second program stored in a non-transient medium operable to;
receive a command signal from the user input device corresponding to a command provided by a user for selectively illuminating a work area;
receive a sensor signal from a sensor relevant to the command;
determine if a requirement set by the user input device according to the command is satisfied for illuminating the work area based on a current state of the lights received from the state service and the sensor signal received from the sensor; and
upon determining that the requirement is satisfied, change states to modify a function of the lights to illuminate the work area.
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Abstract
A system for controlling one or more vehicle lights, which can either be retrofitted to an existing vehicle or incorporated into a vehicle during original manufacture. The system may include a light controller operable to control one or more distributed lights, one or more sensors for detecting various ambient conditions, and a user input device having an interface configured to receive commands from a user. The light controller may modify a function of the one or more lights based on detections by the sensors and/or commands from the user input device. A state service may execute to maintain a state flow for the one or more lights based on the detections and/or commands.
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17 Claims
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1. A light system for a construction vehicle operating in a work area, comprising:
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a plurality of lights, each light having a mounting arrangement for mounting to a construction vehicle; a plurality of sensors, each sensor being configured to detect an ambient condition and provide a sensor signal corresponding to the ambient condition; a user input device having a processor executing a first program stored in a non-transient medium operable to receive commands from a user via a user interface for controlling functions of the lights; a state service executing to maintain a plurality of states with each state defining a function of the lights, the plurality of states including a first state in which the lights are off, a second state in which the lights are on, and a third state in which at least one of the lights is dimmed, wherein modifying the function of the lights moves from one state to another; and a light controller in communication with the lights, the sensors, the state service and the user input device, the light controller executing a second program stored in a non-transient medium operable to; receive a command signal from the user input device corresponding to a command provided by a user for selectively illuminating a work area; receive a sensor signal from a sensor relevant to the command; determine if a requirement set by the user input device according to the command is satisfied for illuminating the work area based on a current state of the lights received from the state service and the sensor signal received from the sensor; and upon determining that the requirement is satisfied, change states to modify a function of the lights to illuminate the work area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A light system for a construction vehicle operating in a work area, comprising:
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a plurality of lights having mounting arrangements for mounting to a construction vehicle; a light controller in communication with the lights; a plurality of sensors in communication with the light controller, each sensor being configured to detect an ambient condition and provide a sensor signal to the light controller corresponding to the ambient condition; a state service executing to maintain a plurality of states with each state defining a function of the lights, the plurality of states including a first state in which the lights are oft a second state in which the lights are on, and, a third state in which at least one of the lights s dimmed, wherein modifying the function of the lights moves from one state to another; and a user input device in communication with the light controller, the user input device having a processor executing a first program stored in a non-transient medium operable to receive commands from a user via a user interface for controlling functions of the lights and provide command signals to the light controller corresponding to the commands, wherein the light controller is configured to execute a second program stored in a non-transient medium operable to; receive a command signal from the user input device corresponding to a command provided by the user for selectively illuminating a work area; determine if a requirement set by the user input device according to the command is satisfied for illuminating the work area based on a current state of the lights received from the state service and the sensor signal received from the sensor; and upon determining that the requirement is satisfied change states to modify a function of the lights to illuminate the work area. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for controlling a plurality of lights having mounting arrangements for mounting to a construction vehicle using a plurality of sensors configured to detect ambient conditions and provide sensor signals corresponding to the ambient conditions and a user input device having a processor executing a first program stored in a non-transient medium operable to receive commands from a user via a user interface for controlling functions of the lights and provide command signals corresponding to the commands, the method comprising:
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maintaining a state service providing a plurality of states with each state defining a function of the lights, the plurality of states including a first state in which the lights are off, a second state in which the lights are on, and a third state in which at least one of the lights is dimmed, wherein modifying the function of the lights moves from one state to another; receiving a command signal from the user input device corresponding to a command provided by a user for selectively illuminating a work area; determining if a requirement set by the user input device according to the command is satisfied for illuminating the work area based on a current state of the lights received from the state service and the sensor signal received from the sensor; and upon determining that the requirement is satisfied, change states to modify a function of the lights to illuminate the work area. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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