LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

An OLN lighting requirements generation system and method including a lighting requirements generation system for an outdoor lighting network (OLN, 90) having lighting units (82), the system having a central control apparatus (40); a plurality of lighting unit control apparatus (50); and a communication system (60) operably connecting the central control apparatus (40) and the lighting unit control apparatus (50). The central control apparatus (40) is operable to: acquire location-based data; define clusters from the location-based data; define lighting requirements for each of the clusters; associate the lighting units (82) to the clusters from location information for the lighting units; map the lighting units (82) to the lighting requirements; and implement the lighting requirements of the clusters associated with each of the lighting units (82).

主权项

1. A lighting requirements generation system for an outdoor lighting network having lighting units, the system comprising:
a central control apparatus; a plurality of lighting unit control apparatus; and a communication system operably connecting the central control apparatus and the lighting unit control apparatus; wherein the central control apparatus is operable to: acquire location-based data selected from the group consisting of regulatory data, traffic data, security data/crime statistics data, and local area/zoning classifications data; define clusters from the location-based data, wherein said clusters represent one or more parameter characteristics associated with a particular geographical location/area, wherein said parameter characteristics are selected from the group consisting of area classification clusters, traffic base clusters and safety/security clusters; define lighting requirements for each of the clusters; associate the lighting units to the clusters from location information for the lighting units; and map the lighting units to the lighting requirements.