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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2020
Goodrich Lighting Systems Gmbh, Lippstadt, DE;
Bjoern Schallenberg, Geseke, DE;
Carsten Pawliczek, Lippstadt, DE;
GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH, Lippstadt, DE;
Abstract
An exterior aircraft image projector includes at least one light source, providing a light output in operation; an optical system configured for transforming the light output of the at least one light source into a light beam and projecting said light beam onto the ground below the aircraft and the of the aircraft; a photo detector arranged to detect a brightness level (Iambient) of the ground or the exterior and configured to provide a corresponding brightness signal; and a controller, coupled to the photo detector and the at least one light source configured to control an intensity of the light output of the at least one light source as a function of the brightness level (Iambient), as provided by the photo detector via the brightness signal.