A dynamic exterior aircraft light unit (2), capable of emitting light in accordance with at least two light emission distributions for illuminating different sectors of an aircraft environment, includes a plurality of LEDs (10), with at least two subsets of the plurality of LEDs being separately controllable, with each of the at least two subsets being associated with a respective one of the at least two light emission distributions, an optical system (12) for transforming light output from the plurality of LEDs (10) into the at least two light emission distributions, a control unit (16) for controlling the plurality of LEDs (10), and a photo detector (14) arranged to detect light, emitted by the dynamic exterior aircraft light unit (2) as part of the at least two light emission distributions and reflected by the aircraft environment, and configured to output a light detection signal, wherein the control unit (16) is coupled to the photo detector (14) for receiving the light detection signal, is configured to determine a distance to the aircraft environment reflecting the light, and is configured to switch between the at least two subsets of the plurality of LEDs as a response to the distance determined.


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    Title :

    DYNAMIC EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT UNIT AND METHOD OF OPERATING A DYNAMIC EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT UNIT


    Additional title:

    DYNAMISCHE ÄUSSERE FLUGZEUGBELEUCHTUNGSEINHEIT UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINER DYNAMISCHEN ÄUSSEREN FLUGZEUGBELEUCHTUNGSEINHEIT
    UNITÉ D'ÉCLAIRAGE EXTÉRIEUR D'AÉRONEF ET PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT ASSOCIÉ



    Publication date :

    2018-01-03


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / F21W Index-Schema in Verbindung mit den Unterklassen F21K, F21L, F21S und F21V, betreffend den Gebrauch oder Einsatz von Leuchten oder Beleuchtungssystem , INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K,  F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung / H05B ELECTRIC HEATING , Elektrische Heizung



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