Adaptive Optics System for Harmonization and Balanced Lighting in Information Displays
A system for adaptively controlling and adjusting the output and balance of multiple integrated illuminated panels may include a plurality of illumination sources in operative connection with a plurality of integrated illuminated panels, the plurality of illumination sources being disposed within a vehicle cockpit. The system may also include a dimming control configured to provide manual adjustment of brightness of the plurality of illumination sources, and a digital controller configured to automatically harmonize chromaticity and brightness of the plurality of illumination sources based on detected ambient lighting conditions.
1 . A system for adaptively controlling and adjusting the output and balance of multiple integrated control panel assemblies, the system comprising:
a plurality of illumination sources in operative connection with a plurality of integrated control panel assemblies, the plurality of illumination sources being disposed within a cockpit;
a digital controller configured to automatically harmonize brightness and chromaticity of the plurality of illumination sources based on detected ambient lighting conditions; and
a dimming control configured to provide manual adjustment of brightness of the plurality of illumination sources.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the digital controller is configured to harmonize brightness the plurality of control panel assemblies based on the output of one or more zonal or control panel assembly cross-correlation functions.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more cross-correlation functions are created based on a digital model of the plurality of illumination sources and on a physical model of the plurality of illumination sources.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein adjustment of the dimming control has a non-linear relationship with the brightness of the plurality of illumination sources.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein adjustment of the dimming control has an exponential relationship with the brightness of the plurality of illumination sources.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein a first subset of the plurality of illumination sources is adjusted according to a first exponential relationship, and a second subset of the plurality of illumination sources is adjusted according to a second exponential relationship.
7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the first exponential relationship is not equal to the second exponential relationship.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the digital controller is configured with separate brightness settings and chromaticity settings for each of a dark night mode, a semi-dark night mode, and a day mode.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the chromaticity settings for each of the dark night mode, the semi-dark night mode, and the day mode include different amounts of red, green, and blue colors.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of illumination sources comprise identification lighting, indication lighting, and flood lighting.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein chromaticity is harmonized by individually adjusting the intensity of red, green, and blue colors.
12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the digital controller adjusts brightness and chromaticity of the plurality of illumination sources by pulse-width modulation.
13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the digital controller is configured to adjust brightness and chromaticity of the plurality of illumination sources based on one or more adjustable settings selected from the group consisting of:
brightness;
chromaticity;
contrast;
uniformity;
font type; and
character size.
14 . A system for adjusting the output of multiple integrated illuminated panels, the system comprising:
a plurality of integrated illuminated panels in a vehicle cockpit;
a dimming control configured to provide manual adjustment of the brightness of the multiple integrated illuminated panels; and
a digital controller configured to automatically adjust brightness and chromaticity of the multiple integrated illuminated panels based on an output of one or more cross-correlation functions, the one or more cross-correlation functions receiving detected ambient lighting conditions as input.
15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more cross-correlation functions take as further input a reference based on the position of the dimming control.
16 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more cross-correlation functions are individually optimized for each of a day mode, a semi-dark night mode, and a dark night mode.
17 . A method of adjusting the output of multiple integrated illuminated panels, the method comprising:
providing a computer-based model set of integrated illuminated panels;
recursively adjusting and assessing the brightness and chromaticity of the computer-based model set of integrated illuminated panels to create a first set of lighting parameters;
providing a physical model set of integrated illuminated panels;
recursively adjusting and assessing the brightness and chromaticity of the physical model set of integrated illuminated panels to create a second set of lighting parameters;
establishing a set of functions based on the first set of lighting parameters and the second set of lighting parameters;
storing the established functions in memory;
inputting a manual dimming control reference and an ambient light reference to the functions; and
adjusting the brightness and chromaticity of the multiple integrated illuminated panels based on the output of the established functions.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein adjusting the brightness and chromaticity of the multiple integrated illuminated panels is performed by a digital controller.
19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the manual dimming control reference is from a dimming potentiometer.
20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein assessing the brightness and chromaticity of the physical model set of integrated illuminated panels includes a human visual evaluation and a quantitative measurement.