SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAFETY LIGHTING WHEN A FALL IS PREDICTED OR DETECTED
A method of operating safety lighting when a fall is predicted or detected is described. The method includes the steps of predicting or detecting a fall within a monitored area; triggering a first illumination state based on the predicted or detected fall; detecting a sustained fall; and triggering a second illumination state based on a detected sustained fall. A system for operating safety lighting when a fall is predicted or detected is also described.
1 . A method of operating safety lighting when a fall is predicted or detected comprising:
predicting or detecting a fall within a monitored area;
triggering a first illumination state based on the predicted or detected fall;
detecting a sustained fall; and
triggering a second illumination state based on a detected sustained fall.
2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
triggering a return to a default illumination state when a non-felled position is detected.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first illumination state comprises a change in an illumination property from a prior illumination state, the illumination property comprising at least one of intensity, color or flashing.
4 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
triggering a light outside the monitored area based on the detected sustained fall.
5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
holding the second illumination state based on a plurality of updated detections of a sustained fall.
6 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
increasing an intensity of the second illumination state based on a plurality of updated detections of a sustained fall.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first illumination state comprises a gradual increase in an illumination property over a preset time.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the preset time is selected from a plurality of preset times, each of the plurality of preset times corresponding to a type of predicted or detected fall.
9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the gradual increase is a linear increase.
10 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the gradual increase is a non-linear increase.
11 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the gradual increase is algorithmic.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein increasing the illumination property comprises increasing an illumination property in a subset of lights.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the subset of lights is selected based on location of the predicted or detected fall.
14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the subset of lights is selected based on a type of predicted or detected fall.
15 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
determining if a subject is a person to be monitored based on data associated with the predicted or detected fall.
16 . A system for operating safety lighting when a fall is predicted or detected comprising:
a camera and a light communicatively coupled to a controller configured to:
predict or detecting a fall within a monitored area based on a first signal received from the camera;
trigger a first illumination state based on the predicted or detected fall;
detect a sustained fall based a plurality of subsequent signals received from the camera; and
trigger a second illumination state based on a detected sustained fall.