WO1993013984A1 - Systeme d'eclairage de piste d'atterrissage actionne par le pilote - Google Patents

Systeme d'eclairage de piste d'atterrissage actionne par le pilote Download PDF

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WO1993013984A1
WO1993013984A1 PCT/AU1993/000006 AU9300006W WO9313984A1 WO 1993013984 A1 WO1993013984 A1 WO 1993013984A1 AU 9300006 W AU9300006 W AU 9300006W WO 9313984 A1 WO9313984 A1 WO 9313984A1
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lamp
lighting system
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William Neville Lane
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Guiding Star Pty, Ltd.
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Priority to BR9305720A priority patent/BR9305720A/pt
Priority to CA002127714A priority patent/CA2127714A1/fr
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F1/00—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations
    • B64F1/18—Visual or acoustic landing aids

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  • the present invention relates to a pilot activated lighting system. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • the present invention in a preferred aspect may provide a self-contained lighting system including a lamp, a battery means for operating said lamp, a solar energy battery charging circuit and switch means for activating said lamp, said switch means being responsive to a code or codes transmitted by a radio transmitter.
  • said switch means is responsive to a first code for activating said lamp and a second code for de ⁇ activating said lamp.
  • activation of said lamp is for a predetermined time after which said lamp is de-activated. If required said lamp can flash to indicate that said predetermined time is near completion.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a pilot activated lighting system made in accordance with the invention
  • Fig. 2 is a block circuit diagram shown the pilot activated lighting system made in accordance with the invention.
  • Fig. 3 is a circuit diagram of the RF receiving section of the system shown in Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 4 is a circuit diagram of the counter section of the system shown in Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 5 is a circuit diagram of the flasher section of the system shown in Fig. 2; and
  • Fig. 6 is the crystal oscillator section for the RF receiving section shown in Fig. 3.
  • Li Figs. 1 and 2 there is shown a pilot activated lighting system made in accordance with the invention.
  • the system is self- contained and is not dependent on further modules for its operation.
  • Each system contains a lamp 10, a battery or batteries 12, solar panels 14 and a charge control circuit 16.
  • the system is incorporated in a housing 11 which is placed beside the runway in an appropriate position. Housing 11 encloses battery 12 and charge control circuit
  • Housing 11 is preferably made from a UV stabilised, vacuum formed plastics material which is very durable. If desired housing 11 can be designed to collapse if struck by an aircraft.
  • Lamp 10 is typically a 10 watt quartz halogen globe which has a light output equivalent to a 30 watt tungsten globe. A plurality of such systems will provide sufficient lighting to enable a pilot to land a plane. If required one system can be used to light a windsock or any other device.
  • the circuitry includes an antenna 18 which is coupled to a VHF receiver detector 20.
  • Detector 20 receives VHF signals from the pilot's VHF transmitter (not shown). Each transmission sensed by detector 20 is transformed to a pulse which is coupled to a four pulse counter 22 and a first timer 24. Timer 24 resets counter 22 15 seconds after first being activated.
  • a latch 26 is coupled to counter 22 and will be turned on after receiving three pulses from counter 22.
  • Latch 26 will turn on lamp 10 through switch/relay 28 and a second timer 30. Second timer 30 will turn off the lamp after a thirty minute countdown.
  • a third timer 32 is provided which controls a flasher unit 34 to cause blinking of lamp 10. The third timer will turn on after 20 minutes to indicate that only 10 minutes remains for the lighting to remain activated. The times for each timer and the numbers of pulses received by counter 22 can be varied depending on particular requirements.
  • a light-sensitive switch 36 can also be provided to ensure the lighting system is not turned on during daylight hours which could drain battery 12.
  • Figs. 3 to 6 show circuit diagrams which enable the block diagram of Fig. 2 to be realised.
  • the circuit components shown in Figs. 3 to 6 have been referenced to Fig. 2 where applicable.
  • the discrete components can be substituted by other circuitry and, if required, could be substantially replaced by microprocessor circuitry.
  • Antenna 18 feeds into IC7 which is a FM narrowband receiver circuit.
  • the audio frequency output from IC7 is filtered by an operational amplifier IC8 to provide a trigger pulse TRIG, using relay REL1 for each pilot transmission at the selected frequency on his VHF transmitter.
  • the pilot depresses his call button three times within 15 seconds to supply the code for activating lamp 10.
  • the trigger pulse TRIG is fed to IC1, a quad type D flip-flip.
  • the four flip-flops in IC1 are used to form the four pulse counter 22.
  • a fifteen (15) second timer IC2 is initialised. After fifteen seconds timer IC2 resets counter ICl to allow the sequence to start again. If three trigger pulses TRIG are received in the fifteen second duration of timer IC2 then an output is fed from pin 10 of ICl to latch IC3. Any resetting of counter ICl will not affect latch IC3.
  • Latch IC3 turns on transistor Q3 to activate a relay REL2 which controls lamp 10.
  • the output from pin 10 of ICl is also fed to timer IC4 and to timer IC5. Timer IC4 provides a thirty minute countdown whilst IC5 provides a twenty minute countdown.
  • Timer IC6 provides a pulsed output to turn on and off the relay REL2 controlling lamp 10. Lamp 10 will flash continuously as a warning that the thirty minute time limit is shortly to expire and to reduce the load on battery 12.
  • the output (pin 8) of IC4 will reset latch IC3. Transistor Q3 will turn off which releases the relay REL2 and extinguishes lamp 10.
  • the ability to turn off lamp 10 results in a more flexible system and does not drain battery 12 to the same extent as the thirty minute timeout. If required a switch (not shown) can be placed between contacts SW1, SW2 (Fig. 4) to provide a manual override of the system.
  • the integrated circuit packages are as follows:- ICl 14175
  • TDA7000 (Philips) can also be used.
  • battery or batteries 12 are typically two 6V 10 amp/hour batteries in parallel which draws 1.6 amps per hour.
  • VHF receiver detector 20 draws less than 15mA allowing for 12 hours of illumination. In the preferred embodiment, the detector 20 draws as little as 8mA.

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Abstract

Un système autonome d'éclairage de piste d'atterrissage actionné par le pilote pour faciliter l'atterrissage de son avion, comprend: une lampe (10), un moyen de batterie pour alimenter la lampe (10) chargé par un circuit pour batterie fonctionnant à l'énergie solaire et un moyen de commutation pour actionner la lampe en réponse à des signaux codés produits par un émetteur radio.
PCT/AU1993/000006 1992-01-10 1993-01-08 Systeme d'eclairage de piste d'atterrissage actionne par le pilote WO1993013984A1 (fr)

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AU33378/93A AU668905B2 (en) 1992-01-10 1993-01-08 Pilot activated runway lighting system
BR9305720A BR9305720A (pt) 1992-01-10 1993-01-08 Sistema de iluminaçao para pista de decolagem ativado por piloto
CA002127714A CA2127714A1 (fr) 1992-01-10 1993-01-08 Aide lumineuse a l'atterrissage actionnee par le pilote

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AUPL033692 1992-01-10
AUPL0336 1992-01-10

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ES2101617A1 (es) * 1993-12-31 1997-07-01 Gonzalez Jose Jorba Cono de señalizacion.
WO2001018761A1 (fr) * 1999-09-02 2001-03-15 Innovacio Viaria, S.L. Balise de signalisation
WO2005094135A1 (fr) * 2004-03-23 2005-10-06 O.C.E.M. S.P.A. Dispositif de signalisation lumineux a semi-niveau
WO2005094136A1 (fr) * 2004-03-23 2005-10-06 O.C.E.M. S.P.A. Dispositif de signalisation lumineux a semi-niveau
EP1771043A1 (fr) * 2005-09-29 2007-04-04 Nortel Networks Limited Procédé d'alimentation d'un dispositif
ITRM20080666A1 (it) * 2008-12-15 2010-06-16 Biofly Srl Rete di unita' di segnalazione luminose radio-controllate.
GB2504712A (en) * 2012-08-07 2014-02-12 Gerard David Moroney Remotely operated portable runway lighting system
CN104071344A (zh) * 2013-03-28 2014-10-01 深圳市海洋王照明工程有限公司 直升机野外降落指示灯

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US3117299A (en) * 1958-10-28 1964-01-07 Charles A Bauer Method and apparatus for aircraft control of airport landking lights
US3121857A (en) * 1959-03-12 1964-02-18 John E Mccroy Method and apparatus for aircraft control of airport landing lights
US3247486A (en) * 1962-04-12 1966-04-19 Sentron Inc Coded signal control system
FR2315096A1 (fr) * 1975-06-19 1977-01-14 Tontic Noel Balise, notamment pour l'aviation
US4201973A (en) * 1978-07-21 1980-05-06 Theodore Jackson Airport landing indicator apparatus
WO1988010529A1 (fr) * 1987-06-15 1988-12-29 Karl Heinz Schnuer Agregat pour clignotant
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ES2101617A1 (es) * 1993-12-31 1997-07-01 Gonzalez Jose Jorba Cono de señalizacion.
WO2001018761A1 (fr) * 1999-09-02 2001-03-15 Innovacio Viaria, S.L. Balise de signalisation
US6753762B1 (en) 1999-09-02 2004-06-22 Innovacio Viaria Sl Signalling beacon
WO2005094135A1 (fr) * 2004-03-23 2005-10-06 O.C.E.M. S.P.A. Dispositif de signalisation lumineux a semi-niveau
WO2005094136A1 (fr) * 2004-03-23 2005-10-06 O.C.E.M. S.P.A. Dispositif de signalisation lumineux a semi-niveau
EP1771043A1 (fr) * 2005-09-29 2007-04-04 Nortel Networks Limited Procédé d'alimentation d'un dispositif
ITRM20080666A1 (it) * 2008-12-15 2010-06-16 Biofly Srl Rete di unita' di segnalazione luminose radio-controllate.
EP2199206A1 (fr) * 2008-12-15 2010-06-23 Biofly S.r.l. Réseau d'avertissement lumineux radio-commandé
GB2504712A (en) * 2012-08-07 2014-02-12 Gerard David Moroney Remotely operated portable runway lighting system
CN104071344A (zh) * 2013-03-28 2014-10-01 深圳市海洋王照明工程有限公司 直升机野外降落指示灯
CN104071344B (zh) * 2013-03-28 2016-05-18 深圳市海洋王照明工程有限公司 直升机野外降落指示灯

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