Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60Q3/00—Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors
  • B60Q3/40—Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors specially adapted for specific vehicle types
  • B60Q3/41—Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors specially adapted for specific vehicle types for mass transit vehicles, e.g. buses
  • B60Q3/47—Circuits; Control arrangements

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a system for interior lighting of mass transport means, in particular rail vehicles, and a method for operating such an interior lighting.
• WO 2004/039631 A1 teaches a device for controlling a lighting system for vehicle interiors, wherein a sensor detects movement patterns of a passenger and then controls an illumination with regard to its intensity or its illumination direction.
• DE 100 06 943 A1 teaches an interior lighting system for a motor vehicle, which influences the intensity or the color of a radiated light, wherein the influencing is dependent on different states, such as interior temperature or speed of the vehicle.
• WO 2009/063148 A1 teaches a lighting device for the interior of rail vehicles, wherein a sensor detects the absence and presence of a passenger and controls the intensity of a lighting accordingly.
• the interior lighting system has one or more sensors for detecting an environmental condition and one or more memories for storing information and / or one or more network connections via which further information can be communicated. Furthermore, the lighting system has one or more signal processing devices which are equipped with one or more input channels via which information from the sensor and information from the memory and / or the network connection are communicated. The signal processing device also has one or more output channels, over which at least one illumination parameter of an interior to be set is commanded. In addition, the illumination system is provided with one or more illumination means which are connected to the output channels of the signal processing device and via which the at least one illumination parameter can be set. In this case, the at least one illumination parameter, which is commanded by the signal processing device, depends on the information communicated via the input channels.
• a signal processing device in the sense of the invention may be a computer, a microprocessor or an electronic circuit. It is used to process signals and / or data provided via the input channels.
• a signal in the sense of the invention is a time-dependent quantity which is transported by a transmitter to a receiver.
• Data in the meaning of the invention are for the purpose of processing summarized characters that represent information based on known or imputed agreements. Information within the meaning of the invention is signals and / or characters which contain messages relevant to a receiver.
• Sensors, memories and network connections may serve as signal, data and / or information sources (hereinafter called “sources”) .
• sources On the basis of the result of the signal processing, commands are communicated to the illumination means via the output channels
• the signal processing device comprises a plurality of units
• the incoming signals may be subjected to a first, not yet conclusive signal processing.
• a further processing of previously preprocessed information may take place in a signal postprocessing.
• the communicated information for signal processing as well as from the signal processing to the illumination means may in particular be continuous , discreetly, periodically or at irregular intervals, in particular event-driven.
• An illumination means in the sense of the invention is a device for emitting visible light, which comprises, for example, a lamp or an LED.
• a lighting means comprises a plurality of lighting units such as lamps or LEDs.
• At least one illumination parameter of the interior can be set via the operating state of the luminaire.
• a lighting parameter to be set in the sense of this invention is any optical parameter that can be consciously or unconsciously perceived by a person in the interior.
• suitable illumination parameters include, in particular, the illumination color and the illuminance.
• the so-called temperature of the lighting is set, which is not to be confused with a heat temperature.
• the illuminance is used to set the intensity of the light.
• Other lighting parameters that can be set may be a light frequency (steady light, flashing light) as well as variations of said lighting parameters over time.
• lighting of a room can be adapted to a detected environmental situation by the lighting system according to the invention.
• a perception and / or mood of one or more passengers who are in the interior, for example, the rail vehicle to influence targeted.
• the lighting parameters are adjusted or regulated such that an intended mood is set for one or more persons who are exposed to this lighting.
• Such a mood can be a reassurance and / or encouragement.
• models are used which describe how one or more moods are induced in one or more persons as a function of a lighting color and / or an illuminance.
• such a mood induction is operated, in particular regulated, as a function of a previously determined mood of one or more persons.
• the illumination system according to the invention can thus contribute, for example, to the de-escalation of an aggressive mood or situation in an interior of a mass-transporting means.
• the signal processing device has a signal preprocessing device, are fused by the signals and / or data of the input channels. Fusion in the sense of this invention refers to the combination of signals and / or data from multiple sources. When Sources are used in particular sensors, memory and network connections. The aim is to obtain data and / or information of better quality.
• a higher reliability of the information can be understood as “better quality.”
• redundant information about an environmental condition or a feature can be fused to an information that has a lower variance with respect to the environmental condition or the feature than the individual information
• a fusion of various information takes place on the basis of previously defined models, in particular statistical models, In particular, such a model can be based on a maximum likelihood estimation, a Kalman filter, a Monte Carlo simulation and / or a particle filter Such fusion is based on a regression analysis and / or on a component analysis (principal component analysis, independent component analysis)
• the signal preprocessing means generates a signal having less independent dimensions than the number of fused ones
• subsequent signal processing can thus operate on more reliable and reduced in complexity information.
• the signal processing device of the illumination system has a mood estimator to infer, in particular estimate, a mood of a human, in particular a passenger or a group of passengers.
• the models with which the mood estimator works are supplied with the communicated information or at least part of the communicated information. Additionally or alternatively, the models are supplied with the preprocessed information or at least part of the preprocessed information.
• the models have dynamic components, so that both the current information and earlier information are evaluated and contribute to the current result.
• a detected mood can be an aggressive mood, which is characterized by an increased willingness to violence of the passenger or passengers.
• a mood can be a hectic mood, or a mood characterized by panic or a precursor to panic.
• a mood can also be a harmonious mood.
• the incoming information can be analyzed differentiated by a model-based signal processing. Further advantageous By using psychophysical and / or psychosomatic models, complex states of individual passengers or groups of passengers, operating personnel and / or persons acting generally in the environment of trains may be analyzed.
• the at least one sensor which communicates information to the signal processing device of the illumination system via an input channel, is preferably configured to indicate states and / or situations inside and / or outside the train and / or in the vicinity of the illumination means and / or at an indefinite distance from the illumination means To detect lighting means.
• a sound sensor for detecting noises and / or different frequencies and / or their amplitude.
• a sensor may be a light sensor for detecting an illumination situation, that is to say an illumination color and / or an illuminance, and / or an image sensor, in particular a camera for the differentiated detection of a light situation, in particular for detecting moving images.
• a motion sensor and / or a temperature sensor can be used.
• a pressure sensor can also be used which is preferably installed in a seat and detects whether this seat is occupied or free.
• the illumination system can be advantageously adapted to the states to be detected; preferably, the use of a plurality of different sensors can provide a broad information base for the subsequent signal processing.
• the signal processing device is provided with data which are stored in a memory and / or are communicated via a network.
• this information contains a time information, in particular a day, place and / or season. Additionally or alternatively, this information contains cultural information, in particular information about cultural preferences.
• this information is correlated with the current location of the train. Additionally or alternatively, this information includes cultural events, such as football matches or concerts, so as to be able to conclude in particular on the mood of the persons entering the train. Preferably geographic information communicates. Additionally or alternatively, seat-dependent information and / or train occupancy information for the signal processing can also be provided. In particular, the information comprises timetable information and / or individual passenger information.
• the illumination system is advantageously provided with a broad information base in order to detect moods or moods as differentiated as possible and / or to be able to react to them.
• the lighting system is equipped with one or more sources of prioritized information.
• a preconfigured illumination color and / or illuminance is communicated to the illumination system via an input channel, which is adjusted independently of the information of other input channels, in particular of all other input channels.
• this light is set immediately after being commanded.
• the communicated illumination configuration is an alternative of several alternatives, and is particularly pre-selected.
• This functionality is provided especially to the train crew.
• the train crew can thereby immediately set certain lighting situations in order to respond to certain events and / or announce certain events. This can include in particular the setting of a very bright illumination of the interior, which is helpful for the passengers of a train, for example when entering and exiting, when finding stowed or relocated items or for the cleaning staff is beneficial.
• the illumination system has one or more man-machine interfaces, in particular manual influencing options, via which in particular one or more preconfigured illuminations are set.
• this influencing possibility is located in the vicinity of the illumination means, so that a person directly irradiated with light by the illumination system, in particular a passenger, can set certain preconfigured illumination colors and / or illumination intensities.
• These manual influencing possibilities are preferred by information of another Input channels enabled or disabled. This allows a passenger advantageous under certain conditions conditions in addition to the automatic, mood-controlled lighting to set a pleasant illumination.
• the signal processing device of the illumination system has at least one further output channel.
• the desired mood is brought about with multimedia stimuli.
• the desired mood can advantageously be induced with a higher reliability.
• alarm or warning signals can also be communicated via the further output channel, for example to the feeder, to security services, to the next train station and the like.
• the embodiments described here can advantageously be combined with each other. Further advantageous embodiments will be apparent from the embodiments.
• the lighting system according to the invention can be used in a particularly advantageous manner in mass transport means such as rail vehicles.
• FIG. 2 shows the sequence of a method for operating the illumination system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
• Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of this illumination system.
• the lighting means consists of several units, one unit each being arranged above a seat.
• the illumination means can be irradiated in focused fashion, so that only the seats arranged thereunder are irradiated with light, as well as being broadly irradiated, so that the surfaces and / or objects adjoining the seats are also irradiated. If the lighting means 10 is controlled so that all seats are uniformly and widely irradiated, then there is a uniform irradiation of the entire Zugabteils.
• Lighting means 10 for indirect illumination of the interior are conceivable in this context. Furthermore, the lighting means can also be controlled so that only a part of the Zugabteils has a certain illumination color and / or illuminance.
• the illumination means 10 communicates via multiple channels with a signal processing device 12, so that the respective units can be operated with differentiated commands.
• the signal processing device 12 includes signal preprocessing ("pre-processing") and signal main processing ("main processing").
• the signal preprocessing device 14 fuses signals with redundant information.
• the main signal processing operates with two stages 16, 18 each having a psychophysical model g, h. In the first stage, a mood estimator 16, it is analyzed on the basis of the preprocessed signal I whether in the train compartment, for example, people with increased traffic Stop aggression.
• a mood controller 18 is activated and based on a psychosomatic model h, an illumination color B_col and / or an illumination intensity B_int (generally at least one illumination parameter) are determined which serve to reduce the aggressive mood in the train compartment to calm down. For example, this may be lighting with more soothing lighting color combinations and high illuminance such that the aggressive situation is de-escalated by the commanded lighting. In this way it is possible to prevent or at least restrict vandalism, attacks on persons, etc.
• the signal processing device 12 has in addition to the input channels of the sensors 20, the memory 22 and the network connection 24 in this embodiment, two more input channels.
• the train crew can use the first to set a preconfigured illumination in the entire train part, so that, for example, when entering a station, the train compartment is brightened accordingly.
• a particularly bright illumination of the train compartment can help with getting in and out, finding a seat, finding stowed (or even misplaced) objects.
• a passenger can manually place at his seat the unit of the illumination means, which is arranged above his seat, via a switch on a focused reading light.
• this functionality is only active if the train crew does not specify a lighting configuration directly, ie if the train does not enter a station or the signal processing produces an aggressive mood, so that a de-escalation strategy is operated via suitable lighting in the entire train compartment.
• FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of a method for operating the illumination system according to the invention.
• first signals S are detected by sensors 20 and data D_mem, D_netw are provided by a memory 22 and a network 24.
• instructions C_prio which are performed independently of the other information
• instructions C_hmi which have a manual influence possibility were commanded.
• This information is preprocessed in a second method step (S20) by the function f in the signal preprocessing device 14.
• S10 first signals S are detected by sensors 20 and data D_mem, D_netw are provided by a memory 22 and a network 24.
• instructions C_prio which are performed independently of the other information
• instructions C_hmi which have a manual influence possibility were commanded.
• This information is preprocessed in a second method step (S20) by the function f in the signal preprocessing device 14.
• an information I can result, which in particular has a higher reliability than the initially individually acquired information and / or a lower
• an actual mood M_act of one or more persons based on the preprocessed information I is estimated via a model g in the mood estimator 16 of the signal processing device 12.
• a fifth method step (S50) the determined illumination parameters B_col, B_int are communicated to the illumination means 10 via the output channel of the signal processing device 12, and the interior of a train, in particular a train compartment, is illuminated accordingly.
• the signal processing device 12 may optionally have other output channels. Over this further control and data signals can be transmitted, for example, to an acoustic means of the interior, to the train driver, to security services and the like. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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