Patent ID: 11904065
Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A mobile apparatus for ultraviolet (UV) light sanitization of an aircraft, comprising:
a trolley, incorporating therewith a controller circuit operationally coupled to a motion sensor configured to detect directional motion of the trolley, and a user interface configured to receive operator input and provide visual feedback;
a plurality of UV light sources, each UV light source configured to emit UV light outward from the trolley responsive to a respective radiation command of a respective plurality of radiation commands, each UV light source mechanically coupled via a respective actuator to the trolley, each actuator configured to affect an angular orientation of its UV light source responsive to a respective actuator command;
the controller circuit configured to:
receive from the user interface operator input that includes finalizing a seating configuration for the aircraft that is aircraft-specific, the seating configuration including an enclosed space;
utilize the directional motion and the seating configuration to continuously determine a current location of the trolley with respect to the seating configuration;
determine an optimal angular orientation of each UV light source of the plurality of UV light sources, as a function of the current location;
adaptively generate the plurality of radiation commands based on the current location, while the mobile apparatus is operated within the aircraft;
determine when the trolley is approaching the enclosed space; and
generate an alert instructing the operator to open the enclosed space.