Patent ID: 9646495
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: F21S,G08G,H05B,Y02B

Claim:
1. An outdoor lighting system, comprising: a plurality of street lights; a luminaire associate coupled to at least some of the street lights and comprising a plurality of luminaire associate components including: a signal processor, a communications device, a radiation transmitter/receiver, and a plurality of mechanical devices associated with the mounting and control of the plurality of street lights; at least one gimbal attached to the luminaire associate, the gimbal having a motorized system being operative for controlling the position of the plurality of luminaire associate components and thereby directing the radiation transmitter/receiver for the luminaire associate in a direction of at least one target area on a roadway, wherein the at least one target area is determined using inputs from a plurality of sensors; and a controller operatively coupled to the motorized system of the luminaire associate to control movement of the gimbal; wherein the signal processor analyzes radiation received by the transmitter/receiver from the at least one target area.