Outdoor lighting system and method

Abstract

An outdoor lighting system for illumination of an outdoor area, the system configured to provide dynamical control in the outdoor area, the system comprising: a plurality of luminaires configured in the outdoor area; a plurality of street devices connected with the plurality of luminaires; at least one remote processor; at least one secondary processor; a cloud to which the plurality of luminaires and the plurality of street devices are connected; and the at least one remote processor and the at least one secondary processor are connected to the cloud; wherein the plurality of luminaires and the plurality of street devices are controlled in a plurality of functional modes.

1 . An outdoor luminaire device comprising:
 at least one light-emitting diode (LED) lamp,   a communication module configured to communicate with a drone,   a drone docking station configured to dock the drone, and   a controller configured to:
 control the at least one LED lamp according to at least one of a desired functional mode or based on the communication with the at least one drone, and 
 control the drone docking station so as to dock the drone. 
   
     
     
         2 . The outdoor luminaire device of  claim 1 , further comprising an App Engine configured to:
 download a software application, and   run the downloaded software application to at least one of:
 control the drone docking station so as to dock the drone, and 
 cause the controller to control the at least one LED lamp based on the communication with the at least one drone. 
   
     
     
         3 . The outdoor luminaire device of  claim 1 , further comprising a beacon configured to send one or more electromagnetic signals to guide the drone. 
     
     
         4 . The outdoor luminaire device of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the at least one LED lamp to generate a marking detectable by the drone to guide the drone. 
     
     
         5 . The outdoor luminaire device of  claim 1 , further comprising a sensor configured to sense that the drone has landed on the drone docking station, and wherein the drone docking station is configured to alternately lock and release the drone and wherein the controller is configured to control the lock and release of the drone. 
     
     
         6 . The outdoor luminaire device of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control one or more illumination parameters of the at least one LED lamp in accordance with drone illumination requirements. 
     
     
         7 . The outdoor luminaire device of  claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to control the one or more illumination parameters of the at least one LED lamp in coordination with at least one of controllers of other luminaire devices or a main control and management subsystem. 
     
     
         8 . The outdoor luminaire device of  claim 1 , wherein the drone docking station comprises a power interface connected to a power supply to charge one or batteries of the drone. 
     
     
         9 . The outdoor luminaire device of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to identify the drone based on at least one of signals being received from one or more sensor connected to the controller or the communication of the drone. 
     
     
         10 . The outdoor luminaire device of  claim 1 , further comprising an elevator, wherein the controller is configured to control the elevator to:
 receive a package from the drone being docked on the drone docketing station,   lower the package to the ground level,   lock the package, and   release the package upon identification of an authorized person.   
     
     
         11 . The outdoor luminaire device of  claim 1 , further comprising an elevator, wherein the controller is configured to control the elevator to:
 receive a package from an authorized person upon identification of the authorized person,   elevate the package to the drone docketing station level,   ick the package, and   cause the drone being docked on the drone docketing station to receive the package.   
     
     
         12 . The outdoor luminaire device of  claim 1 , comprising or connected to one or more sensors configured to measure one or more parameters, and wherein the controller is configured to perform one or more actions based on the one or more measured parameters. 
     
     
         13 . An outdoor luminaire system comprising:
 a first plurality of drones, and   a second plurality of outdoor luminaire devices each according to  claim 1 , being arranged in an outdoor area.   
     
     
         14 . The outdoor luminaire system of  claim 13 , wherein the controllers of at least a portion of outdoor luminaire device of the second plurality of outdoor luminaire devices are configured to control an air traffic of at least a portion of drones of the first plurality of drones. 
     
     
         15 . The outdoor luminaire system of  claim 14 , wherein the controllers of at least a portion of outdoor luminaire device of the second plurality of outdoor luminaire devices are configured to control the air traffic of at least a portion of drones of the first plurality of drones in coordination at least one of a main control and management subsystem or with each other. 
     
     
         16 . The outdoor luminaire system of  claim 13 , wherein the air traffic control comprises selection of routes for at least a portion of drones of the first plurality of drones. 
     
     
         17 . The outdoor luminaire system of  claim 16 , wherein the air traffic control comprises prioritization of at least a portion of drones over other drones of the first plurality of drones. 
     
     
         18 . The outdoor luminaire system of  claim 13 ,
 wherein the at least a portion of outdoor luminaire devices of the second plurality of outdoor luminaire devices being configured to transmit navigation beacon signals, and   wherein one or more drones of the first plurality of drones being configured to receive the navigation beacon signals and navigate in the outdoor area based on the navigation beacon signals.   
     
     
         19 . The outdoor luminaire system of  claim 13 , wherein one or more drones of the first plurality of drones being configured to connect one or more outdoor luminaire devices of the second plurality of outdoor luminaire devices to a network using their respective communication modules. 
     
     
         20 . The outdoor luminaire system of  claim 13 ,
 wherein at least a portion of drones of the first plurality of drones being configured to navigate using global navigation satellite system (GNSS),   wherein at least a portion of the outdoor luminaire devices of the second plurality of outdoor luminaire device being configured to guide at least a portion of drones of the first plurality of drones to landing on their respective drone docking station by performing at least one of:   sending one or more electromagnetic beacon signals, and   controlling their respective LED lamps to generate markings detectable by the drones.