A method for discovering the topology of a connected lighting system. The method comprises: receiving a first measurement of a first light source in relation to a first sensor; receiving a second measurement of the first light source in relation to a second sensor; generating a first estimate of the position of the first light source, based on a first angle at the first sensor between (i) a first direction toward a current light source position and (ii) a second direction defined by the first measurement; generating a second estimate of the position of the first light source, based on a second angle at the second sensor between (i) a third direction toward the current light source position and (ii) a fourth direction defined by the second measurement; and generating an updated light source position of the first light source based on the first and second estimates.

An electronic device for determining an ultraviolet (UV) dose includes a memory, at least one non-UV sensor, a display, and a processor, coupled to the memory, the at least one non-UV sensor, and the display. The processor is configured to determine a context of the electronic device, obtain information of ambient light using one or more parameter sensed by the light sensor, estimate an ultraviolet (UV) dose based on the context of the electronic device and the information of ambient light, and control the display to output information of the UV dose.

Methods and apparatus for determining an intensity profile of a radiation beam. The method comprises providing a diffraction structure, causing relative movement of the diffraction structure relative to the radiation beam from a first position wherein the radiation beam does not irradiate the diffraction structure to a second position wherein the radiation beam irradiates the diffraction structure, measuring, with a radiation detector, diffracted radiation signals produced from diffraction of the radiation beam by the diffraction structure as the diffraction structure transitions from the first position to the second position or vice versa, and determining the intensity profile of the radiation beam based on the measured diffracted radiation signals.

A software application is provided to easily determine an indication of an amount of light available at a location at a given point in time. The software application may be used indoors or outdoors and is configured to be easy to use and highly accurate.

A solar monitoring system for measuring solar radiation intensity comprising a tracking unit having two-axis movement comprising, head mounted with first and second irradiation measuring units, and a controller. The first irradiation measuring unit comprises a direct normal irradiance (DNI) sensor and the second irradiation measuring unit includes a diffuse horizontal irradiance (DHI) sensor and a global horizontal irradiance (GHI) sensor. The controller receives inputs from the sensors or a software program configured to control orientation of the image capturing head so that the DNI sensor is always exposed to the sun, and the shading disc is always directly between the DHI sensor and the sun.

A method and associated apparatus are disclosed for measuring illumination characteristics of a luminaire having unknown characteristics. The method includes steps of providing an array of calibrated photodetectors in known locations in proximity to a mounting location, and then illuminating the array with a luminaire having unknown illumination properties. The resulting data is used to calculate the luminous intensity vs. angle from the luminaire and the luminous flux of the luminaire. Methods of calibrating the measurement with a known luminaire are presented along with methods of determining the angular position of the detectors in the array. Color-sensitive detectors can be used to determine the angular distribution and average value of the luminaire's correlated color temperature.

Certain aspects pertain to a combination sensor comprising a set of physical sensors facing different directions proximate a structure, and configured to measure solar radiation in different directions. The combination sensor also comprises a virtual facade-aligned sensor configured to determine a combi-sensor value at a facade of the structure based on solar radiation readings from the set of physical sensors.

A vehicle interior light intensity mapping system comprises at least one light detector configured to identify an intensity of light distributed in a plurality of regions in the vehicle. The light detector comprises an optic device comprising at least one aperture configured to receive light from a plurality of directions distributed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The light detector further comprises at least one sensor configured to receive the light from the plurality of directions. A controller is configured to identify an intensity of the light in each of a plurality of regions of the vehicle, wherein each of the regions corresponds to a different direction of the light received through each of the plurality of apertures of the optic device.

The present disclosure relates to a method for photometrical charting of a light source (Q, 3) clamped within a positioning device (1) and stationary relative to an object coordinate system (T) by means of a luminance density measurement camera (4) arranged stationary relative to a world coordinate system (W), wherein the light source (Q, 3) is moved between a first actual measurement position (P1) and at least one further actual measurement position (P2 to P5) along a kinematic chain of the positioning device (1) within the world coordinate system (W), wherein a luminance density measurement image (81 to 85) describing the spatial distribution of a photometric characteristic within a measurement surface is recorded by means of the luminance density measurement camera (4) in each actual measurement position (P1 to P5) with the light source (Q, 3) turned on, and wherein the position and/or orientation of the object coordinate system (T) relative to the world coordinate system (W) is recorded in each actual measurement position (P1 to P5) in direct reference to the world coordinate system (W) without reference to the kinematic chain of the positioning device (1). Moreover, the present disclosure relates to the use of such a method for photometric charting of a headlight (3).

An apparatus includes a wavefront sensor configured to receive coherent flood illumination that is reflected from a remote object and to estimate wavefront errors associated with the coherent flood illumination. The apparatus also includes a beam director optically coupled to the wavefront sensor and having a telescope and an auto-alignment system. The auto-alignment system is configured to adjust at least one first optical device in order to alter a line-of-sight of the wavefront sensor. The wavefront errors estimated by the wavefront sensor include a wavefront error resulting from the adjustment of the at least one first optical device. The beam director could further include at least one second optical device configured to correct for the wavefront errors. The at least one second optical device could include at least one deformable mirror.