A lighting control system includes a sensor to generate a signal representative of at least one of a position of a seat, a presence of passenger in the seat, the position of at least one hand of the passenger, a configuration of the at least one hand of the passenger, and a direction of movement of the at least one hand of the passenger. A first light source, which generates a first light column, is located forward of the seat. A second light source, which generates a second light column, is located rearward of the seat. A controller generates a control signal that controls at least one parameter associated with an intensity, a color, a projected pattern, projected pattern location, or a width formed by a combination of the first and second light columns.

A passenger service system includes a seat, a first sensor associated with the seat that senses a position of the seat and generates a first signal, a second sensor associated with the seat that senses the presence of a passenger in the seat and generates a second signal, a first light source disposed at a predetermined location with respect to the seat, where the first light source generates light, a third sensor associated with the first light source that senses at least a position of at least one hand of the passenger and generate a third signal, and a controller that receives the first signal, a first light signal that controls at least one parameter associated with the light including at least one of an intensity, a color, a projected pattern, projected pattern location, or a width.

The present application relates to a hybrid component and a method for producing the same. The proposed hybrid component comprises a basic element (2) having at least one portion which is formed as a laminate (3) from a plastics foam and a fiber composite plastic.

Methods and apparatus to direct ventilation of vehicle occupants are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes an air supply duct of a cabin of a vehicle, a manifold fluidly coupled to the air supply duct, the manifold to extend to occupant seats of the cabin, and nozzles fluidly coupled to the manifold, the nozzles to be positioned to face toward a front of a face of an occupant when the occupant occupies one of the occupant seats.

A personal valve apparatus includes an air inlet, an air outlet, a nozzle, a valve seat, and a moveable poppet valve. The nozzle comprises an inner air-flow surface having a nozzle cavity, extending along the inner air-flow surface, in communication with the air inlet. The valve seat comprises a seat member disposed over the nozzle cavity at the air inlet. The moveable poppet valve is disposed over the seat member and the nozzle cavity at the air inlet. The moveable poppet valve comprises a convex surface. When the moveable poppet valve is in an open position, the convex surface is disposed over and apart from the seat member at the air inlet and configured to allow air to flow from the air inlet, against the convex surface at the air inlet, between the seat member and the convex surface at the air inlet, into and through the nozzle cavity, and out of the air outlet.

A temperature control gasper apparatus for vehicle interiors such as aircraft cabins. Airflow temperature, volume and orientation are integrated and controlled by the gasper apparatusat the point of use of the gasper apparatus. The temperature control gasper apparatus includes a mixing chamber, a temperature control dial, and an airflow control nozzle assembly. The temperature control gasper apparatus provides airflow output control with rotation of a grip member of the nozzle assembly relative to a ball portion of the mixing chamber, temperature control by rotation of a handle portion of the temperature control dial relative to the ball portion of the mixing chamber, and airflow direction control by movement of the ball portion of the mixing chamber relative to a socket portion of the mixing chamber fixed to the vehicle interior.

Disclosed is a stowable airflow diverter for removable attachment to a floor vent of a turbine aircraft. The air diverter comprises vertical ducting extending from a base. A flexible gasket and magnets are attached to the base for engagement with the floor vent. A nozzle attached to the vertical ducting redirects the airflow emanating from the floor vent from horizontal to vertical in order to direct air conditioned air into the cock pit of the aircraft. In an alternate embodiment, the nozzle is rotatable with respect to the vertical axis of the duct. In another alternate embodiment, the nozzle and vertical duct comprise telescoping segments such that the device can be collapsed into the floor vent.

A cabin air ventilation system for a plurality of seat rows in an aircraft and an aircraft with such a cabin air ventilation system. The air ventilation system comprises a main body configured to be mounted to an underside of an overhead stowage compartment, the main body defining an inner volume, and a plurality of air ventilation outlets arranged in the main body, each of the ventilation outlets being configured to generate an airflow from the inner volume of the main body to one of the plurality of seat rows. At least some of the plurality of air ventilation outlets are arranged to generate the respective airflow to different seat rows.

An aircraft is provided that includes a passenger service unit for a passenger seated in a seat in its cabin. The aircraft includes a camera configured to acquire an image of the passenger, and a control module configured to at least receive the image of the passenger. The control module is configured to receive non-tactile gesture preference data and dominant hand data, and access a non-tactile gesture data store that includes a plurality of images of non-tactile hand signals or non-tactile hand gestures. Based on the foregoing, the control module is configured to generate non-tactile gesture data in accordance with and indicative of a non-tactile hand signal or a non-tactile gesture made by the passenger. And the control module is configured to control one or more cabin systems including in at least one instance the passenger service unit based on the non-tactile gesture data.

A ventilation system for ventilating a passenger compartment of an aircraft, an aircraft, and a method of operating the ventilation system are disclosed herein. The ventilation system includes, but is not limited to, a bezel, a fluid vent, an electronic sensor, and a valve. The bezel defines a bezel aperture and the fluid vent defines an axis that passes through the bezel aperture to direct a stream of air through the bezel into the passenger compartment. The electronic sensor is associated with the bezel and is configured to generate a bezel position signal. The valve is configured to vary a flow rate of the stream of air through the fluid vent based on the bezel position signal.