An installation powers and controls a plurality of signaling lights arranged in series, each having at least one light source. The installation includes a unit with a primary power supply situated upstream for remotely programming or managing operation of the installation; a primary series circuit with a transformer for each signaling light; a control module for each signaling light; a secondary power supply circuit for powering the control modules, independent of the primary circuit; a first optical cable for bi-directionally connecting a first upstream module to the programming or managing unit; and a second optical cable for bi-directionally connecting a last downstream control module to the programming/management unit, with each control module being connected in series to an adjacent upstream module and to an adjacent downstream module by means of a respective bi-directional optical connection.

A runway-embedded flash lighting device, includes a body configured to be embedded in a runway; a ceiling member including a flash emission window and disposed in an upper opening of the body and configured to be exposed to a runway surface when the body is embedded in the runway; a light guide member disposed in the flash emission window; an LED flash light source disposed inside the body and configured to emit a flash toward the light guide member; and a heat conducting member, wherein the light guide is configured to allow the flash emitted from the LED flash light source to be emitted from the flash emission window , the heat conducting member is disposed inside the body and includes a first part in contact with the LED flash light source, and a second part in contact with the ceiling member.

An LED flash light source for a runway-embedded flash lighting device, includes an LED module; a frame-shaped attaching plate; a lens member; and a shock-absorbing sheet, wherein the lens member is attached to a hollow portion in a frame of the frame-shaped attaching plate, the lens member is configured to allow an emission surface of a flash emitted from the LED module to have a uniform illuminance distribution, the shock-absorbing sheet includes: a lower shock-absorbing sheet; and an upper shock-absorbing sheet, the lower shock-absorbing sheet is disposed on the LED module, the frame-shaped attaching plate to which the lens member is attached is disposed on the lower shock-absorbing sheet, and the upper shock-absorbing sheet is disposed on the frame-shaped attaching plate.

A runway-embedded flash lighting device includes: a body configured to be embedded in a runway; a ceiling member including a flash emission window, disposed in an upper opening of the body and configured to be exposed to a runway surface when the body is embedded in the runway; a light guide member disposed in the flash emission window; an LED flash light source disposed inside the body and configured to emit a flash toward the light guide member; and a bottom cover member disposed on and covering the lower opening of the body and including on an outer surface thereof on a side opposite to the body, a support portion protruding from the outer surface of the bottom cover member.

Airfield taxiway lights are described herein. One device includes a plurality of light sources, a plurality of prisms through which light emitted by the plurality of light sources is configured to pass, wherein the light emitted by each respective light source passes through a different one of the plurality of prisms, and a cover having a plurality of openings through which the light that passes through the plurality of prisms is configured to exit the airfield taxiway light, wherein each respective opening is positioned over a different one of the plurality of prisms.

An aerodrome system for an aerodrome is provided. The aerodrome system comprises a plurality of light emitting elements configured to emit light from a surface of the aerodrome upon which aircraft may take-off, land and manoeuvre; and a controller operatively coupled to each of the light emitting elements so as to selectively control the light emitting elements, wherein the light emitting elements form pixels of a display and the controller is configured to control an image displayed by the display so as to display and demarcate at least one runway for aircraft to take-off or land, wherein the light emitting elements are spaced such that the controller may display the runway with a variable orientation and the controller is further configured to change the image displayed by the display so as to change the orientation of the runway.

Airfield taxiway lights are described herein. One device includes a plurality of light sources, a plurality of prisms through which light emitted by the plurality of light sources is configured to pass, wherein the light emitted by each respective light source passes through a different one of the plurality of prisms, and a cover having a plurality of openings through which the light that passes through the plurality of prisms is configured to exit the airfield taxiway light, wherein each respective opening is positioned over a different one of the plurality of prisms.

A light suitable for lighting take-off and landing runways and taxiways of airports that includes a housing cover provided with a light passage opening, an optical system including at least one light-emitting diode module with at least one LED-chain having a plurality of light-emitting diodes as light sources, a reflector, and a prism having a shape complementary to that of the light passage opening, an insert and a sealing ring, which is arranged between the housing cover and the insert. On an underside of the housing cover of the light, the at least one LED module and reflector are arranged in a first chamber, which is separated from a second chamber of the light by a seal including a flexible insulating and heat-conducting film arranged between the reflector and the underside of the housing cover.

A streaming policy management system and method wherein bandwidth may be allocated based on external device information received from a streaming client device connected to one or more external audio/video (A/V) devices. When a streaming network back office receives a request from the streaming client device for delivery of a particular content, wherein the request includes external device information of one or more external A/V devices connected to the streaming client device, a bandwidth is determined for streaming the particular content to the streaming client device and a request may be made to a content delivery network to create a distribution pipe having the bandwidth to accommodate the delivery of the particular content. A manifest file is provided to the streaming client device that includes one or more pointers that point to content segments of the particular content.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ground station, comprising: a landing surface having a perimeter and a center; a plurality of pushers held above the landing surface by a plurality of linear actuators; at least one electro-mechanical connector attached to one of the plurality of pushers, mechanically adapted to be electrically connected to a compatible electro-mechanical connector of a UAV; and a landing detection controller adapted to instruct the plurality of linear actuators to move the plurality of pushers simultaneously from the perimeter toward the center when a landing event related to the UAV is detected.