Color control in light fixture with subtractive color mixing system and additional filter
12442511 · 2025-10-14
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Abstract
A method for controlling a subtractive color mixing system in a light fixture, comprising a light source, the subtractive color mixing system comprising a plurality of subtractive color filters, and an additional filter. The method is for emitting light having a target color upon having traversed the additional filter, such as upon having traversed the subtractive color mixing system and the additional filter and optionally being emitted from the light fixture. The method comprising receiving target information indicative of, such as defining, the target color, calculating a target control setpoint for each subtractive color filter within the plurality of subtractive color filters based on the target information, and calibration data, which for a plurality of sets of calibration control setpoints is indicative of an emitted color, controlling each of the subtractive color filters according to each calculated target control setpoint for each of the subtractive color filters.
Claims
1. A method for controlling a subtractive color mixing system in a light fixture generating light, wherein the light fixture comprises: a light source, and the subtractive color mixing system, which comprises a plurality of subtractive color filters, and an additional filter that is not included in the subtractive color mixing system, wherein the additional filter changes at least one of a color, a color temperature, or a color rendering index of light that traverses the additional filter, and said method comprising: receiving target information indicative of a target color, calculating a target control setpoint for each subtractive color filter within the plurality of subtractive color filters based on: the target information, a setting that corresponds to an amount of the light generated by the light fixture that traverses the additional filter, and calibration data, which for a plurality of sets of calibration control setpoints is indicative of an emitted color, wherein the plurality of sets of calibration control setpoints comprises a set of calibration control setpoints, where each calibration control setpoint corresponds to a color value that would pass through a corresponding subtractive color filter with zero subtraction of light by the corresponding subtractive color filter, and wherein for one or more of the sets of calibration control setpoints, the emitted color is defined by light having traversed the subtractive color mixing system and not having traversed the additional filter and supplemental calibration data obtained for light having traversed the additional filter, controlling each of the subtractive color filters according to each calculated target control setpoint for each of the subtractive color filters, and emitting the light having the target color upon the light having traversed the subtractive color mixing system and the additional filter.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein for one or more of the sets of calibration control setpoints, the emitted color is defined by light having traversed the subtractive color mixing system and the additional filter.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein for one or more of the sets of calibration control setpoints, the emitted color is based on light having traversed the subtractive color mixing system and not having traversed the additional filter.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein: for a plurality of the sets of calibration control setpoints, the emitted color is based on light having traversed the subtractive color mixing system and not having traversed the additional filter, and for one or more of the sets of calibration control setpoints, the emitted color is defined by light having traversed the subtractive color mixing system and the additional filter.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein: for a plurality of the sets of calibration control setpoints, the emitted color is based on light having traversed the subtractive color mixing system and not having traversed the additional filter, and for one or more of the sets of calibration control setpoints, the emitted color is defined by light having traversed the additional filter and not having traversed the subtractive color mixing system.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the calibration data comprises a number N of sets of calibration control setpoints, wherein N is greater than one.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the plurality of sets of calibration control setpoints comprises, for each of a plurality of subtractive color filters, a set of calibration control setpoints wherein: the calibration control setpoint for the subtractive color filter corresponds to non-zero subtraction of light, and the calibration control setpoint for all other subtractive color filters within the plurality of subtractive color filters corresponds to zero subtraction of light.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein the plurality of sets of calibration control setpoints comprises, one or more sets of mixed calibration control setpoints wherein: a plurality of calibration control setpoints each corresponds to non-zero subtraction of light.
9. The method of claim 6, wherein: the plurality of sets of calibration control setpoints comprises a plurality of mixed calibration control setpoints; a plurality of calibration control setpoints each corresponds to non-zero subtraction of light; and corresponding colors of light emitted from the light fixture according to the plurality of sets of mixed calibration control setpoints have different distances in a color space, such as the CIE 1931 color space, with respect to a color for which each setpoint corresponds to zero subtraction of light by a corresponding subtractive color filter.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein for one or more of the sets of calibration control setpoints, the emitted color is defined by light originating from the light source and having traversed at least one of the subtractive color mixing system and the additional filter.
11. A light fixture system, comprising: a light fixture that generates light comprising: a light source, a subtractive color mixing system, wherein the subtractive color mixing system comprises a plurality of subtractive color filters and a transducer for controlling the subtractive color filters upon receipt of target control setpoints, and an additional filter that is not included in the subtractive color mixing system, wherein the additional filter changes at least one of a color, a color temperature, or a color rendering index of light that traverses the additional filter, and a control device arranged for: receiving target information indicative of a target color, said target color being representative of a desired color of light upon having traversed the additional filter, calculating a target control setpoint for each subtractive color filter within the plurality of subtractive color filters based on: the target information, a setting that corresponds to an amount of the light generated by the light fixture that traverses the additional filter, and calibration data, which for a plurality of sets of calibration control setpoints is indicative of an emitted color, wherein the plurality of sets of calibration control setpoints comprises a set of calibration control setpoints, where each calibration control setpoint corresponds to a color value that would pass through a corresponding subtractive light filter with zero subtraction of light by the corresponding subtractive color filter, and wherein for one or more of the sets of calibration control setpoints, the emitted color is defined by light having traversed the subtractive color mixing system and not having traversed the additional filter and supplemental calibration data obtained for light having traversed the additional filter outputting calculated target control setpoints enabling controlling each of the subtractive color filters according to each calculated target control setpoint for each of the subtractive color filters, and emitting the light having the target color upon the light having traversed the subtractive color mixing system and the additional filter; wherein the control device is operationally connected to the subtractive color mixing system and arranged for controlling the subtractive color mixing system by outputting calculated target control setpoints to the transducer controlling respective subtractive color filters.
12. The light fixture system of claim 11, wherein the additional filter is selected as any of the following: a color-temperature-compensation (CTC) filter, a color-to-orange (CTO) filter, a color-to-blue (CTB) filter, a color-rendering index (CRI) enhancement filter, or a color filter.
13. The light fixture system of claim 11, wherein the additional filter is adjustable.
14. The light fixture system of claim 11, further comprising: a second light fixture comprising: a second light source, a second subtractive color mixing system, wherein the second subtractive color mixing system comprises a plurality of second subtractive color filters and a second transducer for controlling the second subtractive color filters upon receipt of target control setpoints, and a second additional filter that is not included in the subtractive color mixing system, wherein the additional filter changes at least one of a color, a color temperature, or a color rendering index of light that traverses the additional filter, and a second control device arranged for: receiving target information indicative of a target color, the target color being representative of a desired color of light upon having traversed the second additional filter, calculating a target control setpoint for each second subtractive color filter within the plurality of second subtractive color filters based on: the target information, a setting of the second additional filter, and calibration data, which for a plurality of sets of calibration control setpoints is indicative of an emitted color, and outputting calculated target control setpoints enabling controlling each of the second subtractive color filters according to each calculated target control setpoint for each of the second subtractive color filters, wherein the second control device is operationally connected to the second subtractive color mixing system and arranged for controlling the second subtractive color mixing system by outputting calculated target control setpoints to the second transducer controlling respective second subtractive color filters, wherein a change in target control setpoints is present upon a change in the setting of the additional filter of the control device is different from the setting of the second additional filter of the second control device.
15. The light fixture system of claim 14, wherein a difference or standard deviation in a color of light upon having traversed the subtractive color mixing system and the additional filter, is smaller than it would have been in the absence of the additional filter.
16. A method of manufacturing a light fixture system comprising: a light fixture that generates light comprising: a light source, a subtractive color mixing system, wherein the subtractive color mixing system comprises a plurality of subtractive color filters and a transducer for controlling the subtractive color filters upon receipt of target control setpoints, and an additional filter that is not included in the subtractive color mixing system, wherein the additional filter changes at least one of a color, a color temperature, or a color rendering index of light that traverses the additional filter, and a control device arranged for: receiving target information indicative of a target color, the target color being representative of a desired color of light upon having traversed the additional filter, calculating a target control setpoint for each subtractive color filter within the plurality of subtractive color filters based on: the target information, a setting that corresponds to an amount of light generated by the light fixture that traverses the additional filter, and calibration data, which for a plurality of sets of calibration control setpoints is indicative of an emitted color, wherein the plurality of sets of calibration control setpoints comprises a set of calibration control setpoints, where each calibration control setpoint corresponds to a color value that would pass through a corresponding subtractive color filter with zero subtraction of light by the corresponding subtractive color filter, and wherein for one or more of the sets of calibration control setpoints, the emitted color is defined by light having traversed the subtractive color mixing system and not having traversed the additional filter and supplemental calibration data obtained for light having traversed the additional filter, and outputting calculated target control setpoints enabling controlling each of the subtractive color filters according to each calculated target control setpoint for each of the subtractive color filters; wherein the control device is operationally connected to the subtractive color mixing system and arranged for controlling the subtractive color mixing system by outputting calculated target control setpoints to the transducer controlling respective subtractive color filters; wherein the method comprises: obtaining error information regarding a color difference between a desired color, and a color of light emitted from the light fixture or a part thereof upon having traversed the additional filter, and arranging the control device so that calculating a target control setpoint for each subtractive color filter within the plurality of subtractive color filters is based on said error information.
17. The method of manufacturing of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises: obtaining the calibration data wherein for a plurality of the sets of calibration control setpoints, the emitted color is based on light not having traversed the additional filter, and wherein obtaining the error information comprises measuring the color of light emitted from the light fixture or a part thereof upon having traversed the additional filter, and wherein arranging the control device so that calculating a target control setpoint for each subtractive color filter within the plurality of subtractive color filters based on said error information comprises arranging the control device to calculate a target control setpoint for each subtractive color filter within the plurality of subtractive color filters which negates the color difference.
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(1) The first, second, third, fourth and fifth aspect according to the disclosure will now be described in more detail with regard to the accompanying figures. The figures show one way of implementing the present disclosure and is not to be construed as being limiting to other possible embodiments falling within the scope of the attached claim set.
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(13) Furthermore, point set mesh generation within the color space has been carried out for one fixture (Fixture 1012) based on the calibration data, such as wherein calibration data points form vertices, wherein the point set mesh generation is a point set triangulation.
(14) For example, the subtractive color mixing system may comprise three color filters, and the point mesh generation is triangulation wherein any mesh polygon comprise vertices which have no more than two filters inserted in the optical path.
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(16) According to an embodiment, calculating a target control setpoint for each subtractive color filter within the plurality of subtractive color filters based on the target information and calibration data which for a plurality of sets of calibration control setpoints is indicative of an emitted color, may comprise identifying the set of calibration control setpoints with a corresponding color being closest to the target color and setting the target control setpoint for each color filter as equal to the corresponding calibration control setpoint of said (nearest) set of calibration control setpoints. This may be advantageous for its simplicity (e.g., renders point mesh generation superfluous) and may in particular work well for high-resolution calibration data (such as calibration data with a high number of calibration control setpoints, which colors which are well-distributed in color space) and/or where requirements for (exact) color reproduction is relatively relaxed. In a further embodiment, calculating a target control setpoint for each subtractive color filter within the plurality of subtractive color filters based on the target information and calibration data which for a plurality of sets of calibration control setpoints is indicative of an emitted color, may comprise identifying the (plurality of) sets of calibration control setpoints with a corresponding color being closest (or nearest) to the target color and setting the target control setpoint for each color filter based on said (nearest) sets of calibration control setpoints, such as by relying on nearest-neighbour interpolation.
(17) According to another embodiment, calculating a target control setpoint for each subtractive color filter within the plurality of subtractive color filters may comprise determining a mesh polygon (after point mesh generation), such as the smallest mesh polygon, comprising the target color, such as by optionally repeatedly applying a method for determining if the target color is within a mesh polygon. Once the (smallest) mesh polygon comprising the target color has been identified, the target control setpoints are identified by interpolating, such as performing linear triangle interpolation within the mesh polygon based on the vertices of the mesh polygon, so as to achieve target control setpoints. For example, each vertice may be associated with three scalar values, corresponding to the calibration control setpoint for each filter, and the a linear triangle interpolation may be carried out for the calibration control setpoint for each filter resulting in a set of target control setpoints with a target control setpoint for each filter.
(18) According to a still further embodiment, the set of target control setpoints may be obtained by any means, e.g., non-linear interpolation, taking multiple points on either side into account, extrapolation by multiple points, etc.
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(21) Although the present disclosure has been described in connection with the specified embodiments, it should not be construed as being in any way limited to the presented examples. The scope of the present disclosure is set out by the accompanying claim set. In the context of the claims, the terms comprising or comprises do not exclude other possible elements or steps. Also, the mentioning of references such as a or an etc. should not be construed as excluding a plurality. The use of reference signs in the claims with respect to elements indicated in the figures shall also not be construed as limiting the scope of the disclosure. Furthermore, individual features mentioned in different claims, may possibly be advantageously combined, and the mentioning of these features in different claims does not exclude that a combination of features is not possible and advantageous.