Abstract: A luminaire includes a light source configured to generate an emitted light beam, and a beam reducer configured to move between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the beam reducer is outside the emitted light beam, and in the second position, the beam reducer receives the emitted light beam and occludes an outer portion of the emitted light beam to emit a reduced light beam having a smaller beam angle than the emitted light beam. The luminaire also includes an imaging subsystem configured to receive (i) the emitted light beam when the beam reducer is in the first position and (ii) the reduced light beam when the beam reducer is in the second position. The beam reducer is configured to move to the second position in response to a position of the imaging subsystem.

Abstract: A luminaire including a light engine and a dichroic filter are provided. The light engine emits a light beam including light from a pump laser and light from a phosphor illuminated by the pump laser. The dichroic filter includes a first band pass region having a transmissivity less than 70%, varying by at most +/?10% that extends from a first wavelength shorter than the light from the pump laser to a second wavelength at least 5 nanometers longer than a 50% intensity of a longest wavelength of the light from the pump laser. A band reject region has a second predefined maximum transmissivity less than 10% in a range of longer wavelengths, rejecting at least some shorter wavelengths of the light from the phosphor. A second band pass region has a third predefined maximum transmissivity in a range of still longer wavelengths.

Abstract: A luminaire including an LED light source, a plurality of color filters, an optical device, and a control system is provided. In response to receiving an optical device setting value via a data link, the control system moves the optical device according to the setting value; calculates a numeric value for a color change associated with the optical device setting value by calculating a position change value for at least one color filter, the position change value based on the optical device setting value; for the at least one color filter, calculates a modified color filter position based on the position change value and a current color filter position of the at least one color filter and causes the at least one color filter to move to the modified color filter position.

Abstract: A luminaire includes a light source configured to generate an emitted light beam and an interchangeable lens subsystem positioned after the light source and before an imaging plane in an optical path of the luminaire. The interchangeable lens subsystem includes a first lens having a first focal length and a second lens having a second focal length. The second focal length is different than the first focal length. In a first configuration of the interchangeable lens subsystem, the first lens is positioned in the emitted light beam, and in a second configuration of the interchangeable lens subsystem, the second lens is positioned in the emitted light beam.

Abstract: A luminaire is provided, that includes a head having a housing. The head includes a light source that generates heat; one or more motors that generate heat; one or more lubricated surfaces that, when heated, release airborne contaminants; one or more painted surfaces that, when heated, release airborne contaminants; a plurality of lenses; and an adsorptive filter system configured to reduce airborne contaminants in air contacting one or more lenses of the plurality of lenses by pulling contaminated air through the filter system and directing filtered air onto the plurality of lenses.

Abstract: A luminaire includes a first array light engine, a second array light engine, and a control system. The first array light engine includes a plurality of light emitters and first and second lens arrays, each with pluralities of lenslets. Collimation of light rays from the first array light engine varies as the second lens array moves relative to the first lens array. The second array light engine has a linear array of light emitters and a linear lens. Collimation of light rays from the linear lens varies as the linear lens moves relative to the linear array of light emitters. The control system controls a beam angle of the light rays from the first array light engine by moving the second lens array and controls a beam angle of the light rays from the linear lens by moving the linear lens.

Abstract: A luminaire includes a light source configured to generate an emitted light beam and a beam reducer configured to move between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the beam reducer is outside the emitted light beam, and in the second position, the beam reducer receives the emitted light beam and reflect an outer portion of the emitted light beam to emit a reduced light beam having a smaller beam angle than the emitted light beam. The luminaire also includes an imaging subsystem configured to receive (i) the emitted light beam when the beam reducer is in the first position and (ii) the reduced light beam when the beam reducer is in the second position. The beam reducer is configured to move to the second position in response to a position of the imaging subsystem.

Abstract: A system includes a luminaire having a head configured for rotation relative to a fixed enclosure of the luminaire. The head includes a camera access port. The system also includes a housing for a camera configured to be removably mounted to the camera access port of the luminaire, and a cover plate configured to be removably mounted to the luminaire head to cover the camera access port. When the housing is mounted to the camera access port, the cover plate is removed from the luminaire head.

Abstract: A luminaire includes an enclosure, an air valve, and a control system. The enclosure includes a light source, an air pressure sensor, a temperature sensor and a first opening and is otherwise sealed from external air. The enclosure may include components that modify and emit a light beam. The air valve is coupled at a second opening to the enclosure and includes a membrane covering a third opening. The membrane reduces the passage of water droplets in air passing therethrough. The air valve blocks air passage between the enclosure and the membrane when closed and allows air passage when open. The control system determines whether the enclosure is adequately sealed based on air pressure as sensed by the air pressure sensor and a temperature as sensed by the temperature sensor.

Abstract: A luminaire system includes a luminaire having a yoke configured for rotation relative to a fixed enclosure of the luminaire. The yoke includes a yoke arm having a pair of handle sockets, each having an interior profile. The system also includes a removable handle having a body including a pair of body plates and a grip extending therebetween; a respective pair of handle hooks coupled to each body plate, and configured to engage a corresponding one of the handle sockets; a respective sliding plate coupled to and configured to slide along each body plate between a locked and an unlocked configuration, where a locking tongue is coupled to each sliding plate and is configured to extend from a proximal end of the removable handle to engage the interior profile of the handle socket in the locked configuration; and a pull bar coupled to each sliding plate and/or each locking tongue.

Abstract: A luminaire includes a light source configured to generate an emitted light beam and a beam reducer configured to move between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the beam reducer is outside the emitted light beam, and in the second position, the beam reducer receives the emitted light beam and reflect an outer portion of the emitted light beam to emit a reduced light beam having a smaller beam angle than the emitted light beam. The luminaire also includes an imaging subsystem configured to receive (i) the emitted light beam when the beam reducer is in the first position and (ii) the reduced light beam when the beam reducer is in the second position. The beam reducer is configured to move to the second position in response to a position of the imaging subsystem.

Abstract: A luminaire includes a first array light engine, a second array light engine, and a control system. The first array light engine includes a plurality of light emitters and first and second lens arrays, each with pluralities of lenslets. Collimation of light rays from the first array light engine varies as the second lens array moves relative to the first lens array. The second array light engine has a linear array of light emitters and a linear lens. Collimation of light rays from the linear lens varies as the linear lens moves relative to the linear array of light emitters. The control system controls a beam angle of the light rays from the first array light engine by moving the second lens array and controls a beam angle of the light rays from the linear lens by moving the linear lens.

Abstract: A luminaire includes a light source that emits a light beam and a frost filter mechanism that is mechanically coupled to a lens group of the luminaire and configured to move with the lens group along an optical axis of the light beam. The frost filter mechanism includes a frost filter configured to be moved from a first position outside of the light beam to a second position in the light beam. The frost filter mechanism also includes a toggle control coupled to the frost filter, where the toggle control is configured to rotate the frost filter from the first position to the second position when the toggle control is rotated in a first direction and to rotate the frost filter from the second position to the first position when the toggle control is rotated in a second direction.

Abstract: An LED light engine includes a plurality of LED emitters; a first lens array having a plurality of collimating lenslets corresponding to the plurality of LED emitters, where the first lens array is optically coupled to the plurality of LED emitters and configured to emit a plurality of light beams corresponding to the plurality of LED emitters, each of the light beams including partially collimated light rays; a light integrator optic to receive the plurality of light beams and to internally reflect the light beams to generate a plurality of at least partially-homogenized light beams; a homogenizer optically coupled to the light integrator optic and configured to receive the plurality of at least partially-homogenized light beams from the light integrator optic; and a converging lens optically coupled to the homogenizer. The homogenizer and the converging lens illuminate a gate with the plurality of light beams from the light integrator optic.

Abstract: A luminaire includes a light source configured to generate an emitted light beam and a diffusion wheel subsystem. The subsystem includes a first diffusion wheel to provide different degrees of diffusion to the light beam, and a second diffusion wheel stacked with the first diffusion wheel and to provide different degrees of diffusion to the light beam. A first diffusion region of the first diffusion wheel provides a lowest degree of diffusion, and the first diffusion region of the first diffusion wheel is located at a first edge of the first diffusion wheel. A first diffusion region of the second diffusion wheel provides a degree of diffusion approximately equal to that of the first diffusion region of the first diffusion wheel, and is located at a second edge of the second diffusion wheel.

Abstract: A system includes a luminaire having a head configured for rotation relative to a fixed enclosure of the luminaire. The head includes a camera access port. The system also includes a camera module configured to be removably mounted to the camera access port of the luminaire, and a cover plate configured to be removably mounted to the luminaire head to cover the camera access port. A weight of the cover plate approximately matches a weight of the camera module.

Abstract: A luminaire includes an enclosure with a display panel mounted in an external surface of the enclosure, a head mechanically coupled to the enclosure, and a control system located in one or both of the head and the enclosure. The head is configured for rotation relative to the enclosure and to emit a light beam. The control system is configured to receive a display command via a data link and, in response, cause the display panel to display visual content specified in the display command, the visual content comprising pixel values for all pixels of the display panel.

Abstract: A lens mounting system and luminaire are provided. The lens mounting system includes a lens support, a lens array with a plurality of lenses, and a fastener. The lens array has tabs to physically couple the lens array to the lens support. The fastener couples at least one tab to the lens support. Each lens of the lens array receives an individual light beam in a light receiving portion of the lens and the tabs are located outside the light receiving portions of the lenses. The luminaire further includes an array of LED optical modules, and a control system configured to move the lens mounting system relative to the LED optical modules. Each LED optical module emits the individual light beam received by a corresponding lens of the plurality of lenses.

Abstract: An optical system and luminaire are provided. The optical system includes a plurality of LED optical modules, an auxiliary LED array, an array of lenses that each receive light from an associated one of the LED optical modules, and a telescoping light tube that receives light emitted from the auxiliary LED array. A light exit end of the telescoping light tube is positioned in an aperture at a center of the array of lenses. The array of lenses and the light exit end move together closer to and farther from the plurality of LED optical modules and the auxiliary LED array.