Ethan Fralick, Ryen LeBlanc, Colton McCann, Jacob Southall
Dr. Hamidreza Mirzaei & Dr. Matthew Hartmann
Streetlights are very important for community safety, but traditional streetlight
systems continue to operate with high energy consumption and other inefficiencies.
These inefficiencies lead to high energy costs and high levels of light pollution.
To solve this problem, the ProxiLux Lighting system uses a Raspberry Pi microcontroller
to manage a 100 W LED fixture with the use of Python-based logic. To manage this fixture,
the system uses a PIR motion sensor and a BH1750 ambient light sensor to detect a
pedestrian or vehicle approaching the light. Once detected, the streetlight will brighten
to 100% from its dimmed state. The ProxiLux system will keep the light fixture in
a dimmed state to reduce or decrease the problem associated with traditional streetlights.
Laboratory testing proved that the system can successfully control the light fixture
while light and motion are detected. Furthermore, a safety protocol will be implemented
into the ProxiLux system in case of subsystem failure. Ultimately, the ProxiLux Lighting
System provides a cost-effective alternative for smaller municipalities to reduce
energy consumption and light pollution.
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