Portable landing system

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed comprising a plurality of small independent light sources which are arranged in a mesh network and capable of exchanging data such that they can be operated together and under control of a controller in order to provide enhanced lighting effects in particular applications.

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         21 . A portable landing system for use on a landing site comprising:
 i. a wireless control channel; and   ii. a plurality of small independent synchronized light sources for placing about the landing site, each of said light sources comprising a wireless transceiver for communicating via said wireless control channel, a dedicated battery and at least one LED;   b. wherein each of said light sources receives control data via said wireless control channel and subsequently emits light intermittently according to said control data and during an interval when at least one other of said light sources is not illuminated.   
     
     
         22 . The system of claim  1 , wherein each of said light sources further comprises a clock synchronized to a common time source. 
     
     
         23 . The system of claim  1 , wherein said control data comprises an illuminating sequence, said plurality of small independent light sources subsequently repeatedly illuminating said at least LED according to said illuminating sequence. 
     
     
         24 . The system of claim  1 , wherein each of said plurality of small independent light sources comprises a plurality of common predefined timing diagrams stored in memory, wherein said control data comprises a reference to one of said timing diagrams, and further wherein said plurality of small independent light sources subsequently illuminate said at least one LED according to said referenced timing diagram. 
     
     
         25 . The system of claim  4 , wherein each of said light sources further comprises a clock synchronized to a common time source and further wherein each of said timing diagrams is of a predetermined time length ΔT and wherein said selected timing diagram is reset after expiry of said predetermined time length ΔT and according to said common time source. 
     
     
         26 . The system of claim  1 , further comprising a plurality of wireless control channels, wherein said master controller and each of said plurality of small independent light sources comprises a switch for selecting one of said wireless control channels and further wherein said control data is transmitted via a selected one of said plurality of wireless control channels. 
     
     
         27 . The system of claim  1 , wherein each of said small independent light sources comprises a plurality of LEDs and further wherein each of said plurality of LEDs emits one of red, green, blue and white light and infrared. 
     
     
         28 . The system of claim  1 , wherein each of said small independent light sources comprises a GPS receiver outputting a GPS clock signal as said common time source.