Bringing Advanced Lighting to Aviation
Advanced lighting is one strategy at the forefront of 21st century global research to reduce energy use and carbon emissions. LEDs promise lower energy consumption, reduced maintenance, and better visual perception for pilots.
Since 2005, the LRC has assisted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its research divisions through synergistic activities that combine the LRC's expertise in lighting technologies, applications and human factors research. The LRC conducts lighting research in the areas of solid-state lighting and vision science to provide new lighting solutions that benefit the aviation industry.
Through its work with the FAA, the LRC has studied the potential performance and application of LEDs in airport and airfield lighting. The LRC looks at how this new technology can be applied to light runways, taxiways, approaches, and other areas of the airfield.
The LRC is using these investigations as the basis to help the FAA create and amend performance metrics and requirements that are appropriate for LED airfield lighting.
