Flight Deck Lighting Addressable Smart Control Modules

The LED Lighting Fixture Control Module (LFCM) will be the next generation of LED lighting control capability replacing the current C3I LED Flex Driver Control Module (LFDM). C3Is Configurable Distributed LED Driver (CD-LD) technology will meet the LFCM requirements, providing performance enhancements and resulting in significantly reduced installation, operating, maintenance, and configuration costs. The development of the CD-LD technology will enable installation of LED drivers in proximity to the LED fixture, reducing the requirement for expensive home run cable installations with the ability to upgrade existing LED lighting with new and/or improved LED technology without the requirement to replace/upgrade the driver hardware. The CD-LD technology will provide the ability to re-configure installed power lines to implement sophisticated device control and power delivery to an LED fixture without the need to re-wire legacy ships. This Phase I effort will address initial design and development of the CD-LD technology, and include a feasibility demonstration of core device and system technologies. Phase II will involve creation of the full scale CD-LD implementation, provide draft specifications for the technology, and provide evaluation/refinement of device/system capabilities. No similar technology is available today.