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A vision of the future with LEDs (light emitting diodes)
UFOs sighted
Passengers and visitors to Dubai International Airport can look forward to a spectacular sight in the Sheik Rashid terminal. Five "UFOs", each six metres in diameter, appear to hover in the air, producing breath-taking lighting effects thanks to LED technology from Osram Opto Semiconductors.
LED modules with special optics that tightly focus the light beam give lighting designers wonderful freedom to create new effects. The lights on these futuristic objects are switched on and off in a cleverly controlled sequence to simulate UFOs taking off and landing. The light sources are so small that they can meet the extremely demanding geometrical requirements of the circular elements. Light emitting diodes are robust and can withstand the frequent on/off switching that the various scenarios from take-off to landing demand. The also have many other important advantages such as long life, low power consumption and availability in all colours. There are more than 8500 LEDs in each of the five UFOs:
- Coinlights for sparkling colourful effects
- Effectlights in yellow, green and red as jet beams, and
- Linearlight flex to provide dots of light around the outside.
The objects are designed to produce a large number of different lighting effects. Clever control of the lights and "smoke" canons combine to create a space-age atmosphere.
The objects are the result of a joint project involving six different companies. Under the management of Ontario Light (Innsbruck), who were responsible for overall lighting design, the five other companies who provided their specialist know-how were Osram Opto Semiconductors (lighting technology and LED modules), Herbert Demanega, the Innsbruck-based architects, KCA International (concept and design), Otto Valenta GmbH from Fieberbrunn (construction, steel structures, engineering) and Elmar Schrutek of Vienna (control technology).
A vision of the future with LEDs (light emitting diodes)
UFOs sighted
The LED-equipped objects are made from polished stainless steel and each weight 1.7 tonnes. They are each suspended from four steel cables in the Sheik Rashid terminal and seem to hover in the air.
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