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smartLantern is a newly developed type of street lighting that is more resource-efficient than conventional lanterns and offers additional functions. Thanks to built-in brightness and radar sensors, the smartLantern only lights up at full intensity when it is really needed. If no one is nearby, the light is dimmed down. If a person moves towards the lantern, it sends a signal to those following so that the path is illuminated in advance. By adjusting the brightness and using LEDs, 80 percent energy is saved compared to conventional high-pressure mercury lamps. It also counteracts the problem of light pollution and the resulting negative effects on animals and humans.

In addition, the smartLantern measures environmental data such as temperature, humidity, air pressure and fine dust pollution and displays the time and energy savings on an ePaper display built into the pole. Integrated sockets allow e-vehicles and smartphones, for example, to be charged at the lantern pole.

smartLantern – the smart street lantern was awarded a Young Professionals Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2021 in the category u19-create your world.

smartLantern – die smarte Straßenlaterne / Christoph Steiner, Moritz Vögl, Simon Schmidmayr, Jan Reinsperger, HTL Rennweg (AT), Credit: tom mesic

smartLantern – die smarte Straßenlaterne Christoph Steiner (AT), Moritz Vögl (AT), Simon Schmidmayr (AT), Jan Reinsperger (AT); HTL Rennweg, Photo: tom mesic

create your world, smartLantern – die smarte Straßenlaterne, Credits: Christoph Steiner, Moritz Vögl, Simon Schmidmayr, Jan Reinsperger

create your world, smartLantern – die smarte Straßenlaterne, Credits: Christoph Steiner, Moritz Vögl, Simon Schmidmayr, Jan Reinsperger

create your world, smartLantern – die smarte Straßenlaterne, Credits: Christoph Steiner, Moritz Vögl, Simon Schmidmayr, Jan Reinsperger

create your world, smartLantern – die smarte Straßenlaterne, Credits: Christoph Steiner, Moritz Vögl, Simon Schmidmayr, Jan Reinsperger

Christoph Steiner (*2002), Moritz Vögl (*2001), Simon Schmidmayr (*2001) and Jan Reinsperger (*2001) attend the 5th grade of the HTL Rennweg, specialization mechatronics. For their joint thesis project smartLantern – the smart streetlight, they used their technical skills to solve an existing environmental problem.

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With support from: DI Richard Drechsler