F21S41/663

ROAD SURFACE RENDERING DEVICE

A road surface rendering device for rendering a road surface by illuminating an illumination region extending along a direction away from the road surface rendering device with light. The illumination region is divided into three regions of a left region, a central region, and a right region in a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction, an illuminance of the central region is largest.

VEHICLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM WITH HYBRID MATRIX LOW BEAM
20240102628 · 2024-03-28 ·

A headlight assembly for a vehicle includes a foreground light source configured to project light over a first field of view greater than 20-degrees wide, and a spot beam light source that includes a plurality of pixel light sources configured to project light over a second field of view smaller than the first field of view and overlapping the first field of view. The foreground light source and the spot beam light source are operable together in a low-beam mode to generate a combined low-beam projection pattern. A lighting system for a vehicle comprises two headlight assemblies. Each of the headlight assemblies includes: a foreground light source, and a spot beam light source having a plurality of pixel light sources. The lighting system also comprises a controller in communication with the spot beam light sources to communicate pattern data thereto for controlling a cut-off pattern of the light projected therefrom.

VEHICLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM WITH HYBRID MATRIX LOW BEAM
20240102628 · 2024-03-28 ·

A headlight assembly for a vehicle includes a foreground light source configured to project light over a first field of view greater than 20-degrees wide, and a spot beam light source that includes a plurality of pixel light sources configured to project light over a second field of view smaller than the first field of view and overlapping the first field of view. The foreground light source and the spot beam light source are operable together in a low-beam mode to generate a combined low-beam projection pattern. A lighting system for a vehicle comprises two headlight assemblies. Each of the headlight assemblies includes: a foreground light source, and a spot beam light source having a plurality of pixel light sources. The lighting system also comprises a controller in communication with the spot beam light sources to communicate pattern data thereto for controlling a cut-off pattern of the light projected therefrom.

Illumination device

An Illumination device includes light emitting devices and an optical system for collimating light emitted by the light emitting devices. A first group of the light emitting devices are arranged in a first array having first gaps, and a first optical system is arranged near the first group of light emitting devices. At least one second group of the light emitting devices are arranged in a second array, and the second array has second gaps. The second optical system is arranged near the second group of light emitting devices. The first and second optical systems are arranged so that, in a distance from the illumination device, light emitted by the first group of light emitting devices, collimated by the first optical system, and light emitted by the second group of light emitting devices, collimated by the second optical system, are superimposed to form a gap-free illumination field.

Solid state steerable light

A light assembly and method for steering a vehicle headlight illumination pattern. In one aspect, a method includes providing a processor programmed to perform the steps of: illuminating a subset of consecutive LEDs in the line including LEDs associated with the first and second edge illumination fields; as the direction of the vehicle wheels changes: (i) fading the LED associated with one of the first and second illumination fields off while simultaneously fading the LED associated with the other of the first and second illumination fields on thereby changing the illumination pattern; and (ii) repeating step (i) so that the illumination pattern tracks the direction of the vehicle wheels.

Solid state steerable light

A light assembly and method for steering a vehicle headlight illumination pattern. In one aspect, a method includes providing a processor programmed to perform the steps of: illuminating a subset of consecutive LEDs in the line including LEDs associated with the first and second edge illumination fields; as the direction of the vehicle wheels changes: (i) fading the LED associated with one of the first and second illumination fields off while simultaneously fading the LED associated with the other of the first and second illumination fields on thereby changing the illumination pattern; and (ii) repeating step (i) so that the illumination pattern tracks the direction of the vehicle wheels.

Lamp for vehicle
11940111 · 2024-03-26 · ·

A lamp for a vehicle includes a board device including a first mounting part and a second mounting part bent and extending from the first mounting part, a light source device mounted on the first mounting part and including a plurality of light sources, and a light source controller mounted on the second mounting part, and electrically connected to the plurality of light sources to control a current flowing through the plurality of light source. The board device further includes a bending device formed at a portion at which the first mounting part and the second mounting part meet each other, and formed to be bent, such that a specific angle is formed between the first bending part and the second bending part.

Illumination device for motor vehicle headlight with illumination units arranged next to one another

An illumination device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight, including illumination units arranged next to one another, which respectively have a light source, primary optical device, and a secondary optical device. The primary optical devices are held in a common holding element formed by a transparent body. In the body, an overcoupling protective device in the form of a through hole in the body is provided between two adjacent receiving through holes in which a primary optical device is respectively held. The through hole of the overcoupling protective device is delimited by two side faces, which face the receiving through holes of the primary optical devices. Light deflection means are designed to deflect at least part of the rays of light entering the body such that part of the rays of light does not enter the adjacent illumination unit or strike the secondary optical device of the adjacent illumination unit.

METHOD FOR OPERATING A HIGH-RESOLUTION HEADLAMP OF A VEHICLE

A method for operating a high-resolution headlamp of a vehicle, the headlamp being configured to project an image into the outer region of the vehicle. At least two regions are selected in the image to be projected which have the same brightness gradients. The brightness gradients of the at least two regions are analyzed in the projection to be carried out. If, during the analysis, a difference in the brightness gradients between individual ones of the selected regions is detected in the projection to be carried out, the headlamp is controlled in such a way that the brightness gradients of the selected regions in the projection to be carried out are matched to each other.

METHOD FOR PERSONALIZING VEHICLE LAMPS

A method of personalizing a vehicle lamp includes drawing an image made up of a plurality of pixels that implement a vehicle lamp, based on an input by a user. The method also includes converting the drawn image into light-and-shade data that correspond to the pixels, respectively, multiplying a pixel light distribution value, corresponding to each pixel, by a weighted value based on the data resulting from the conversion, adding up results of the multiplication, and deriving total light distribution of the pixels that results when brightness of the vehicle lamp is the same as that of the drawn image. The method further includes comparing the derived total light distribution against a predetermined reference value and determining whether the derived total light distribution satisfies a predetermined light distribution reference, and applying the drawn image to the vehicle lamp when it is determined that a predetermined light distribution reference is satisfied.