Provided is a vehicle lamp configured such that light emitted from a light emitting element (30) and incident from an incident portion (22e) formed on a top surface (22c) of a plate-like light guide (22B) is reflected toward a front end surface (22a) of the plate-like light guide (22B) by a first reflecting portion (22f) formed on a bottom surface (22d) of the plate-like light guide (22B). At that time, the incident portion (22e) is positioned on a step-up surface (22c1) formed to protrude from a general portion (22c0) of the top surface (22c). Further, the first reflecting portion (22f) is formed such that its upper end edge (22f1) is located closer to the step-up surface (22c1) than the general portion (22c0) of the top surface (22c). In this way, a wide reflecting area of the first reflecting portion (22f) can be secured.

A lamp for a vehicle includes a light source part including a light source, a first lens part including a plurality of micro incidence lenses on which light generated from the light source part is incident, a second lens part including a plurality of micro emitting lenses each corresponding to each of the plurality of micro incidence lenses, and a shield part disposed between the first lens part and the second lens part. The shield part includes a plurality of shields configured to block some of the light incident from the plurality of micro incidence lenses on the plurality of micro emitting lenses. In particular, a light axis of the light source may be disposed to be spaced apart from a center line which connects centers of an incidence surface and an emitting surface of the first lens part in at least one of a side direction or a downward direction.

A method for controlling and switching operational modes of an additional lamp for a vehicle includes confirming a pre-set operating mode of the additional lamp. The additional lamp is switched from the pre-set operating mode to another operating mode only when a continuous first signal and intermittent plural second signals come from the vehicle. When the brake is operating and the additional lamp is in a non-flickering mode, the additional lamp generates non-flickering light. When the brake is operating and the additional lamp is in the flickering mode, the additional lamp generates flickering light. The additional lamp is turned off when the braking operation stops. When the braking operation continues and the additional lamp is in the flickering mode, the additional lamp keeps outputting flickering light. When the braking operation continues and the additional lamp is in the non-flickering mode, the additional lamp keeps outputting non-flickering light.

Systems and methods for an aircraft lighting system (ALS) are provided. The method includes co-locating a central light source subsystem including a blue light generator, red light generator, and green light generator, and a light generating control unit (LGCU) comprising a processor, and distributing a plurality of passive light-heads around an external surface of the aircraft. Each passive light-head of the plurality of passive light-heads is operationally coupled to a first side of a respective light switch of a respective plurality of light switches, the light switch being coupled on a second side to a light emitting output of the central light source subsystem. Controlling and actuating the light generators and the light switches in accordance with a load profile is performed by a light generating control unit (LGCU).

A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a ground illumination module or turn signal indicator that includes at least one light source operable to emit light when electrically powered. A near field communication device communicates utilizing a near field communication (NFC) standard. Responsive to a near field communication-enabled device being present exterior the vehicle, the near field communication device wirelessly receives a communication from the near field communication-enabled device and determines whether the near field communication-enabled device is an authorized device. Responsive to determining that the near field communication-enabled device is an authorized device, the near field communication device authenticates the near field communication-enabled device as an authorized device for communication with the near field communication device. When the near field communication-enabled device is within a threshold distance to the vehicle, the at least one light source is electrically powered.

An IR illuminator used during the operation of autonomous vehicles, which provides improvement in the performance of cameras used in the vehicle at night time. An optical design of an outer lens of the IR illuminator is selected so that the outer lens forms a beam pattern for the output light from the IR light source, and also acts as a light guide for light emitted from a secondary visible light source, which is located in the same module as the IR light source, and which may be positioned on the same or a different printed circuit board as the IR light source. The material of outer lens is opalescent including scattering bodies. The optical design of the outer lens allows for improved field of view of the IR illuminator.

The invention relates to a lighting device for a motor vehicle headlamp, comprising a primary optical element (100) which is arranged in the main beam direction of a first light fixture (50) and which has a light coupling-in surface (110) for coupling in light into the primary optical element (100), a light coupling-out surface (120) as well as a lateral surface which extends between the light coupling-in surface (110) and the light coupling-out surface (120) and on which the light coupled in can be relayed by total reflection in the direction of the light coupling-out surface (120) of the primary optical element (100), a secondary optical element (200) which is arranged after the light coupling-out surface (120) of the primary optical element (100) and which has a light coupling-in surface (210) and a light coupling-out surface (220), and an arranged reflector (400, 410, 420), the secondary optical element (200, 250, 500) being designed as part of a quadric, the secondary optical element (200, 250, 500) being configured to guide the light beams on the reflector (400, 410, 420) by means of refraction or let the light beams pass without a change of direction during coupling, which light beams are emitted by the first light fixture (50) and reach the light coupling-out surface (220, 270, 520) of the secondary optical element (200, 250, 500).

Problem: To clearly indicate an autonomous driving state and a charge level of a battery of a vehicle with a single lamp. Solution: A vehicle headlamp (3) includes a communication lamp (7) for indicating an autonomous driving state of a vehicle while the vehicle is driving, and a lamp ECU (32) for performing control to cause the communication lamp (7) to indicate a charge level of a battery (31) while the vehicle is stationary. The lamp (7) includes an elongated light guide body that continuously extends along a straight line or a curve and a plurality of light emitting devices (22) arranged at an interval in a longitudinal direction of the light guide body. The lamp ECU (32) controls the output of light from each of the light emitting devices (22) to change an illuminated range of the light guide body according to the charge level of the battery (31).

A communication apparatus is provided through a grille of a vehicle. The apparatus communicates with the outside through the grille of the vehicle and improves driving performance of the vehicle due to improvement in aerodynamic performance through the grille of the vehicle.

A vehicular illumination system includes an illumination module disposed at an exterior portion of a vehicle. The illumination module includes a reconfigurable display element and a light source operable to emit light. When the light source is operated, light emitted by the light source passes through the reconfigurable display element and the illumination module projects an icon established by the reconfigurable display element. The reconfigurable display element is reconfigurable to form the icon responsive to one of (i) a user selection of an icon and (ii) programming of the reconfigurable display element for an icon. When the light source is operated, light emitted by the light source passes through the reconfigurable display element and the illumination module projects the icon of the reconfigurable display element onto a surface exterior of the equipped vehicle.