Module for emitting at least one light beam along an optical axis for automobile vehicles. The module includes at least a first and at least a second light sources, at least a first and at least a second optical collectors designed to collect the light emitted by the at least a first and the at least a second light sources, respectively, and for redirecting the light collected in convergent directions. At least one of the at least a first and the at least a second light sources is oriented in such a manner as to emit light in an overall direction of emission moving away from the optical axis. The collector associated with the or with said oriented light sources have at least partially an asymmetrical configuration elongating the collector along the optical axis.

A headlight module includes: a light source; a condensing optical unit that allows light generated by the light source to enter and transforms the light into condensed light; and a light guide member including a first cutoff line formation part that forms light in a first light distribution pattern from the condensed light, a second cutoff line formation part that forms light in a second light distribution pattern from the condensed light, a first emission surface that emits light in a first illuminance distribution pattern corresponding to the first light distribution pattern, and a second emission surface that emits light in a second illuminance distribution pattern corresponding to the second light distribution pattern. Light in a combined illuminance distribution pattern obtained by adding the light in the first illuminance distribution pattern and the light in the second illuminance distribution pattern is emitted.

A headlight module includes: a light source; a condensing optical unit that allows light generated by the light source to enter and transforms the light into condensed light; and a light guide member including a first cutoff line formation part that forms light in a first light distribution pattern from the condensed light, a second cutoff line formation part that forms light in a second light distribution pattern from the condensed light, a first emission surface that emits light in a first illuminance distribution pattern corresponding to the first light distribution pattern, and a second emission surface that emits light in a second illuminance distribution pattern corresponding to the second light distribution pattern. Light in a combined illuminance distribution pattern obtained by adding the light in the first illuminance distribution pattern and the light in the second illuminance distribution pattern is emitted.

A headlight control apparatus (1) for performing control on a headlight device (7) which includes a pair of headlight units (3, 5) each including a light source (9) and an image forming section (16R, 16G, 16B) capable of forming an image and disposed in a light path of light from the light source to illuminate light (101, 105) for projecting the image onto a road surface, wherein the headlight control apparatus forms the image in the image forming section such that a first image (103) projected onto the road surface by one of the headlight units includes a second image (107) projected onto the road surface by the other headlight unit.

A headlight control apparatus (1) for performing control on a headlight device (7) which includes a pair of headlight units (3, 5) each including a light source (9) and an image forming section (16R, 16G, 16B) capable of forming an image and disposed in a light path of light from the light source to illuminate light (101, 105) for projecting the image onto a road surface, wherein the headlight control apparatus forms the image in the image forming section such that a first image (103) projected onto the road surface by one of the headlight units includes a second image (107) projected onto the road surface by the other headlight unit.

A light distribution control apparatus for the headlights of a vehicle acquires positional information of a forward vehicle from a forward position sensor detects a turn angle of the own vehicle after a time point at which the forward position sensor detects conditions ahead of the own vehicle, based on signals acquired from a behavior sensor that detects the behavior of the own vehicle corrects the positional information of the forward vehicle based on the detected turn angle, and controls the light distribution of the headlights of the own vehicle based on the corrected positional information of the forward vehicle. The light distribution control apparatus is capable of reducing tracking delays in light distribution.

A light distribution control apparatus for the headlights of a vehicle acquires positional information of a forward vehicle from a forward position sensor detects a turn angle of the own vehicle after a time point at which the forward position sensor detects conditions ahead of the own vehicle, based on signals acquired from a behavior sensor that detects the behavior of the own vehicle corrects the positional information of the forward vehicle based on the detected turn angle, and controls the light distribution of the headlights of the own vehicle based on the corrected positional information of the forward vehicle. The light distribution control apparatus is capable of reducing tracking delays in light distribution.

A method for controlling a vehicle that includes at least one camera and a lamp, the method including: controlling the at least one camera to capture at least one image of an area in front of the vehicle; extracting, from the at least one image, a light distribution pattern formed by the lamp in the area in front of the vehicle; and performing at least one control related to the extracted light distribution pattern, based on a comparison result obtained by comparing the extracted light distribution pattern with a reference light distribution pattern.

A method for controlling a vehicle that includes at least one camera and a lamp, the method including: controlling the at least one camera to capture at least one image of an area in front of the vehicle; extracting, from the at least one image, a light distribution pattern formed by the lamp in the area in front of the vehicle; and performing at least one control related to the extracted light distribution pattern, based on a comparison result obtained by comparing the extracted light distribution pattern with a reference light distribution pattern.

A method for projecting a light pattern into a vehicle environment using a vehicle projector involves the light pattern having navigation instructions for continued navigation in the form of a route to be selected for reaching a navigation target, in order to point a person in the direction of the navigation target after parking the vehicle.