An apparatus for recognizing an object of a vehicle using pattern recognition includes a first lamp including: a first optical device configured to generate light of a first pattern and irradiate the light of the first pattern to an object according to a predetermined cycle, and a second optical device configured to generate light of a second pattern and irradiate the light of the second pattern to the object. The apparatus further includes: a camera configured to recognize the first pattern irradiated to the object when the light of the first pattern is irradiated, and a control unit configured to acquire object recognition information of the object based on the first pattern recognized by the camera.

A vehicle lamp comprising a housing having a space opened in a forward direction, a bezel mounted on a front of the housing and having first and second through holes, a first optical module having a first light source device provided to irradiate light to a road surface through the first through hole, the first optical module is contained in the space, mounted in the housing, and installed to be inclined to allow an optical axis of the first light source device to be gradually inclined downward in the forward direction, and a second optical module including a second light source device provided to irradiate light forward through the second through hole, the second optical module being contained in the space and mounted on the bezel, an area in which the first optical module is positioned in the bezel is formed to gradually protrude upward in the forward direction.

Provided are example systems for obtaining optical sensor data to facilitate the operation of an autonomous vehicle. In an example implementation, a system includes a light source, an optical sensor, and a control module. The light source periodically emits pulses of light into the environment of the autonomous vehicle. The optical sensor periodically obtains optical sensor data of the environment of the autonomous vehicle. The control module obtains additional sensor data from one or more additional sensors, the additional sensor data representing at least one of a characteristic of the autonomous vehicle or a characteristic of the environment of the autonomous vehicle, and controls an operation of the light source based on the additional sensor data.

A method for monitoring an environment of a vehicle is provided. The method includes generating an irradiated region in a defined environment of the vehicle using a radiation device of the vehicle. The method also includes detecting the irradiated region is detected using a detection device situated externally to the vehicle, and, in the event that at least partial shadowing of the irradiated region, is detected, controlling the vehicle by a control device situated externally to the vehicle.

A parking assist system for a vehicle includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle. An image processor processes image data captured by the camera to determine presence of a wall or object present in the field of view of the camera. A light projecting device is disposed at the vehicle and operable to project a visual pattern toward an area encompassed by the field of view of the camera. During a parking maneuver, and responsive to determination that the vehicle is approaching the wall or object, the parking assist system controls the light projecting device to project the visual pattern toward the determined wall or object. The projected visual pattern is viewable by a driver of the vehicle during the parking maneuver, and the projected visual pattern is indicative of distance between the vehicle and the determined wall or object.

A camera system for a vehicle including a camera attached to a door of the vehicle to provide a rear field of view of the vehicle, the camera being articulable between an opened position and a closed position; an actuator affixed to the camera to rotate the camera; a position sensor that detects a position of the door between the opened position and the closed position; and an electrical control unit configured to operate the camera actuator based on the position detected by the position sensor such that the rear field of view is substantially directed in a horizontal direction to provide an unobstructed rear field of view when the door is articulated.

A system for documenting an accident includes a vehicle that includes a transceiver device and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive data from a collision detection device of the vehicle, determine, based on the received data, that an accident is impending or occurring involving the vehicle, generate a request for a nearby vehicle, and transmit, via the transceiver device, the request to the nearby vehicle. The request is for the nearby vehicle to illuminate a region associated with the accident, actively acquire data related to the accident, and record actively acquired data related to the accident.

A system for a vehicle includes a LIDAR sensor attachable to the vehicle and a puddle lamp fixed relative to the LIDAR sensor and oriented to project a light projection downward beside the vehicle. A computer may be in communication with the LIDAR sensor and the puddle lamp and programmed to actuate the puddle lamp in response to receiving data generated by the LIDAR sensor indicating a user positioned within a threshold distance of the vehicle.

The gating camera 20 divides the field of view in the depth-direction into multiple ranges RNG.sub.1 through RNG.sub.N, and generates multiple slice images IMGs1 through IMGsN that correspond to the multiple ranges RNG.sub.1 through RNG.sub.N. The illumination apparatus 22 is capable of controlling the light emission timing, and emits probe light L1 in synchronization with the light emission timing signal S1. The image sensor 24 is capable of exposure in synchronization with the exposure timing signal S2. The camera controller 26 controls the light emission timing of the illumination apparatus 22 and the image capture timing of the image sensor 24 for each range, and controls the effective image capture range of the image sensor 24 according to the vehicle speed.

A gated camera has at least one lighting device and an optical sensor. The at least one lighting device has at least one degree of freedom such that the at least one lighting device is rotatably mounted in relation to at least one rotational axis relative to the optical sensor.