A method for the automatic adjustment of an angle of inclination of a vehicle headlight, having the steps: continuous measurement of a rate of rotation of the vehicle headlight; calculation of a change of a gravitational acceleration vector of the vehicle headlight in the coordinate system of the vehicle headlight, using the measured rate of rotation; calculation of an angle of inclination correction using the change of the gravitational acceleration vector; and adjustment of the angle of inclination of the vehicle headlight using the angle of inclination correction.

A vehicular lamp apparatus includes: a lamp unit; a controller that controls the lamp unit based on vehicle information received from a vehicle; and an acceleration sensor that provides information indicating vehicle acceleration to the controller. The controller detects whether or not reception of the vehicle information is interrupted and controls the lamp unit based on the vehicle acceleration when interruption in the reception of the vehicle information is detected.

A light-distribution control apparatus includes a light-distribution changer configured to change distribution of light that a headlamp of the vehicle emits toward a region in front of the vehicle, a data acquirer, an attitude sensor, and a brake sensor, a light-distribution control processor. The light-distribution control is configured to control the light-distribution changer based on one or more pieces of the data acquired from the data acquirer, the attitude data acquired from the attitude sensor, and the internal pressure data acquired from the brake sensor. The light-distribution control processor is configured to control the light-distribution changer based on the internal pressure data.

A communication system for a vehicle comprises a mechanism for sensing a braking of the vehicle and a control device for sending a signal to a headlight activation circuit to modulate the vehicle's headlights based upon the braking of the vehicle. In particular, a headlight of the vehicle is able to be modulated based upon an application of one or both of a front brake and a rear brake. The headlight activation circuit is able to modulate the headlight between an on position and an off position or modulate the headlight between a high beam position and a low beam position. Consequently, the vehicle is better seen as it approaches likely congestion areas such as intersections and slowing or stopped traffic and attempts to enter traffic.

Embodiments describing an approach to receiving visual feedback. Generating a recommended visual pattern based on the visual feedback. Tracking a driver's real-time visual pattern. Extracting the driver's real-time visual patterns from the eye-tracking data. Determining the differences between the recommended visual pattern and the driver's real-time visual pattern. Generating enhanced headlamp control configurations based on the determined differences between the recommended visual pattern and the driver's real-time visual pattern; and adjusting the headlamp calibration controls based on the enhanced headlamp control configuration.

A lamp for a vehicle includes a laser diode configured to output light, an interface configured to communicate with a brake device of the vehicle, and at least one processor coupled to the interface and configured to receive brake operation information from the brake device via the interface, and control a light output of the laser diode based on the brake operation information.

Embodiments describing an approach to receiving visual feedback. Generating a recommended visual pattern based on the visual feedback. Tracking a driver's real-time visual pattern. Extracting the driver's real-time visual patterns from the eye-tracking data. Determining the differences between the recommended visual pattern and the driver's real-time visual pattern. Generating enhanced headlamp control configurations based on the determined differences between the recommended visual pattern and the driver's real-time visual pattern; and adjusting the headlamp calibration controls based on the enhanced headlamp control configuration.

Embodiments describing an approach to receiving visual feedback. Generating a recommended visual pattern based on the visual feedback. Tracking a driver's real-time visual pattern. Extracting the driver's real-time visual patterns from the eye-tracking data. Determining the differences between the recommended visual pattern and the driver's real-time visual pattern. Generating enhanced headlamp control configurations based on the determined differences between the recommended visual pattern and the driver's real-time visual pattern; and adjusting the headlamp calibration controls based on the enhanced headlamp control configuration.

A dynamic exterior aircraft light unit, mounted to an aircraft for illuminating an aircraft environment, includes an LED group with a plurality of LEDs, and an optical system with at least one optical element. The optical system being associated with the LED group for shaping an output light intensity distribution from the light emitted by the LED group and the LED group and the optical system are stationary within the dynamic exterior aircraft light unit.

An illumination apparatus for a vehicle includes a projector configured to project an image of visible light; and a processing apparatus configured to predict a travel area of the vehicle after a predetermined time or a predetermined distance of travel, and project an image in the predicted travel area with the projector for illumination of the travel area, the image being indicative of a travel state of the vehicle or a control state of the vehicle.