Patent classifications
B60Q2300/134
VEHICLE BEHAVIOR DETECTION DEVICE
A vehicle behavior detection device mounted on an own vehicle detects own vehicle's behavior, in particular driver's right or left turn behavior at an intersection on a roadway. The vehicle behavior detection device is a microcomputer system having a CPU capable of providing an intended direction acquiring section, a turn direction acquiring section, a coincidence judgment section and an information output section. The intended direction acquiring section obtains an intended direction toward which the own vehicle is turning. The turn direction acquiring section acquires a direction to which the own vehicle turns. The coincidence judgment section detects whether or not the intended direction coincides with the turn direction of the own vehicle. The information output section provides warning regarding wide right or left turn of the own vehicle when the judgment result indicates that the intended direction does not coincide with the turn direction of the own vehicle.
Method and device for recognizing an illuminated roadway ahead of a vehicle
A method for recognizing an illuminated roadway ahead of a vehicle, having a step of recognizing a first light object as a first roadway illumination unit. The method also includes a step of ascertaining a distance covered by the vehicle. The method also includes a step of recognizing a second light object as a second roadway illumination unit. The method also includes a step of providing a signal when the first roadway illumination unit and the second illumination unit have been recognized. The signal is provided using the distance covered, the signal representing a recognition of an illuminated roadway ahead of a vehicle.
HEADLIGHT
A system can include: a dividing unit which divides a light scanning within a rotation angle range into a right scan light of a first angle portion and a left scan light of a second angle portion; a right-side scan light generation unit which reflects the right scan light toward a right-side region portion of an irradiation region; and a left-side scan light generation unit which reflects the left scan light toward a left-side region portion of the irradiation region. Both end fields of the region are irradiated by the light from the middle part of the rotation angle range. A center field of the region is irradiated by the light from the end parts of the rotation angle range.
System, method, and computer program product for generating modified light emissions
Provided are systems, methods, and computer program products for generating modified light emissions. The system includes at least one signal receiver arranged on a vehicle, at least one sensor arranged on the vehicle, at least one lighting system arranged on the vehicle, and at least one processor in communication with the at least one signal receiver, the at least one sensor, and the at least one lighting system, the at least one processor configured to: receive a first signal with the at least one signal receiver; receive sensor data from the at least one sensor; determine lighting data based on the first signal; generate a modified light emission by geometrically transforming the lighting pattern based on the sensor data; and control the at least one lighting system to output the modified light emission.
Control system for a vehicle
A control system for a vehicle having a first wheel arranged to be driven by a first electric motor and a second wheel arranged to be driven by a second electric motor, wherein the first wheel and the second wheel are transversely located on the vehicle relative to each other, the control system comprising a first controller associated with the first electric motor and a second controller associated with the second electric motor, wherein the first controller includes means for estimating a first power value for the power applied to the second wheel by the second electric motor when the second electric motor is placed in a first motor configuration and means for estimating a second power value for the power applied to the second wheel by the second electric motor when the second electric motor is placed in a second motor configuration, wherein upon the occurrence of a predetermined condition the first controller is arranged to determine a first power differential between the power being applied to the first wheel by the first electric motor and the first power value and a second power differential between the power being applied to the first wheel by the first electric motor and the second power value, wherein if the first controller determines that if either the first power differential or the second power differential is greater than a predetermined value the first controller is arranged to adjust the torque generated by the first electric motor or if both the first power differential and the second power differential are less than a predetermined value the first controller is arranged to maintain the torque generated by the first electric motor.
Systems and methods for dynamic headlight leveling
A system for navigating a host vehicle may include memory and at least one processor configured to receive a plurality of images acquired by a camera onboard the host vehicle; generate, based on analysis of the plurality of images, a road geometry model for a segment of road forward of the host vehicle; determine, based on analysis of at least one of the plurality of images, one or more indicators of an orientation of the host vehicle; and generate, based on the one or more indicators of orientation of the host vehicle and the road geometry model for the segment of road forward of the host vehicle, one or more output signals configured to cause a change in a pointing direction of a movable headlight onboard the host vehicle.
Activation device, headlamp and projection method
The present invention relates to a light module for a lighting device of a vehicle, in particular for a headlight of a vehicle. The light module comprises a light-generating unit for emitting light, an optical unit for deforming the light emitted by the light-generating unit, and a heat sink for cooling the light-generating unit, the heat sink having a front side facing the optical unit and a rear side facing away from the optical unit, the light-generating unit being situated between the optical unit and the heat sink, the optical unit comprising at least one referencing means, and the heat sink having a recess that accommodates the referencing means on the front side facing the optical unit, and the recess being closed or substantially closed at the rear.
CAMERA-BASED CONTROL OF A LIGHT EMISSION ANGLE OF A VEHICLE HEADLIGHT
This disclosure relates generally to vehicle headlights and, more particularly, to camera-based control of the light emission angle of a vehicle headlight. An example headlight leveling apparatus includes interface circuitry, machine readable instructions, programmable circuitry to execute the machine readable instructions to based on at least one image captured by a front camera of a vehicle, determine a geometric relationship between an output light emitting direction of a headlight and a direction defining a current orientation of the front camera, determine a current pitch angle of the front camera based on images captured by the front camera, and control a vertical light emission angle of the headlight based on the geometric relationship and the current pitch angle of the front camera.