A control device of a leaning vehicle for controlling bright lighting and dim lighting for a plurality of oblique areas. When the leaning vehicle is upright, the control device controls the lighting by designating one or more of the plurality of oblique areas as in a brightly lit area to which adaptive lighting control is applied, and by designating the other oblique areas as in a dim area. The dim area includes an uppermost oblique area. When the leaning vehicle turns left or right, as a lean angle in a direction of the turn increases, the control device controls the lighting by designating a second uppermost oblique area that is located immediately below the uppermost oblique area in the up-down direction as in the brightly lit area, and moving the uppermost oblique area from the dim area to the brightly lit area.

Method for controlling modules for projecting pixelated light beams of a host vehicle. The host vehicle includes a step of determining, using a control device and according to the collected data, a polynomial function which models the profile of the edge and the centre of the road, such that the road profile is modelled based on a polynomial function, the degree of which depends on the curvature of the road. Also included is a step of determining, by means of the control device, a starting point (Pd) and an arrival point (Pa) of an area for projection (ZPd, ZPg, ZP) of patterns, and a step of determining, by means of the control device, a distance (De) between an axis (Ac) of a data/image acquisition means and the patterns, respectively for a right projection area ZPd and a left projection area ZPg. The control device is used to determine the width (Lm) of the pattern.

A lamp control device includes: at least two lamps; a lamp ECU provided in each of the at least two lamps and configured to perform a lamp control on the each of the at least two lamps; and a vehicle ECU configured to communicate a control signal to the lamp ECU. The vehicle ECU is connected to the lamp ECU via a first high-speed communications line. The lamp ECU is configured to independently perform a lamp control by communication through the first high-speed communications line.

A saddle riding vehicle cornering light structure is provided on a saddle riding vehicle which banks a vehicle body in a rightward-leftward direction and performs cornering, and enlarges an illumination range in a direction to which the vehicle body is banked at the cornering, the structure including: a banking angle detection device that detects a banking angle of the vehicle body using a distance measurement device which measures a distance to a road surface; and a light main body that illuminates the direction to which the vehicle body is banked in accordance with the banking angle detected by the banking angle detection device.

A vehicle system, in a vehicle that travels around a corner by tilting a vehicle body toward a turning direction, includes a light source, an optical member configured to form a predetermined light distribution pattern including a plurality of regions formed in parallel in one direction by irradiating a front side of a lamp with light from the light source, a sensor configured to detect a lamp position of an object outside the vehicle, and a control unit configured to determine an upper end position of the object based on the lamp position, and to adjust the predetermined light distribution pattern such that among the plurality of regions, a first region including the upper end position is not irradiated with the light.

A bank angle of a vehicle can be accurately calculated using yaw axis data and roll axis data, and based on the calculated bank angle, vehicle illumination optics can be controlled to maintain a pattern of distributed light from the illumination optics to be generally horizontal. The calculated bank angle may be zeroed when the yaw axis data equals zero. The improved pattern of distributed light from the illumination optics illuminates a more natural field of view for the vehicle driver during a bank.

A headlight system for a banking vehicle is provided. The headlight system includes a plurality of optical assemblies being arranged about an optical horizon and an optical vertical axis. Each of the plurality of optical assemblies includes an illumination source and an optical element. Each of the illumination sources is configured to direct light toward a corresponding one of the optical elements to produce an illumination region. The illumination regions combine to form an illumination pattern that includes at least one illumination region that is radial and is positioned relative an optical origin. The intersection between the optical horizon and the optical vertical axis defines the optical origin.

A lighting system for a vehicle having a vehicle structure has a housing and a lens. A plurality of light sources are disposed within the housing. A sensor is disposed between the housing and the lens and senses a condition outside the lens.

A bank angle of a vehicle can be accurately calculated using yaw axis data and roll axis data, and based on the calculated bank angle, vehicle illumination optics can be controlled to maintain a pattern of distributed light from the illumination optics to be generally horizontal. The calculated bank angle may be zeroed when the yaw axis data equals zero. The improved pattern of distributed light from the illumination optics illuminates a more natural field of view for the vehicle driver during a bank.

A headlight system for a banking vehicle is provided. The headlight system includes a plurality of optical assemblies being arranged about an optical horizon and an optical vertical axis. Each of the plurality of optical assemblies includes an illumination source and an optical element. Each of the illumination sources is configured to direct light toward a corresponding one of the optical elements to produce an illumination region. The illumination regions combine to form an illumination pattern that includes at least one illumination region that is radial and is positioned relative an optical origin. The intersection between the optical horizon and the optical vertical axis defines the optical origin.