Patent classifications
B60Q1/1423
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGULATING THE LIGHT EMISSION FROM A VEHICLE LIGHT
A method for regulating the light emission from a vehicle light, wherein a road user located in the light emission direction of the vehicle light is detected, and the light emission from the vehicle light is changed, whereupon response data on the response of the road user to the change in the light emission are acquired. Prediction data indicating the response expected from a road user located in the light emission direction of the vehicle light to the changed light emission are determined. The acquired response data are compared with the determined prediction data, if the prediction data deviate from the response data, the adjustment in the light emission from the vehicle light by which a reduction in the deviation is predicted is determined, and the light emission is regulated according to the determined adjustment. Further, the invention relates to a device for carrying out this method.
Method for assembling a vehicular camera having a coaxial electrical connector
A method for assembling a vehicular camera includes providing a front camera housing, providing a rear camera housing, and providing a PCB. The rear camera housing includes a coaxial electrical connector and the PCB has inner and outer electrically conductive traces. The coaxial electrical includes inner and outer electrically conductive terminals. The rear camera housing is moved toward engagement with the front camera housing so that the terminals contact the traces. The rear camera housing is attached at the front camera housing so that the terminals remain in contact with the traces. After the rear camera housing is attached at the front camera housing, the terminals are in electrical connection with the traces at the PCB. The coaxial electrical connector includes a cable connecting end that is opposite the terminals and that is configured to electrically connect to a coaxial connector of a coaxial cable of a vehicle.
HEADLIGHT MATRIX SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VEHICLE
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.
GLARE MITIGATION USING IMAGE CONTRAST ANALYSIS FOR AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS
In various examples, contrast values corresponding to pixels of one or more images generated using one or more sensors of a vehicle may be computed to detect and identify objects that trigger glare mitigating operations. Pixel luminance values are determined and used to compute a contrast value based on comparing the pixel luminance values to a reference luminance value that is based on a set of the pixels and the corresponding luminance values. A contrast threshold may be applied to the computed contrast values to identify glare in the image data to trigger glare mitigating operations so that the vehicle may modify the configuration of one or more illumination sources so as to reduce glare experienced by occupants and/or sensors of the vehicle.
Vehicle light optical element, vehicle light module, vehicle headlight, and vehicle
A vehicle light optical element (VLOE) comprises a light incident portion, a transmission portion, and a light emitting portion sequentially arranged from back to front. The light incident portion comprises an illuminating light incident structure (ILIS) and at least one high-beam light incident structure (HBLIS), in which an illuminating light incident surface of the ILIS is adapted to receive auxiliary light during low-beam lighting. Alternatively, the light incident portion comprises an ILIS and at least one HBLIS, in which the ILIS is either a flat surface, a curved cylindrical body protruding backwards, a hemispherical body protruding backwards, or a light condensing structure. The ILIS is adapted to receive auxiliary lighting light during low-beam lighting. The ILIS is provided on the VLOE, such that when a vehicle light is in a low-beam lighting mode, the VLOE is also luminous, thereby improving the aesthetic appearance of the vehicle light.
Vehicle headlamp device
A vehicle headlamp device to be applied to a vehicle includes a light source, a lens, and a controller. The light source is configured to emit light. Light emitted from the light source is to pass through the lens. The controller is configured to control light distribution patterns for the light. The light distribution patterns include at least a first light distribution pattern and a second light distribution pattern. The first light distribution pattern illuminates an area ahead of the vehicle during running of the vehicle. The second light distribution pattern is projected as a marking at an optical axis adjustment that is performed during manufacturing of the vehicle. The controller causes a part of the light source to emit light so that the second light distribution pattern is formed.
Method of operating a headlight having a laser light source in a motor vehicle
A method is provided for operating a headlight having a laser light source in a motor vehicle. The headlight generates a light distribution from the light of the laser light source. The laser light source is activated such that the operating power of the laser light source is switched from a first power value to a deactivated operating state or is lowered to a second power value when the speed of the motor vehicle falls below a first speed threshold. The operating power of the laser light source is increased from the deactivated operating state or from the second power value to the first power value, when the speed of the motor vehicle exceeds a second speed threshold, which is greater than or equal to the first speed threshold.
OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ADAPTIVE ILLUMINATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME
An automotive headlight is disclosed including: an optical unit including a plurality of optical elements, each optical element having a different central direction; a segmented light-emitting diode (LED) chip including a plurality of LEDs that are separated by trenches formed on the segmented LED chip and arranged in a plurality of sections, each section being aligned with a different respective optical element, and each section including at least one first LED and at least one second LED; and a controller configured to: apply a forward bias to each of the first LEDs, apply a reverse bias to each of the second LEDs, and change a brightness of the first LEDs in any section based on a signal generated by the second LED in that section.
ILLUMINATION DEVICE
An illumination device includes: a predetermined range illumination section capable of illuminating a predetermined range with illumination light emitted from a mobile object; and an eye direction detection section for detecting the direction of the eyes of a driver of the mobile object and/or the direction of the face of the driver. The predetermined range illumination section controls the distribution of the illumination light or the on/off of the illumination light based on the direction of the eyes of the driver and/or the direction of the face of the driver, detected by the eye direction detection section.
LIGHTING STRUCTURE
A lighting structure includes a light source; a first lens; and a second lens. The second lens is located between the light source and the first lens. An angle between an optical axis of the first lens and an optical axis of the second lens is not more than 90 degrees. The light emitted from the light source which is not taken and refracted by the first lens is taken and refracted by the second lens.