A projection module (10) for a motor vehicle headlamp, comprising a first light source (110) and a second light source (120), a beam stop (200), which is horizontally arranged, and which comprises an optically relevant stop edge (210) for creating an asymmetric light-dark boundary, wherein the first light source (110) is arranged on a top side of the beam stop (200) and, in combination with the stop edge (210), contributes to the creation of a low beam distribution, and wherein the second light source (120) is arranged on a bottom side of the beam stop (200) and contributes to the creation of a high beam distribution, and a projection lens (300), wherein the projection module (10) comprises an auxiliary stop (400), which is vertically arranged below the beam stop (200), and which has a vertically extending first optically relevant stop edge (410), which is configured to partially shade light from the second light source (120), so that a partial high beam distribution can be created, and wherein the auxiliary stop (400) has a fastening section (430), wherein, in the vertical extension in the direction of the beam stop (200), the first stop edge (410) has an end (411), which end (411) has a distance from the beam stop (200), and wherein the auxiliary stop (400) has a second optically relevant stop edge (420), which, starting at the end (411) of the first stop edge (410), extends all the way to the fastening section (430), wherein, in a projection onto the beam stop (200), the second stop edge (420) defines a gap, which gap, in combination with the second light source (120), is configured to create a segment (500) in the partial high beam distribution.

Method for controlling a lighting system with the lighting system including a plurality of light sources, wherein each light source is capable of emitting an elementary light beam with the vertical angular aperture of which is less than 1°. The method includes detecting a target object, determining a relative distance between a given point of the host vehicle sensor system and a detected point of the target object and determining a gradient of the road on which the target object is located, determining a lower angle and an upper angle between a given point of the host vehicle lighting system and a high cut-off point and a low cut-off point, controlling the light sources of the host vehicle lighting system in order to emit a pixelated light beam of the driving beam type in order to generate a dark zone extending substantially between the high and low cut-off points.

Method for controlling a lighting system with the lighting system including a plurality of light sources, wherein each light source is capable of emitting an elementary light beam with the vertical angular aperture of which is less than 1°. The method includes detecting a target object, determining a relative distance between a given point of the host vehicle sensor system and a detected point of the target object and determining a gradient of the road on which the target object is located, determining a lower angle and an upper angle between a given point of the host vehicle lighting system and a high cut-off point and a low cut-off point, controlling the light sources of the host vehicle lighting system in order to emit a pixelated light beam of the driving beam type in order to generate a dark zone extending substantially between the high and low cut-off points.

A light projection method for a moving body which is performed by a processor of the moving body is provided. The method comprises: irradiating light from a light source of the moving body; scanning the light irradiated from the light source with an angle range that is formed by swing a mirror portion of an optical scanner of the moving body; acquiring change information of the angle range at which the mirror portion swings; changing the angle range at which the mirror portion swings based on the acquired change information; and changing an irradiation range of the light irradiated from the light source.

A device including a phosphor layer having a plurality of holes or pockets arranged within the phosphor layer to reduce lateral light transmission. The phosphor layer can be sized and positioned to extend over a plurality of LED emitter pixels.

A vehicle lamp includes: a light source; an optical member configured to form a predetermined light distribution pattern by radiating light; and a controller configured to adjust the predetermined light distribution pattern so as to include a first non-irradiation range in which an object outside a vehicle is not irradiated with the light when the object is detected. The controller is configured to define the first non-irradiation range based on a case where a vehicle body is in a straight traveling state. When the vehicle body is in a cornering state, the controller is configured to acquire height information of the object in accordance with a tilting state of the vehicle body, define a second non-irradiation range narrower than the first non-irradiation range based on the height information, and adjust the predetermined light distribution pattern so as to include the second non-irradiation range instead of the first non-irradiation range.

An example headlight includes: a multi-segment illumination source comprising: a first illumination source segment; and a second illumination source segment; driver circuitry coupled to the multi-segment illumination source, the driver circuitry comprising: a first driver coupled to the first illumination source segment, the first driver configured to generate a first drive signal to cause the first illumination source segment to produce a first light having a first brightness; and a second driver coupled to the second illumination source segment, the second driver configured to generate a second drive signal to cause the second illumination source segment to produce a second light having a second brightness; and a spatial light modulator (SLM) optically coupled to the multi-segment illumination source, the SLM configured to: receive the first light; modulate the first light to produce first modulated light; receive the second light; and modulate the second light to produce second modulated light.

A lighting apparatus for a vehicle includes a lens and a light source device disposed behind the lens. The lighting apparatus also includes a phosphor assembly configured to convert a wavelength of an incident beam and to emit light having the converted wavelength toward the lens. The phosphor assembly includes a phosphor configured to emit the light having the converted wavelength of the incident beam; and a reflector including a plurality of reflective guide walls configured to reflect the light having the converted wavelength emitted by the phosphor. The reflector that includes the plurality of reflective guide walls defines at least one space through which the light having the converted wavelength emitted by the phosphor is guided by the plurality of reflective guide walls.

A headlight of a motor vehicle including a light source and first projection optics, in which each one includes a respective first pair made of one respective first image mask and of one respective first projection lens with a first focal length, which is illuminated by the light source through the one respective image mask. The headlight has two projection optics, in which each one is featuring a respective second pair made of one respective second image mask and of one respective second projection lens with a second focal length, which is illuminated by the light source through the one respective second image mask. The second focal length is greater than the first focal length. An illuminated portion of the first image mask, has a shape of at least a first portion of an overall light distribution of the headlight, and a portion of the second image masks, has a shape of a central portion of the overall light distribution of the headlight.

A vehicle lamp may include at least one head lamp having a plurality of optical modules spaced apart from each other. Each optical module may include a base substrate and a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed on the base substrate. The vehicle lamp may also include at least one processor configured to control the plurality of optical modules to form a light distribution pattern. The at least one processor may also be configured to control the plurality of light emitting diodes in each of the plurality of optical modules to form a respective part of the light distribution pattern.