A control method of a lighting apparatus for a vehicle may include: sensing, by a sensing unit, a distance between the vehicle and a pedestrian; determining, by a control unit, whether the distance between the vehicle and the pedestrian falls within a first distance; determining, by the control unit, a walking direction of the pedestrian when the distance between the vehicle and the pedestrian falls within the first distance; and indicating, by the control unit, the walking direction to the pedestrian by operating a plurality of flap units.

A vehicle headlamp device to be applied to a vehicle includes a light source and a lens. The light source configured to emit illumination light. The illumination light is to pass through the lens. The lens includes an illumination light converging portion configured to, when a part of the illumination light passes through the illumination light converging portion, converge the part of the illumination light. The illumination light converging portion is provided in a region through which high-beam illumination light emitted from the light source passes. The illumination light converged by the illumination light converging portion is used as marking light at an optical axis adjustment that is performed during manufacturing of the vehicle.

A vehicle headlamp device to be applied to a vehicle includes a light source and a lens. The light source configured to emit illumination light. The illumination light is to pass through the lens. The lens includes an illumination light converging portion configured to, when a part of the illumination light passes through the illumination light converging portion, converge the part of the illumination light. The illumination light converging portion is provided in a region through which high-beam illumination light emitted from the light source passes. The illumination light converged by the illumination light converging portion is used as marking light at an optical axis adjustment that is performed during manufacturing of the vehicle.

A vehicle headlight system can include a headlight controller and a lamp unit incorporating a high beam module, which can emit favorable marking lights while the headlight controller associates each of a shading driver and a swivel structure with a shading width setter and a swivel setter, respectively. When a forward vehicle does not exist in a forward direction, the headlight systems can provide favorable light distribution patterns by overlapping the light distribution pattern projected from the high beam module with each of light distribution patterns for a high and low beam. When the forward vehicle exists, the headlight system can prevent the lamp unit from emitting a glare type light to the forward vehicle. Thus, the disclosed subject matter can provide vehicle headlight systems, which can emit favorable light patterns toward a pedestrian as a marking light, and which can provide favorable light distribution patterns to drive at night.

A vehicle headlamp device to be applied to a vehicle includes a light source and a lens. The light source configured to emit illumination light. The illumination light is to pass through the lens. The lens includes an illumination light converging portion configured to, when a part of the illumination light passes through the illumination light converging portion, converge the part of the illumination light. The illumination light converging portion is provided in a region through which high-beam illumination light emitted from the light source passes. The illumination light converged by the illumination light converging portion is used as marking light at an optical axis adjustment that is performed during manufacturing of the vehicle.

A vehicle headlamp device to be applied to a vehicle includes a light source and a lens. The light source configured to emit illumination light. The illumination light is to pass through the lens. The lens includes an illumination light converging portion configured to, when a part of the illumination light passes through the illumination light converging portion, converge the part of the illumination light. The illumination light converging portion is provided in a region through which high-beam illumination light emitted from the light source passes. The illumination light converged by the illumination light converging portion is used as marking light at an optical axis adjustment that is performed during manufacturing of the vehicle.

A light assembly includes a light source, and a micromechanical shutter arrangement having a two-dimensional arrangement of closable shutter openings, wherein at least one shutter opening has a rectangular shape with a length and a width, and the length is greater than the width. The light assembly may be configured as a headlamp for a motor vehicle.

A projection lamp for illumination includes a pump radiation unit configured to emit pump radiation, a phosphor element for the at least partial conversion of the pump radiation into a conversion light, and a micromirror array having a multiplicity of micromirror actuators which are arranged in the form of a matrix. The projection lamp is set up such that, during operation, the phosphor element is irradiated by the pump radiation from the pump radiation unit. The conversion light which is thereupon emitted by the phosphor element at least partially makes up an illumination light, which illumination light is guided for adjusting a light distribution over the micromirror actuators. The micromirror actuators are illuminated inhomogeneously with the illumination light at respective times to support the light distribution that is adjusted using the micromirror array.

A vehicle lamp includes a light source configured to draw a road surface, a projection lens configured to transmit light emitted from the light source, and a movable shade disposed in the vicinity of a rear focal point of the projection lens. The movable shade includes at least one plate-shaped shade which has a light-shielding surface along a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the projection lens. The at least one plate-shaped shade is formed with at least one light-transmitting part having an enclosed shape.

A reflector unit may behave as a retroreflector to reflect light of a selected color. The reflector unit may comprise a first reflector having a first color, a second reflector having a second color, and a mask that either allows incoming light to reach the first reflector and not the second reflector or allows incoming light to reach the second reflector and not the first reflector. An active light unit may emit light of a particular color in response to receiving light. In this fashion, the active light unit may simulate the operation of a reflector. The reflector unit and the active light unit may operate on a bi-directional vehicle.