An illumination device includes a first light source that emits first light having a first peak wavelength which is highest in intensity in a wavelength range from near-ultraviolet to green in an emission spectrum; a second light source that emits second light having a second peak wavelength which is highest in intensity in a wavelength range from near-ultraviolet to green in an emission spectrum, the second light illuminating a position identical to a position illuminated by the first light; and a detection device that detects whether an object is present at a given position, wherein the second peak wavelength is shorter than the first peak wavelength, and a luminous flux of the first light is decreased and a luminous flux of the second light is increased when the detection device detects that the object is present at the predetermined position.

An illumination device includes a first light source that emits first light having a first peak wavelength which is highest in intensity in a wavelength range from near-ultraviolet to green in an emission spectrum; a second light source that emits second light having a second peak wavelength which is highest in intensity in a wavelength range from near-ultraviolet to green in an emission spectrum, the second light illuminating a position identical to a position illuminated by the first light; and a detection device that detects whether an object is present at a given position, wherein the second peak wavelength is shorter than the first peak wavelength, and a luminous flux of the first light is decreased and a luminous flux of the second light is increased when the detection device detects that the object is present at the predetermined position.

A lighting device for a vehicle has at least one headlamp having a plurality of lighting elements which are individually controllable. A method of controlling the lighting device includes detecting an activated state of the at least one headlamp;

detecting a body to be protected from glare; determining a glare suppression angular range based on an extent and position of the body; and determining at least one transition angular range between the glare suppression angular range and a fully illuminated angular range. The light intensity of the glare suppression angular range is set below a specified limit The light intensity of the transition angular range depends on a distance of a beam angle of the individual lighting elements from the glare suppression angular range, wherein the light intensity increases with increasing distance.

There is provided a vehicle lamp including a projection lens, a first light source arranged at a rear of the projection lens and configured to emit light for forming a predetermined light distribution pattern, a reflector configured to reflect the light emitted from the first light source towards the projection lens, a first array light source arranged at the rear of the projection lens and including a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements aligned in at least one row, and a second array light source arranged at the rear of the projection lens and including a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements aligned in at least one row. The first array light source and the second array light source are arranged in an upper-lower direction.

Each of a pair of left and right vehicle head lamps includes a plurality of optical units in a lamp chamber. A variable light distribution type optical unit that changes a light distribution mode of a high beam depending on a surrounding state and a traveling state of a vehicle is disposed in a first vehicle head lamp on a passenger seat side, and a figure drawing optical unit capable of forming a desired figure on a road surface in front of the vehicle by emitted light is disposed at a position symmetrical to the variable light distribution type optical unit in a second vehicle head lamp on a driver seat side.

A motor vehicle lighting device that includes a means for emitting a first cut-off light beam along an optical axis where the cut-off is a substantially horizontal line that includes a cut where the cut extends in a coordinate system formed by a horizontal reference axis (HR) that is parallel to a first horizontal axis (HI) passing through the substantially horizontal line; and a vertical reference axis (VR) that is perpendicular to the horizontal reference axis (HR) and to an optical axis; where the optical axis passes through the coordinate system's center; Also is included a means for emitting a second light beam that is horizontally divided into a multitude of selectively activated light segments where the light segments illuminate a zone located astride of the first horizontal axis (HI) that is characterized by the cut, which includes a proximal longitudinal end along the horizontal reference axis (HR) between 1.25° and 1.5° or between −1.25° and −1.5° and which includes a lower vertical end along the vertical reference axis (VR) at a height of −0.75° or below.

A vehicle lamp includes a mirror, a plurality of light-emitting elements, and a lens. The mirror is capable of rotating a mirror surface around a rotary axis in a vertical direction. The mirror surface extends along the rotary axis. The light-emitting elements are arranged on a lateral side more than the mirror in a vehicle width direction. The lens irradiates a range wider than the mirror with light from the light-emitting elements. The light-emitting elements are disposed apart from each other such that light distribution images of the light reflected by the mirror surface are aligned along the vehicle width direction. The mirror rotates to combine the adjacent. light distribution images and form a main light distribution pattern.

A vehicle luminous module intended to generate a light beam along an optical axis includes primary light guides each including an entrance dioptric interface and an exit, and a light source arranged facing an entrance dioptric interface. A projecting assembly includes a focal region and an exit member, the projecting assembly being arranged so that the light rays passing through said focal region and reaching the exit member are imaged in a projection field downstream of said projecting assembly. The exits of the guides are arranged level with the focal region. The luminous module includes at least one secondary light guide distinct from the primary light guides, and arranged so as to deviate light rays generated by the light source so that they do not reach the exit member, and/or so as to spread said light rays in said projection field.

A headlight (10) and a lighting system (54) with the headlight (10) and a control unit. A motor vehicle (52) has the headlight (10), which combines a full beam matrix (20) and a dipped light in a common pivotable lighting module (18).

A vehicle lamp includes a first lamp unit that includes a light source, a driving unit, and a reflective body that is driven by the driving unit to repeat a periodic motion and thus scans an exit beam from the light source; and a controlling unit that controls the first lamp unit. The controlling unit instructs that the driving unit be driven until a first duration T.sub.1 has passed even in a case where the controlling unit has received an illumination instruction instructing the first lamp unit to emit a beam and then received a stop instruction instructing the first lamp unit to stop emitting a beam.