Method for controlling a headlamp of a motor vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11904756B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17514565

    申请日:2021-10-29

    摘要: A method for controlling a headlamp of a motor vehicle, the headlamp comprising a plurality of light sources. A projection symbol to be projected by the headlamp and a position and a size of the projection symbol are determined. A respective first luminous intensity for the light sources for the projection of the projection symbol at the position with the size and a first indicator, which contains an indication of how greatly the individual first luminous intensities differ from one another are determined. The position and/or the size of the projection symbol is changed. A respective second luminous intensity for the light sources for the projection of the projection symbol at the changed position and/or with the changed size and a second indicator, which contains an indication of how greatly the individual second luminous intensities differ from one another are determined. The projection symbol subsequently projected.

    Method for controlling two lighting modules of a headlight

    公开(公告)号:US11293618B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-05

    申请号:US17344624

    申请日:2021-06-10

    IPC分类号: F21S41/65

    摘要: A method for controlling two lighting modules of a headlight, including the following steps: definition of a non-dazzling region, wherein the non-dazzling region is at least within the second region; reduction of the brightness of the light emitted by the two lighting modules toward the non-dazzling region; determination as to whether an adjacent region exists that directly adjoins the non-dazzling region horizontally and that is a horizontal edge region of the first region; and reduction of the brightness of the light emitted by the first lighting module toward the adjacent region if the adjacent region has been determined.

    Procedure for actuating at least one light module of a light unit, light unit, computer program product and machine-readable medium

    公开(公告)号:US10994650B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-04

    申请号:US16640886

    申请日:2018-08-07

    摘要: A procedure is provided for actuating at least one light module of a light unit of a vehicle, with at least one status recognition device for identifying a vehicle status and/or at least one surroundings recognition device for identifying a vehicle's surroundings, and with a light control system. The light module is automatically actuated by the status recognition device and/or the surroundings recognition device by means of the light control system depending on at least one input signal of the light control system. In order to improve a light distribution adapted to the respective driving situation, the light unit features a light distribution recognition device for identifying a light distribution of a light beam emitted by the light module into the surroundings of the vehicle and that the light module be automatically actuated by means of the light control system depending on at least one input signal of the light control system from the light distribution recognition device. Furthermore, the invention relates to a light unit for a vehicle, a computer program product and a machine-readable medium.

    Headlight assembly and illumination method for illuminating an environment of a vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US12000561B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-04

    申请号:US18218424

    申请日:2023-07-05

    IPC分类号: F21S45/10 F21S41/65

    CPC分类号: F21S45/10 F21S41/65

    摘要: A headlamp assembly for illuminating surroundings of a vehicle, including at least one headlamp, a temperature sensor, and a control device. The at least one headlamp comprising a multiplicity of light sources, the multiplicity of light sources (being divided into a first group and at least one second group. The temperature sensor being configured to detect a temperature in the at least one headlamp. The light sources of the multiplicity of light sources being thermally coupled. The control device being configured to ascertain a current temperature ascertained by the temperature sensor in the at least one headlamp and, in the case that the current temperature in the at least one headlamp exceeds a predefined temperature threshold value, to select the first group or the at least one second group for a power reduction, depending on an operating situation of the vehicle and to reduce the power of the selected group.

    Method for actuating at least one main headlamp of a lighting unit of a vehicle, lighting unit, computer program product and machine-readable medium

    公开(公告)号:US11273753B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-15

    申请号:US16642429

    申请日:2018-08-23

    IPC分类号: B60Q1/02 B60Q1/14 B60Q1/08

    摘要: A procedure is provided for actuating at least one main headlamp of a vehicle. The vehicle includes a detection device, and a light control for the automatic actuation of the main headlamp. The main headlamp illuminates an outer area of the area ahead of the vehicle in a first light intensity, and a core area of the area ahead of the vehicle at least partially enclosed by the outer area with a higher second light intensity. The core area is adjusted by the light control in terms of dimension and/or position. In order to improve the visual perceptibility to a vehicle driver of the area ahead of the vehicle, the core area is adjusted in relation to the outer area, and the outer area is adjusted by the light control in such a way depending on the input signal of the light control in terms of dimension and/or position that the vehicle's road and peripheral surroundings) bordering the road in the area ahead of the vehicle are illuminated by the outer area.

    METHOD FOR ACTUATING AT LEAST ONE MAIN HEADLAMP OF A LIGHTING UNIT OF A VEHICLE, LIGHTING UNIT, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND MACHINE-READABLE MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20200254922A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-13

    申请号:US16642429

    申请日:2018-08-23

    IPC分类号: B60Q1/14 B60Q1/08

    摘要: A procedure is provided for actuating at least one main headlamp of a vehicle. The vehicle includes a detection device, and a light control for the automatic actuation of the main headlamp. The main headlamp illuminates an outer area of the area ahead of the vehicle in a first light intensity, and a core area of the area ahead of the vehicle at least partially enclosed by the outer area with a higher second light intensity. The core area is adjusted by the light control in terms of dimension and/or position. In order to improve the visual perceptibility to a vehicle driver of the area ahead of the vehicle, the core area is adjusted in relation to the outer area, and the outer area is adjusted by the light control in such a way depending on the input signal of the light control in terms of dimension and/or position that the vehicle's road and peripheral surroundings) bordering the road in the area ahead of the vehicle are illuminated by the outer area.

    Control and/or regulating system, circuit arrangement and procedure for reducing the maximum current in an LED (light-emitting diode) field

    公开(公告)号:US11723132B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-08

    申请号:US17593038

    申请日:2020-02-18

    CPC分类号: H05B45/325

    摘要: A control/regulating system is provided for controlling/regulating an LED field with n LEDs, where n>2, with outputs at which control/regulating signals for controlling/regulating controllable switching elements can be tapped. Activation/deactivation times




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    of impulses can be defined by the control/regulating system through the control signals/regulating signals. One and/or several controllable switching elements can be actuated during the determined impulses for closing or opening. A number of k groups can be specified. Each LED is allocated to one of the k groups such that each of the k groups mj contains LEDs, where 1≤j≤k and Σj=1kmj=n apply, a reference time αj=α1 . . . αk can be determined for each group and the activation and deactivation time





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    of the impulse for each LED of every group can be determined as a factor of the reference time αj=α1 . . . αk, where 1≤pj≤mj applies.