Continuously variable headlamp control
    11.
    发明授权
    Continuously variable headlamp control 有权
    连续可变前照灯控制

    公开(公告)号:US06281632B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-08-28

    申请号:US09546858

    申请日:2000-04-10

    IPC分类号: B60Q102

    摘要: Continuously variable headlamps offer greater flexibility for roadway illumination but offer challenges in automatic control design. Each continuously variable headlamp has an effective illumination range varied by changing at least one parameter from a set including horizontal direction aimed, vertical direction aimed, and intensity emitted. A system for automatically controlling continuously variable headlamps on a controlled vehicle includes an imaging system capable of determining lateral and elevational locations of headlamps from oncoming vehicles and tail lamps from leading vehicles. The system also includes a control unit that can acquire an image from in front of the controlled vehicle. The image covers a glare area including points at which drivers of oncoming and leading vehicles would perceive the headlamps to cause excessive glare. The image is processed to determine if at least one oncoming or leading is within the glare area. If at least one vehicle is within the glare area, the headlamp illumination range is reduced. Otherwise, the headlamp illumination range is set to full illumination range.

    摘要翻译: 连续可变头灯为道路照明提供更大的灵活性,但在自动控制设计中提供了挑战。 每个连续可变的前照灯具有通过从包括水平方向目标,垂直方向瞄准和发射强度的组中改变至少一个参数而变化的有效照明范围。 用于在受控车辆上自动控制连续可变头灯的系统包括能够确定来自迎面而来的车辆的前照灯和来自主要车辆的尾灯的侧向和高度位置的成像系统。 该系统还包括可从受控车辆前方获取图像的控制单元。 该图像覆盖了眩光区域,其中包括即将到来的和主要车辆的驾驶员将感觉到头灯引起过度眩光的点。 处理图像以确定在眩光区域内是否至少有一个迎面而来的或领先的。 如果至少一辆车辆在眩光区域内,那么前照灯照明范围就会降低。 否则,前照灯的照明范围设定为全光照范围。

    Continuously variable headlamp control
    12.
    发明授权
    Continuously variable headlamp control 有权
    连续可变前照灯控制

    公开(公告)号:US06049171A

    公开(公告)日:2000-04-11

    申请号:US157063

    申请日:1998-09-18

    摘要: Continuously variable headlamps offer greater flexibility for roadway illumination but offer challenges in automatic control design. Each continuously variable headlamp has an effective illumination range varied by changing at least one parameter from a set including horizontal direction aimed, vertical direction aimed, and intensity emitted. A system for automatically controlling continuously variable headlamps on a controlled vehicle includes an imaging system capable of determining lateral and elevational locations of headlamps from oncoming vehicles and tail lamps from leading vehicles. The system also includes a control unit that can acquire an image from in front of the controlled vehicle. The image covers a glare area including points at which drivers of oncoming and leading vehicles would perceive the headlamps to cause excessive glare. The image is processed to determine if at least one oncoming or leading is within the glare area. If at least one vehicle is within the glare area, the headlamp illumination range is reduced. Otherwise, the headlamp illumination range is set to full illumination range.

    摘要翻译: 连续可变头灯为道路照明提供更大的灵活性,但在自动控制设计中提供了挑战。 每个连续可变的前照灯具有通过从包括水平方向目标,垂直方向瞄准和发射强度的组中改变至少一个参数而变化的有效照明范围。 用于在受控车辆上自动控制连续可变头灯的系统包括能够确定来自迎面而来的车辆的前照灯和来自主要车辆的尾灯的侧向和高度位置的成像系统。 该系统还包括可从受控车辆前方获取图像的控制单元。 该图像覆盖了眩光区域,其中包括即将到来的和主要车辆的驾驶员将感觉到头灯引起过度眩光的点。 处理图像以确定在眩光区域内是否至少有一个迎面而来的或领先的。 如果至少一辆车辆在眩光区域内,那么前照灯照明范围就会降低。 否则,前照灯的照明范围设定为全光照范围。

    Automatic rearview mirror incorporating light pipe
    13.
    发明授权
    Automatic rearview mirror incorporating light pipe 失效
    自动后视镜结合光管

    公开(公告)号:US5434407A

    公开(公告)日:1995-07-18

    申请号:US110373

    申请日:1993-08-23

    IPC分类号: B60R1/08 H01J5/16

    CPC分类号: B60R1/088

    摘要: An improved automatic rearview mirror for automotive vehicles, the mirror incorporating a light pipe effective to direct light from a convenient location to a conveniently placed light sensor and effective to optimize the performance and economy of the mirror.

    摘要翻译: 一种改进的汽车后视镜,镜子结合了一个有效地将光从便利位置引导到方便放置的光传感器的光管,并有效地优化了镜子的性能和经济性。

    Electronic control system for automatic rearview mirrors for automotive
vehicles
    14.
    发明授权
    Electronic control system for automatic rearview mirrors for automotive vehicles 失效
    汽车后视镜电子控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US4580875A

    公开(公告)日:1986-04-08

    申请号:US595401

    申请日:1984-03-30

    IPC分类号: B60R1/04 B60R1/08 G02B17/00

    CPC分类号: B60R1/087

    摘要: An electronic control system for automatic rearview mirrors for automotive vehicles, the control system being effective to detect and compare the relative brightness of light forwardly and rearwardly of the vehicle and respond automatically to annoying glare from the rear of the vehicle and move a reflective element from a full reflective mode to a partial reflective mode and thereafter automatically return the reflective element to a full reflective mode after the source of the annoying glare is removed, the glare threshhold being determined as a function of the ambient light level, of a long, smoothed time average of the ambient light level, of a short smoothed time average of the glare producing light level, and of the recent activity of the mirror.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于机动车辆的自动后视镜的电子控制系统,该控制系统有效地检测和比较车辆前方和后方的光的相对亮度,并自动响应来自车辆后部的恼人的眩光,并将反射元件从 完全反射模式到部分反射模式,然后在去除烦人的眩光的源之后,将反射元件自动返回到全反射模式,眩光阈值被确定为环境光水平的函数,长的,平滑的 环境光级别的时间平均值,眩光产生光线水平的平滑时间短,以及镜子的近期活动。

    Remotely actuated rearview mirror for automotive vehicles
    15.
    发明授权
    Remotely actuated rearview mirror for automotive vehicles 失效
    用于汽车的遥控后视镜

    公开(公告)号:US4488777A

    公开(公告)日:1984-12-18

    申请号:US299104

    申请日:1981-09-03

    CPC分类号: B60R1/087

    摘要: An improved inside rearview mirror for automotive vehicles, the mirror including a reflective element having a full reflectance mode and a partial reflectance mode, and also incorporating improved means including a conveniently situated, manually actuatable electrical switch for indexing the reflective element successively between the full reflective and partial reflective modes each time the switch is actuated.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于机动车辆的改进的内部后视镜,镜子包括具有全反射率模式和部分反射模式的反射元件,并且还包括改进的装置,其包括方便位置的可手动致动的电开关,用于连续地将反射元件分配在全反射 以及每次开关被致动时的部分反射模式。

    Vehicle Rearview Assembly Including a Display for Displaying Video Captured by a Camera and User Instructions
    16.
    发明申请
    Vehicle Rearview Assembly Including a Display for Displaying Video Captured by a Camera and User Instructions 审中-公开
    车载后视组件,包括用于显示由摄像机和用户指令捕获的视频的显示器

    公开(公告)号:US20090096937A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-16

    申请号:US12193426

    申请日:2008-08-18

    IPC分类号: H04N5/00 G05B19/00

    摘要: An inventive rearview assembly (10) for a vehicle may comprise a mirror element (30) and a display (100) including a light management subassembly (101b). The subassembly may comprise an LCD placed behind a transflective layer of the mirror element. Despite a low transmittance through the transflective layer, the inventive display is capable of generating a viewable display image having an intensity of at least 250 cd/m2 and up to 6000 cd/m2. The rearview assembly may further comprise a trainable transmitter (910) and a graphical user interface (920) that includes at least one user actuated switch (902, 904, 906). The graphical user interface generates instructions for operation of the trainable transmitter. The video display selectively displays video images captured by a camera and the instructions supplied from the graphical user interface.

    摘要翻译: 用于车辆的本发明的后视组件(10)可以包括镜元件(30)和包括灯管理子组件(101b)的显示器(100)。 子组件可以包括放置在镜元件的半透反射层之后的LCD。 尽管通过透反射层具有低透射率,本发明的显示器能够产生具有至少250cd / m 2和高达6000cd / m 2的强度的可视显示图像。 后视组件还可以包括可训练的发射器(910)和包括至少一个用户致动的开关(902,904,906)的图形用户界面(920)。 图形用户界面产生用于可训练发射机的操作的指令。 视频显示器有选择地显示摄像机拍摄的视频图像和从图形用户界面提供的指令。

    Rearview mirror with display
    17.
    发明授权
    Rearview mirror with display 有权
    后视镜带显示屏

    公开(公告)号:US06870655B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-22

    申请号:US09586813

    申请日:2000-06-05

    摘要: A mirror includes a housing, a mirror subassembly including a reflector layer with a portion defining an opening, and an indicia panel covering the opening and configured to form a visual display. At least one light source is positioned in the housing to pass light through the indicia panel and the opening of the mirror subassembly to selectively illuminate the visual display. The at least one light source emits a light matched in color to the indicia panel so that a maximum of light from the at least one light source passes through the indicia panel and is visible to a vehicle driver. Optimally, the light sources emit an amber colored light, and the indicia panel includes a diffusing layer also having an amber color.

    摘要翻译: 反射镜包括壳体,镜子组件,其包括具有限定开口的部分的反射器层,以及覆盖该开口并构造成形成视觉显示器的标记面板。 至少一个光源被定位在壳体中以使光通过标记面板和反射镜子组件的开口以选择性地照亮视觉显示器。 至少一个光源发射与标记面板相匹配的光,使得来自至少一个光源的最大光通过标记面板并且对于车辆驾驶员是可见的。 最佳地,光源发出琥珀色的光,并且标记面板包括也具有琥珀色的漫射层。

    Systems and components for enhancing rear vision from a vehicle
    18.
    发明授权
    Systems and components for enhancing rear vision from a vehicle 有权
    用于增强车辆后视的系统和部件

    公开(公告)号:US06672745B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-01-06

    申请号:US09724136

    申请日:2000-11-28

    IPC分类号: B60Q100

    摘要: A vehicle system is disclosed that includes a vehicle lamp assembly including a plurality of LEDs that emit white light so as to function as an illuminator light. The lamp assembly also may include a plurality of LEDs that emit colored light, such as red or red-orange, so as to function as a signal light. Alternatively or additionally, the lamp assembly may include a camera of a vehicle imaging system. The lamp assembly may serve as a center high mounted stop light or as a tail light. The system also includes a controller that rapidly pulses the LEDs on and off at a rate that is imperceivable by the human eye. The pulsing intervals of the LEDs may be related to the readout intervals of the camera sensor array. In this manner, the LEDs may be pulsed on during camera readout so as to increase their intensity while the camera is capturing an image, or may be pulsed off during camera readout to prevent feedback glare from interfering with image capture by a highly sensitive image sensor array of the camera.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种车辆系统,其包括车灯组件,其包括发射白光以发挥照明灯光的多个LED。 灯组件还可以包括发射彩色光的多个LED,例如红色或红橙色,以便用作信号光。 或者或另外,灯组件可以包括车辆成像系统的照相机。 灯组件可以用作中央高安装的停止灯或作为尾灯。 该系统还包括一个以人眼不可能发生的速率快速地脉冲LED的控制器。 LED的脉冲间隔可能与相机传感器阵列的读出间隔有关。 以这种方式,在相机读出期间,LED可以被脉冲接通,以便在照相机捕获图像时增加它们的强度,或者可以在相机读出期间脉冲关闭以防止反射眩光干扰高灵敏度图像传感器的图像捕获 相机阵列。

    Electrochromic device having an electrically conductive seal
    19.
    发明授权
    Electrochromic device having an electrically conductive seal 有权
    具有导电密封的电致变色装置

    公开(公告)号:US06665107B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-16

    申请号:US10260705

    申请日:2002-09-30

    IPC分类号: G02F1153

    摘要: An electrochromic variable reflectance mirror for a vehicle includes a front element having a rear surface with a first layer of electrically conductive material disposed thereon, and a rear element having a front surface with a second layer of electrically conductive material disposed thereon. An electrical conductor may be provided to electrically couple a portion of the first conductive layer with a portion of the second conductive layer. At least one of the first and second conductive layers may be separated into a first portion and a second portion that is electrically isolated from the first portion and is in electrical contact with an electrochromic material disposed between the elements. A seal is provided to sealably bond the elements together in a spaced-apart relationship. The seal may have at least one electrically conductive region.

    摘要翻译: 用于车辆的电致变色可变反射镜包括前元件,其具有设置在其上的第一层导电材料的后表面,以及具有设置在其上的具有第二层导电材料的前表面的后元件。 可以提供电导体以将第一导电层的一部分与第二导电层的一部分电耦合。 第一和第二导电层中的至少一个可以被分离成与第一部分电隔离并与设置在元件之间的电致变色材料电接触的第一部分和第二部分。 提供密封件以间隔开的关系将元件可密封地结合在一起。 密封件可以具有至少一个导电区域。