Variable transmission window constructions
    65.
    发明授权
    Variable transmission window constructions 有权
    可变传动窗结构

    公开(公告)号:US07085609B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-01

    申请号:US10989472

    申请日:2004-11-16

    IPC分类号: G05B11/01

    摘要: An electrical control system is disclosed for controlling a plurality of variable transmittance windows. The electrical control system of the present invention comprises a master control circuit for supplying control signals representing transmittance levels for the variable transmission windows, and a plurality of window control circuits coupled to each of the master control circuit. Because the window control circuits can sense abnormal load conditions in the variable transmission windows, the system further includes an interface to a security system to inform of a potential intrusion. Each window control circuit controls the transmittance of at least one of the variable transmission windows in response to control signals received from the master control circuit.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于控制多个可变透射率窗口的电气控制系统。 本发明的电气控制系统包括主控制电路,用于提供表示可变传输窗口的透射率水平的控制信号,以及耦合到每个主控制电路的多个窗口控制电路。 因为窗口控制电路可以感测可变传输窗口中的异常负载条件,所以系统还包括到安全系统的接口以通知潜在的入侵。 响应于从主控制电路接收到的控制信号,每个窗口控制电路控制至少一个可变传输窗口的透射率。

    Magnetometer having a dynamically adjustable bias setting and electronic vehicle compass incorporating the same

    公开(公告)号:US07053608B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-30

    申请号:US10685635

    申请日:2003-10-15

    IPC分类号: G01R33/04

    摘要: According to some embodiments of the present invention, a magnetometer includes at least one sensor for sensing a magnetic field component, a biasing circuit, and a processor. The sensor generates an output signal having a signal characteristic that varies in response to the sensed magnetic field component and in response to an applied bias. The biasing circuit dynamically biases the sensor in response to a bias setting signal. The processor is coupled to receive the output signal from the sensor and coupled to the biasing circuit. The processor is operable to generate the bias setting signal and thereby control the biasing circuit to dynamically bias the sensor such that the signal characteristic of the output signal is maintained in a target range. The processor determines the magnetic field component sensed by the sensor as a function of the bias setting applied to the sensor.

    Electronic compass system
    67.
    发明授权
    Electronic compass system 有权
    电子罗盘系统

    公开(公告)号:US06968273B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-22

    申请号:US10210910

    申请日:2002-08-02

    IPC分类号: G01C17/30 G01C17/38 G01C21/00

    CPC分类号: G01C17/30 G01C17/38

    摘要: An electronic compass system includes a magnetic sensor circuit having at least two sensing elements for sensing perpendicular components of the Earth's magnetic field vector. A processing circuit is coupled to the sensor circuit to filter, process, and compute a heading. The processing circuit further selects an approximating geometric pattern, such as a sphere, ellipsoid, ellipse, or circle, determines an error metric of the data points relative to the approximating pattern, adjusts the pattern to minimize the error, thereby obtaining a best fit pattern. The best fit pattern is then used to calculate the heading for each successive sensor reading provided that the noise level is not noisy and until a new best fit pattern is identified. The electronic compass system is particularly well suited for implementation in a vehicle rearview mirror assembly.

    摘要翻译: 电子罗盘系统包括具有用于感测地球磁场矢量的垂直分量的至少两个感测元件的磁传感器电路。 处理电路耦合到传感器电路以过滤,处理和计算标题。 处理电路还选择近似几何图案,例如球体,椭圆体,椭圆或圆形,相对于近似图案确定数据点的误差度量,调整图案以最小化误差,从而获得最佳拟合图案 。 然后,最佳拟合模式用于计算每个连续传感器读数的标题,前提是噪声水平不是很嘈杂,直到识别出新的最佳拟合模式。 电子罗盘系统特别适用于车辆后视镜组件中的实施。

    Electronic compass system
    69.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US06928366B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-09

    申请号:US10873655

    申请日:2004-06-22

    IPC分类号: G01C17/30 G01C17/38 G01C21/00

    CPC分类号: G01C17/30 G01C17/38

    摘要: An electronic compass system includes a magnetic sensor circuit having at least two sensing elements for sensing perpendicular components of the Earth's magnetic field vector. A processing circuit is coupled to the sensor circuit to filter, process, and compute a heading. The processing circuit further selects an approximating geometric pattern, such as a sphere, ellipsoid, ellipse, or circle, determines an error metric of the data points relative to the approximating pattern, adjusts the pattern to minimize the error, thereby obtaining a best fit pattern. The best fit pattern is then used to calculate the heading for each successive sensor reading provided that the noise level is not noisy and until a new best fit pattern is identified. The electronic compass system is particularly well suited for implementation in a vehicle rearview mirror assembly.

    Continuously variable headlamp control
    70.
    发明授权
    Continuously variable headlamp control 有权
    连续可变前照灯控制

    公开(公告)号:US06906467B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-14

    申请号:US10617323

    申请日:2003-07-10

    摘要: 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 vehicle is within the glare area. If at least one vehicle is within the glare area, the headlamp illumination range is reduced. Otherwise, the illumination range is set to full illumination range.

    摘要翻译: 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。 处理图像以确定至少一个迎面而来的或前方的车辆是否在眩光区域内。 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,照明范围设定为全光照范围。