Automobile headlamp and running light control system
    4.
    发明授权
    Automobile headlamp and running light control system 失效
    汽车前照灯和行车灯控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US5666028A

    公开(公告)日:1997-09-09

    申请号:US223972

    申请日:1994-04-06

    摘要: An automobile headlamp and running light control system for controlling an operating state of automobile headlamps and tail/marker lamps, and determining an operating threshold for an automatic dimming rearview mirror system. The headlamp and running light control system including an ambient light sensing arrangement having an ambient light sensor which determines a present ambient light level in a vicinity of the vehicle, a first control arrangement for selecting an operating state of the vehicle lamps in accordance with an output of the ambient light sensor, a second control arrangement for determining the operating threshold of the automatic dimming rearview mirror system in accordance with the output of the ambient light sensor, and a lamp switching arrangement which activates and deactivates the vehicle lamps in response to the first control arrangement.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制汽车前照灯和尾灯/标记灯的操作状态的汽车前照灯和行驶灯控制系统,以及确定自动调光后视镜系统的操作阈值。 前照灯和行驶光控制系统包括环境光感测装置,其具有确定车辆附近的当前环境光水平的环境光传感器,用于根据输出选择车辆灯的操作状态的第一控制装置 环境光传感器的第二控制装置,用于根据环境光传感器的输出来确定自动调光后视镜系统的操作阈值的第二控制装置,以及响应于第一个状态激活和停用车辆灯的灯开关装置 控制安排。

    Electronic control system
    5.
    发明授权
    Electronic control system 失效
    电子控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US5451822A

    公开(公告)日:1995-09-19

    申请号:US670258

    申请日:1991-03-15

    IPC分类号: B60Q1/14 B60R1/08 G02F1/17

    摘要: An electronic control system for controlling automotive vehicle vision related equipment including an electrochromic rearview mirror comprising an electrochromic variable reflectance member the reflectivity of which varies as a function of electrical signal levels applied thereto, and an electrically energizable vehicle headlamp, the system including ambient light sensing means, glare causing light sensing means and sky light sensing means, each of said light sensing means being effective to generate an electrical signal indicative of the sensed light level, the system also including microprocessor means operable to apply electrical control signal levels to the electrochromic variable reflectance member to change the reflectivity thereof as a function of sensed ambient and glare causing light levels, the system also including means to effect energization of the vehicle headlamp as a function of the sensed sky light level. The system may also include means to effect energization of the vehicle headlamp as a function of the actuation of the vehicle windshield wiper.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制机动车辆视觉相关设备的电子控制系统,包括电致变色后视镜,该电致变色后视镜包括其反射率作为施加于其上的电信号电平的函数而变化的电致变色反射构件,以及电激励车辆前照灯,该系统包括环境光感测 意味着引起光感测装置和天光感测装置的眩光,每个所述光感测装置有效地产生指示感测到的光级的电信号,该系统还包括可操作以将电控信号电平施加到电致变色变量的微处理器装置 反射构件改变作为感测到的环境和眩光的函数的反射率导致光水平,该系统还包括作为感测到的天空光水平的函数来实现车辆前照灯的通电的装置。 系统还可以包括作为车辆挡风玻璃刮水器的致动的功能来实现车辆前照灯的通电的装置。