Patent · US Active

Method for controlling at least one light module of a light unit of a vehicle, light unit, computer programme product, and computer-readable medium

US11285865B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by

12References

9Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA · DE

Inventors

Susanne Koehler · Lippstadt, DE
Boris Kubitza · Arnsberg, DE
Carsten Wilks · Lippstadt, DE
Juergen Locher · Detmold, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 2020
Grant date	Mar 29, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 13, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02B20/40
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and device for controlling at least one light module of a lamp unit of a vehicle, comprising a light controller and a surroundings detection device, the front surroundings of the vehicle being illuminated with the aid of the light controller and the light module, depending on an object classified as relevant. The lamp unit has a luminance detection device for detecting the luminances of the detected object classified as relevant in the front surroundings of the vehicle and object surroundings of the front surroundings around this object, and the front surroundings of the vehicle are illuminated, depending on the luminance contrast between the object and the object surroundings.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.