Adaptive front lighting system for performing highway and urban district modes of front lighting
US8463504B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Q2300/334
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An adaptive front lighting system for performing highway and urban district modes of front lights is provided, which includes a leveling actuator rotating a light source of front lights of a vehicle in upward and downward directions, and a control unit judging a driving state of the vehicle as either of a highway driving state and an urban district driving state in accordance with a driving condition of the vehicle and determining a degree of rotation of the light source performed by the leveling actuator in accordance with a result of judgment. The driving condition includes at least one of a vehicle speed, external illumination, and frequency of vehicle stops.
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