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Vehicle lamp control device and vehicle lamp system

US9067533B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 2012
Grant dateJun 30, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 2, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60Q2300/132
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A control device of a vehicle lamp includes: a receiving section which receives an acceleration value usable to derive a tilt angle of a vehicle to a horizontal plane, wherein the tilt angle of the vehicle to the horizontal plane is represented as a total angle; and a control section which controls an optical axis adjustment of the vehicle lamp. The control section derives from the total angle a first and a second provisional vehicle posture angles based on a first and a second calculation method, respectively, corrects the first or second provisional vehicle posture angle so that a difference between the first and the second provisional vehicle posture angles becomes small, sets the corrected provisional vehicle posture angle to the vehicle posture angle, and outputs a control signal for instructing the optical axis adjustment of the vehicle lamp according to the vehicle posture angle.

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