Control apparatus for vehicle lamp and vehicle lamp system
US9238431B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Q2300/324
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A control apparatus for a vehicle lamp includes a receiver to receive an acceleration signal indicative of an acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor, and a controller to derive an inclination angle of a vehicle relative to a horizontal plane from the acceleration signal. While the vehicle is stopped and if a change in the acceleration exceeds a threshold, the controller outputs an adjustment signal indicative of an instruction to adjust an optical axis of the vehicle lamp in accordance with a difference in the inclination angle before and after the change in the acceleration.
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