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Motor vehicle with driver's gaze controlled headlamp and method

US9707885B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Frank Langkabel · Gerolzhofen, DE
Philipp Roeckl · Aschaffenburg, DE
Ingolf Schneider · Adelsheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 2, 2015
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 13, 2035

Classification

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

Abstract

A motor vehicle includes a headlamp configured to project an adjustable light beam; a plurality of cameras positioned at different locations in the motor vehicle and oriented to capture a head of a driver; a controller in data communication with the cameras to determine at least one region of attention of the driver from data captured by the cameras, and adaptively control the light beam of the headlamp based on the region of attention of the driver.

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