Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130051618 | Method for controlling a light emission of a headlight of a vehicle - A method for controlling a light emission of at least one headlight of a vehicle, which has a traffic sign recognition device. The method includes receiving at least one traffic sign recognition signal from an interface to the traffic sign recognition device. In this instance, the at least one traffic sign recognition signal represents a traffic sign recognized in a course of the road currently being traveled by the vehicle. The method also includes setting a debounce time and/or a debounce stretch for a change in the light emission of the at least one headlight between first and second radiation characteristics as a function of the at least one traffic sign recognition signal. Finally, the method includes delaying the change in the light emission of the at least one headlight by the debounce time set and/or the debounce stretch set, to control light emission of the at least one headlight. | 02-28-2013 |
20130148368 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A LIGHT EMISSION FROM A HEADLIGHT OF A VEHICLE - A method for controlling a light emission from at least one headlight of a vehicle combines lane information with respect to a course of a road and position information with regard to at least one other vehicle located in the course of the road, in order to ascertain an envelope area not to be illuminated around the at least one other vehicle. The method also includes setting, based on the envelope area, a safety distance between (i) light able to be emitted by the at least one headlight of the vehicle, and (ii) the at least one other vehicle, in order to control the light emission. | 06-13-2013 |
20130335984 | Method and Device for Operating a Headlamp for a Motor Vehicle - A method for operating a headlamp for a motor vehicle, which can be operated in at least two illumination states, comprises: detecting at least one influencing variable, which can influence a future change of mode of the headlamp from one of the illumination states to another of the illumination states; detecting a time profile of the influencing variable; detecting a control signal that is intended to cause a change of mode of the headlamp from a current illumination state to another of the illumination states; and controlling the mode of the headlamp depending on the control signal, wherein the change of mode of the headlamp is delayed depending on the time profile of the influencing variable. | 12-19-2013 |
20140015411 | method and control device for switching on the high beam headlights of a vehicle - A method for switching on a high-beam headlight of a vehicle includes: a step of receiving high-beam information by way of an interface, the high-beam information indicating a possibility of a glare-free operation of the high-beam headlight; a step of determining a traveled distance of the vehicle in response to receiving the high-beam information, and a step of supplying switch-on information for activating the high-beam headlight if the traveled distance after receiving the high-beam information is greater than a predefined minimum distance. | 01-16-2014 |
20140129081 | METHOD FOR REGULATING THE BEAM RANGE OF AT LEAST ONE HEADLAMP OF A VEHICLE AND LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE - A method for beam range regulation of at least one headlamp of a vehicle includes: reading in a camera image of at least one camera of the vehicle, the camera image including at least a part of a representation of a projection surface of a light cone of the headlamp in front of the vehicle; determining at least one coordinate of at least one predefined brightness transition and/or of a predefined brightness inhomogeneity in the camera image; comparing the coordinate with a target coordinate in order to obtain a difference of the coordinate from the target coordinate, the target coordinate representing a coordinate at which the predefined brightness transition or the predefined brightness inhomogeneity is expected; and controlling the headlamp with a beam range modification signal that is a function of the difference, in order to modify the beam range. | 05-08-2014 |
20140219506 | METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR TRANSMITTING DATA ON A CURRENT VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT TO AN HEADLIGHT CONTROL UNIT OF A VEHICLE - A method for transmitting data on a current vehicle environment to a headlight control unit of a vehicle. In this context, the data were taken using a camera, a plausibility check being able to take place via an additional sensor system. The method includes a step of reading in object data concerning at least two objects; the object data representing information on objects, which have been classified in an image taken by the camera as an object. Furthermore, the method includes a step for forming object group data from the read-in object data of the at least two objects, the forming taking place while using at least two different parameters, which were provided from image data of the image taken by the camera. Finally, the method includes a step of transmitting the object group data as data on a current vehicle environment to the headlight control unit. | 08-07-2014 |
20140249715 | Method for estimating a roadway course and method for controlling a light emission of at least one headlight of a vehicle - A method for estimating a roadway course in a roadway section ahead of a vehicle in the direction of travel is provided. The method includes recognizing at least one reflective or self-luminous object in an image of the roadway section. The method also includes ascertaining a position of the at least one object based on the image of the roadway section. The method also includes estimating the roadway course using the ascertained position of the at least one object. | 09-04-2014 |
20140301094 | METHOD, CONTROL UNIT, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SETTING A RANGE OF A HEADLIGHT OF A VEHICLE - A method for setting a headlight range of a headlight of a vehicle. The method includes a step of provision a signal which represents a pitch angle of the vehicle and a step of changing the headlight range of the headlight in response to the provided signal. | 10-09-2014 |
20140333201 | METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR ADJUSTING A LUMINOSITY OF AT LEAST ONE HEADLIGHT OF A VEHICLE - A method for adjusting a luminosity of at least one headlight of a vehicle is described. The method includes a step of ascertaining an illumination intensity, the illumination intensity representing light that is incident at the vehicle. Furthermore, the method includes a step of determining a setpoint value for the luminosity while using the illumination intensity, the setpoint value being adjusted if the illumination intensity rises. The method also includes a step of providing a control signal for setting the luminosity of the at least one headlight while using the setpoint value. | 11-13-2014 |
20140334168 | Method and control unit for activating at least one headlight of a vehicle using a traffic density - A method for activating at least one headlight of a vehicle has: a step of ascertaining a traffic density from an item of information about road users in the surroundings of the vehicle; a step of determining a control parameter for controlling an emission characteristic of the headlight using the ascertained traffic density; and a step of providing the control command for controlling an emission characteristic of the headlight using the control parameter. | 11-13-2014 |
20140347872 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING AN ILLUMINATED ROADWAY AHEAD OF A VEHICLE - A method for recognizing an illuminated roadway ahead of a vehicle, having a step of recognizing a first light object as a first roadway illumination unit. The method also includes a step of ascertaining a distance covered by the vehicle. The method also includes a step of recognizing a second light object as a second roadway illumination unit. The method also includes a step of providing a signal when the first roadway illumination unit and the second illumination unit have been recognized. The signal is provided using the distance covered, the signal representing a recognition of an illuminated roadway ahead of a vehicle. | 11-27-2014 |
20140369058 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GROUPING ILLUMINATION UNITS - A method is described for ascertaining a group of at least two adjacently situated illumination units during the travel of a vehicle. The method includes a step of recognizing at least one first illumination unit and at least one second illumination unit in a detection range of a sensor and recognizing a subsequent departure of the first illumination unit from the detection range of the sensor. The method also includes a step of detecting a distance and/or a time which the vehicle travels after a departure of the first illumination unit from the detection range of the sensor up to a departure of the second illumination unit from the detection range of the sensor. | 12-18-2014 |
20140379218 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASCERTAINING A POSITIONOF AN OBJECT IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF A VEHICLE - A method for ascertaining a position of an object in surroundings of a vehicle. The method includes a step of input of a light signal from an optical sensor, the light signal representing a brightness, a degree of reflection of light emitted by a headlight of the vehicle from an object, and/or a sharpness of a boundary line of the object illuminated by light from a headlight. Furthermore, the method includes determining a distance of the object from the vehicle by using the light signal to determine the position of the object in the surroundings of the vehicle. | 12-25-2014 |
20150048736 | Method and device for controlling at least one headlight of a vehicle - A method for controlling at least one headlight of a vehicle, in which the at least one headlight has first and second emission characteristics for illuminating the surroundings of the vehicle. The reading in of a first brightness signal initially occurs. In this case, the first brightness signal represents a first brightness, which is assigned to the first emission characteristic, of the surroundings of the vehicle. Subsequently, the receiving of a second brightness signal occurs. The second brightness signal represents a second brightness, which is assigned to the second emission characteristic, of the surroundings of the vehicle. In a further task, a brightness deviation is ascertained between the first and the second brightnesses by using the first and the second brightness signals. Finally, the setting of a debouncing time occurs for changing from the first emission characteristic to the second emission characteristic as a function of the brightness deviation. | 02-19-2015 |
20150051797 | METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR ADAPTING AN UPPER HEADLIGHT BEAM BOUNDARY OF A LIGHT CONE - A method for adapting an upper headlight beam boundary of a light cone of at least one headlight of a vehicle. The method includes detecting a time curve of a pitch rate of the vehicle or a value that is dependent on the pitch rate and/or of a roll rate of the vehicle or a value that is dependent on the roll rate. The method also includes ascertaining an envelope curve and/or an amplitude of the time curve and/or an average value of the time curve. The method also includes providing a control signal for adapting the upper headlight beam boundary of the headlight beam. | 02-19-2015 |
20150073654 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A ROADWAY IRREGULARITY IN A ROADWAY SECTION ILLUMINATED BY AT LEAST ONE HEADLIGHT OF A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LIGHT EMISSION OF AT LEAST ONE HEADLIGHT OF A VEHICLE - A method is provided for determining a roadway irregularity in a roadway section illuminated by at least one headlight of a vehicle. The method has a step of recognizing an instantaneous light distribution of the at least one headlight of the vehicle which is produced in the roadway section. The method also has a step of determining the roadway irregularity based on the instantaneous light distribution and a light distribution characteristic for the at least one headlight. | 03-12-2015 |