Title:
車両外部ライトを制御するシステム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4034565
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
The subject-matter of the present application refers to a method of automatically controlling vehicle headlamps in a system comprising an image sensor generating a plurality of pixel levels from a scene being imaged and a controller to generate headlamp control signals, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving pixel levels from the image sensor;
analyzing the image input from the image sensor to determine the number of AC light source objects in the image; and
selectively generating a headlamp control signal in accordance with the results of the steps of analyzing, and inhibiting operation of the high beams when the number of AC light source objects exceeds a threshold.
Inventors:
Stam Joseph S
Bechtel John H
Reese Spencer D
Roberts John Kay
Toner William Elle
Posey Blues
Bechtel John H
Reese Spencer D
Roberts John Kay
Toner William Elle
Posey Blues
Application Number:
JP2001568762A
Publication Date:
January 16, 2008
Filing Date:
March 20, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Gentex Corporation
International Classes:
B60Q1/08; B60Q1/04; B60Q1/14; B60Q1/18; G06V10/141
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Minoru Nakamura
Fumiaki Otsuka
Sadao Kumakura
Shishido Kaichi
Nobuo Ogawa
Takaki Nishijima
Atsushi Hakoda
Fumiaki Otsuka
Sadao Kumakura
Shishido Kaichi
Nobuo Ogawa
Takaki Nishijima
Atsushi Hakoda