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Title:
METHOD AND DEVICE OF DETERMINING FAILURE OF OPTICAL MODULE FOR VEHICLE LAMP
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2016016856
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and device of determining failure of an optical module for a vehicle lamp.SOLUTION: A method of determining failure of an optical module for a vehicle lamp according to the invention includes: a detection step S100 of detecting at least one optical characteristic information value of the light generated from a light source; a normal determination step S300 of determining whether or not the detected optical characteristic information value falls within predetermined normal range values; a failure determination step S301 of determining failure when the optical characteristic information value detected in the normal determination step falls outside the predetermined normal range values; and a safe mode operation step S500 of limiting the operation of the light source when failure is determined in the failure determination step.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Inventors:
AHN BYOUNG SUK
Application Number:
JP2014210042A
Publication Date:
February 01, 2016
Filing Date:
October 14, 2014
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY CO LTD
International Classes:
B60Q1/04; B60Q11/00; F21S8/10; H01S5/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hirohito Katsunuma
Yukihiro Hotta
Kuno Yoshifumi