Title:
HEADLIGHT CONTROL DEVICE AND HEADLIGHT CONTROL METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2024/047777
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention comprises: an orientation detection unit (11) which detects the orientation of a driver of a vehicle (100) on the basis of an image in which the driver is captured; a travel-related information acquisition unit (12, 12a, 12b, 12c) which acquires travel-related information; a depth distance estimation unit (13, 13a, 13b, 13c) which estimates a depth distance on the basis of the information about the driver's orientation detected by the orientation detection unit (11) and the travel-related information acquired by the travel-related information acquisition unit (12, 12a, 12b, 12c); an irradiation determination unit (14, 14a, 14b) which determines an irradiation range of light from a headlight (2) on the basis of the depth distance estimated by the depth distance estimation unit (13, 13a, 13b, 13c); and a headlight control unit (15, 15a) which causes the headlight (2) to irradiate the irradiation range determined by the irradiation determination unit (14, 14a, 14b) with light.
Inventors:
SHIMAYA SHIORI (JP)
YAMAMOTO AKIFUMI (JP)
MUNEHIRA SHIN (JP)
CHIKURI TAKAYOSHI (JP)
YAMAMOTO AKIFUMI (JP)
MUNEHIRA SHIN (JP)
CHIKURI TAKAYOSHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2022/032693
Publication Date:
March 07, 2024
Filing Date:
August 31, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP (JP)
International Classes:
B60Q1/076; B60Q1/04
Foreign References:
| JP2001347881A | 2001-12-18 | |||
| JP2009120148A | 2009-06-04 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SANNO PATENT ATTORNEYS OFFICE (JP)
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