Method and control unit for setting a characteristic of a light emission of at least one headlight of a vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for setting a characteristic of a light emission of at least one headlight of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- reading in concealment data which represent at least one property of at least one concealment object situated adjacent to a roadway in a surroundings of the vehicle;
ascertaining a distance between the vehicle and a segment of the roadway situated in the forward travel direction of the vehicle, adjacent to the at least one concealment object, using the concealment data; and
adapting a waiting time period and/or waiting distance for changing the characteristic of the light emission from a first characteristic to a second characteristic as a function of the ascertained distance, wherein the waiting time period and/or waiting distance is set to a first waiting time period and/or waiting distance in the adapting when the ascertained distance is greater than a first threshold value, and the waiting time period and/or waiting distance is set to a second waiting time period and/or waiting distance when the ascertained distance is less than the first threshold value, the second waiting time period and/or waiting distance being shorter than the first waiting time period and/or waiting distance.
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Abstract
A method for setting a characteristic of a light emission of at least one headlight of a vehicle, in which the method includes reading in concealment data which represent at least one property of at least one concealment object situated adjacent to a roadway in surroundings of the vehicle. In addition, the method includes ascertaining a distance between the vehicle and a segment of the roadway situated in the forward travel direction of the vehicle, adjacent to the at least one concealment object, using the concealment data. Moreover, the method includes adapting a waiting time period and/or waiting distance for changing the characteristic of the light emission from a first characteristic to a second characteristic as a function of the ascertained distance.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for setting a characteristic of a light emission of at least one headlight of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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reading in concealment data which represent at least one property of at least one concealment object situated adjacent to a roadway in a surroundings of the vehicle; ascertaining a distance between the vehicle and a segment of the roadway situated in the forward travel direction of the vehicle, adjacent to the at least one concealment object, using the concealment data; and adapting a waiting time period and/or waiting distance for changing the characteristic of the light emission from a first characteristic to a second characteristic as a function of the ascertained distance, wherein the waiting time period and/or waiting distance is set to a first waiting time period and/or waiting distance in the adapting when the ascertained distance is greater than a first threshold value, and the waiting time period and/or waiting distance is set to a second waiting time period and/or waiting distance when the ascertained distance is less than the first threshold value, the second waiting time period and/or waiting distance being shorter than the first waiting time period and/or waiting distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A control unit for setting a characteristic of a light emission of at least one headlight of a vehicle, comprising:
a control arrangement unit configured to perform the following; reading in, from a surroundings sensor, concealment data which represent at least one property of at least one concealment object situated adjacent to a roadway in a surroundings of the vehicle; ascertaining a distance between the vehicle and a segment of the roadway situated in the forward travel direction of the vehicle, adjacent to the at least one concealment object, using the concealment data; and adapting a waiting time period and/or waiting distance for changing the characteristic of the light emission from a first characteristic to a second characteristic as a function of the ascertained distance, wherein the waiting time period and/or waiting distance is set to a first waiting time period and/or waiting distance in the adapting when the ascertained distance is greater than a first threshold value, and the waiting time period and/or waiting distance is set to a second waiting time period and/or waiting distance when the ascertained distance is less than the first threshold value, the second waiting time period and/or waiting distance being shorter than the first waiting time period and/or waiting distance.
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8. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program, which is executable by a processor, comprising:
a program code arrangement having program code for setting a characteristic of a light emission of at least one headlight of a vehicle, by performing the following; reading in concealment data which represent at least one property of at least one concealment object situated adjacent to a roadway in a surroundings of the vehicle; ascertaining a distance between the vehicle and a segment of the roadway situated in the forward travel direction of the vehicle, adjacent to the at least one concealment object, using the concealment data; and adapting a waiting time period and/or waiting distance for changing the characteristic of the light emission from a first characteristic to a second characteristic as a function of the ascertained distance, wherein the waiting time period and/or waiting distance is set to a first waiting time period and/or waiting distance in the adapting when the ascertained distance is greater than a first threshold value, and the waiting time period and/or waiting distance is set to a second waiting time period and/or waiting distance when the ascertained distance is less than the first threshold value, the second waiting time period and/or waiting distance being shorter than the first waiting time period and/or waiting distance.
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