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System and method for vehicle headlight control

  • US 10,183,614 B1
  • Filed: 08/17/2017
  • Issued: 01/22/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for vehicle headlight control, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by a control unit, image data from a front facing camera of a vehicle;

    detecting, by a control unit, at least one object in the image data, wherein object detection includes determining object position;

    detecting, by the control unit, an illumination level of the at least one object in the image data, wherein the illumination level relates to object brightness in the image data;

    determining, by the control unit, a control setting to modify illumination of at least one lighting element of the vehicle, wherein the control setting is determined to increase an illumination level for the at least one object based on object position to increase brightness of a selection of captured image data; and

    controlling, by the control unit, the at least one lighting element of the vehicle in response to the control setting, wherein controlling includes adjusting a beam pattern of the at least one lighting element of the vehicle.

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