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System for imaging

  • US 10,195,980 B2
  • Filed: 09/03/2014
  • Issued: 02/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for emitting shaped light from a vehicle and projecting the shaped light onto a surface external to the vehicle, the surface external to the vehicle comprising a road or other terrain, a sidewalk, a kerb, a hard-shoulder, a wall, or a verge,the system comprising a controller, a sensor for detecting the presence of a nearby object, a plurality of light sources and at least one light emitter, wherein the at least one light emitter is arranged to emit at least a first light signal directed away from the vehicle towards said surface external to the vehicle, the light emitter comprising a projection head arranged to direct light externally to the vehicle and a beam shaper element,wherein the controller is configured to receive data from the sensor and to determine whether or not an obstruction is located within a projection envelope or within a viewing zone in dependence on the data, andwherein the controller is configured to prevent the shaped light from being projected in dependence on an obstruction being located in the projection envelope or within the viewing zone.

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