System and method for vehicle headlight control
First Claim
1. A method for vehicle headlight control, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a control unit, image data from a front facing camera of the vehicle;
detecting, by the 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 illumination of at least one important object in a scene; 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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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems, devices and methods for vehicle headlight control. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving image data from a front facing camera of the vehicle and detecting at least one object in the image data. An illumination level of the at least one object in the image data is detected and a control setting is determined 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. The method also includes controlling the at least one lighting element of the vehicle in response to the control setting. Vehicle systems and devices are provided with a front facing camera and a control unit for a plurality of lighting elements wherein control settings may be modified based on objects detected in image data.
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1. A method for vehicle headlight control, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a control unit, image data from a front facing camera of the vehicle; detecting, by the 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 illumination of at least one important object in a scene; 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of lighting elements; a front facing camera; and a control unit for the plurality of lighting elements, the control unit configured to receive image data from a front facing camera of the vehicle; detect at least one object in the image data, wherein object detection includes determining object position; detect 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; determine a control setting to modify an illumination output for 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 illumination of at least one important object in a scene; and control the 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. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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