VEHICLE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM
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1. A vehicle headlight system comprising:
- a light source;
digital beam forming optics optically coupled to the light source; and
a memory storing a plurality of light illumination patterns, said memory electrically coupled to said digital beam forming optics, said digital beam forming optics outputting light from said light source in the form of at least one of said light illumination patterns in response to at least one vehicle operating condition.
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Abstract
A vehicle headlight system including a light source, digital beam forming optics optically coupled to the light source, and a memory storing a plurality of light illumination patterns. The memory is electrically coupled to the digital beam forming optics. The digital beam forming optics is adapted to output light from the light source in the form of at least one of the light illumination patterns in response to at least one vehicle operating condition.
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1. A vehicle headlight system comprising:
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a light source;
digital beam forming optics optically coupled to the light source; and
a memory storing a plurality of light illumination patterns, said memory electrically coupled to said digital beam forming optics, said digital beam forming optics outputting light from said light source in the form of at least one of said light illumination patterns in response to at least one vehicle operating condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An illumination system for a vehicle comprising:
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a light source;
a digital light processor optically coupled to the light source;
a memory storing a plurality of light illumination patterns, said memory electrically coupled to said digital light processor, said digital light processor outputting light from said light source in the form of at least one of said light illumination patterns in response to at least one vehicle operating condition; and
at least one headlight emitter optically coupled to said digital light processor and positioned to emit said light received from said digital light processor in a region forward of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating an illumination system for a vehicle comprising a light source and a digital light processor optically coupled to the light source, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of light illumination patterns each corresponding to a desired vehicle headlight illumination pattern for a sensed vehicle operating condition; and
controlling said digital light processor to process light from said light source to form of at least one of said desired vehicle headlight illumination patterns in response to at least one sensed vehicle operating condition. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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