Headlight beam control system and headlight beam control method
First Claim
1. A headlight beam control system comprising:
- an imaging device which captures an image to the rear of the user'"'"'s vehicle and generates image data from the captured image;
following vehicle information acquisition means for reading the image data and for acquiring following vehicle information from the image data;
passing action prediction means for predicting an attempt to pass the user'"'"'s vehicle by a passing vehicle following the user'"'"'s vehicle based on the following vehicle information;
headlight mode switching condition judgment means for judging whether a headlight mode switching condition is satisfied, based on the predicted attempt to pass; and
automatic headlight mode setting means for switching headlights from a high beam mode to a low beam mode when the headlight mode switching condition is satisfied.
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Abstract
A headlight beam control system includes an image taking apparatus for capturing an image to the rear of the user'"'"'s vehicle and for generating image data from the captured image, a following vehicle information acquisition unit for acquiring following vehicle information from the image data, a passing action prediction unit for predicting a passing action based on the following vehicle information, a mode switching condition judgment unit for judging whether a mode switching condition is satisfied, based on the predicted passing action, and an automatic mode setting unit for switching the headlights between a high beam mode and a low beam mode when the mode switching condition is satisfied. When passing of the user'"'"'s vehicle is predicted based on the following vehicle information, the headlights are switched from the high beam mode to the low beam mode.
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4 Claims
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1. A headlight beam control system comprising:
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an imaging device which captures an image to the rear of the user'"'"'s vehicle and generates image data from the captured image;
following vehicle information acquisition means for reading the image data and for acquiring following vehicle information from the image data;
passing action prediction means for predicting an attempt to pass the user'"'"'s vehicle by a passing vehicle following the user'"'"'s vehicle based on the following vehicle information;
headlight mode switching condition judgment means for judging whether a headlight mode switching condition is satisfied, based on the predicted attempt to pass; and
automatic headlight mode setting means for switching headlights from a high beam mode to a low beam mode when the headlight mode switching condition is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of controlling a headlight beam, Comprising;
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obtaining an image to the rear of the user'"'"'s vehicle and generating image data of the obtained image;
reading the image data and acquiring following vehicle information from the image data;
predicting an attempt to pass the user'"'"'s vehicle by a passing vehicle following the user'"'"'s vehicle, based on the following vehicle information;
judging whether a headlight mode switching condition is satisfied, based on the predicted attempt to pass; and
, responsive to a judgment that the headlight mode switching condition is satisfied, switching headlights from a high beam mode to a low beam mode.
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