SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
First Claim
1. A vehicle automatic vehicle exterior light control, comprising:
- an image sensor having an array of pixels; and
a controller configured to receive at least a portion of at least one image acquired by said image sensor and to receive at least one vehicle input, wherein said controller is further configured to generate at least one vehicle automatic exterior light control signal and an exterior light status indicator signal as a function of said at least a portion of at least one image and of said at least one vehicle input.
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Abstract
A system for automatically controlling vehicle equipment includes a controller to generate control signals. The control signals are derived based on information obtained from the image sensor as well as other detected parameters pertaining to the detected light source(s), the vehicle having the inventive control system, and the ambient environment. The control circuit may simply turn certain vehicle equipment, for example exterior lights, on or off, or change the brightness, aim, focus, etc. to produce various beam patterns that maximize the illuminated area in front of the vehicle without causing excessive glare in the eyes of other drivers.
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21 Claims
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1. A vehicle automatic vehicle exterior light control, comprising:
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an image sensor having an array of pixels; and a controller configured to receive at least a portion of at least one image acquired by said image sensor and to receive at least one vehicle input, wherein said controller is further configured to generate at least one vehicle automatic exterior light control signal and an exterior light status indicator signal as a function of said at least a portion of at least one image and of said at least one vehicle input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle automatic vehicle exterior light control, comprising:
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an image sensor having an array of pixels; and a controller comprising at least one output, said controller is configured to receive at least a portion of at least one image acquired by said image sensor, wherein said controller is configured to control said at least one output and to generate an exterior light status indicator signal as a function of said at least a portion of at least one image. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle automatic vehicle exterior light control, comprising:
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an image sensor having an array of pixels; and a controller comprising at least one output, said controller is configured to receive at least a portion of at least one image acquired by said image sensor, wherein said output and an exterior light status indicator signal is a function of said at least a portion of at least one image, wherein said controller is further configured to receive at least one vehicle input. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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