DRIVING METHOD OF ROAD-ADAPTIVE VEHICLE HEADLIGHT

• US 20110210666A1
• Filed: 10/18/2010
• Published: 09/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: National Taipei University Of Technology
• Original Assignee: National Taipei University Of Technology
• Inventors: SHIAO, YAOJUNG, CHEN, CHUN-CHENG
• Application Number:
  US12/906,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20110210666A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/82
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/085 due to special conditions, e.g. adverse weather, type of road, badly illuminated road signs or potential dangers B60Q1/10, B60Q1/12, B60Q1/1423 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2300/112 Vehicle speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2300/13 Attitude of the vehicle body
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2300/312 Adverse weather
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2300/32 Road surface or travel path
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2300/33 Driving situation
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 6/023 responsive to the lean angle of the cycle, e.g. changing intensity or switching sub-lights when cornering
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 41/153 arranged in a matrix
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 41/663 by switching light sources by switching incandescent light sources F21S41/162

Abstract

In a driving method of a road-adaptive vehicle headlight, after a vehicle is started, the headlight of the vehicle is first adjusted to a basic illumination angle. Then, a vehicle driving environment signal, a vehicle speed signal and vehicle body position signals are obtained. Thereafter, according to the aforesaid different vehicle signals, a power source is controlled to change the illumination angle of the headlight and/or LED light sources provided on a base plate of the headlight are differently controlled to turn on or off. Thus, the vehicle headlight can quickly and flexibly produce different headlight beam patterns and wide headlight beam illumination area to ensure good road visibility and increased safety in driving.

Claims

1. A driving method of a road-adaptive vehicle headlight, comprising the steps of:

(1) obtaining a starting signal of a vehicle and starting the vehicle;

(2) controlling a power source to adjust an illumination angle of at least one headlight of the vehicle;

(3) obtaining a vehicle driving environment signal of the vehicle and controlling the on/off of at least one LED light source of the at least one headlight of the vehicle according to the vehicle driving environment signal;

(4) obtaining a vehicle speed signal of the vehicle and controlling the power source to adjust the illumination angle of the at least one headlight of the vehicle according to the vehicle speed signal; and

(5) obtaining a vehicle body position signal of the vehicle and controlling one of the power source and the at least one LED light source of the at least one headlight according to the vehicle body position signal, so that one of the following actions is taken;

(a) controlling the at least one LED light source of the at least one headlight of the vehicle to turn on or off;

(b) controlling the power source to adjust the illumination angle of the at least one headlight of the vehicle; and

(c) controlling the at least one LED light source of the at least one headlight of the vehicle to turn on or off and controlling the power source to adjust the illumination angle of the at least one headlight of the vehicle; and

(6) repeating the above steps (3) to (5) until a vehicle turn-off signal is obtained, and turning off the vehicle.

2. The driving method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the step (2), the illumination angle is a horizontal illumination angle.

3. The driving method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the step (3), the vehicle driving environment signal is obtained via an input setting.

4. The driving method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the step (4), the vehicle speed signal is obtained via a speed sensor.

5. The driving method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the step (4), the illumination angle is a horizontal illumination angle.

6. The driving method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the step (5), the vehicle body position signal is obtained via an angular velocity sensor module, and the angular velocity sensor module including a pitch angular velocity sensor, a yaw angular velocity sensor, and a roll angular velocity sensor.

7. The driving method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power source comprises at least one motor.