VEHICLE SAFETY ILLUMINATION ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A vehicle safety illumination arrangement, comprising:
- a head light control unit for modulating an intensity of at least one head light of a hosting vehicle between at least a low beam mode and a high beam mode;
means for actuating said head light control unit;
means to detect an object in front of said vehicle hosting said arrangement; and
processing means arranged to determine if an object detected constitutes a potential collision threat to said vehicle hosting said arrangement;
wherein the arrangement is arranged to actuate said head light control unit if an object in front of said vehicle is determined to constitute a potential collision threat to said vehicle hosting said arrangement.
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Abstract
A vehicle safety illumination method and arrangement is provided including a head light control unit for modulating an intensity of a head light of a vehicle between a low beam mode and a high beam mode. The arrangement may include a switch for actuating the head light control unit, and sensors to detect an object in front of the vehicle. The arrangement also includes a processor to determine if an object detected constitutes a potential collision threat to the vehicle. The arrangement is arranged to actuate the head light control unit if an object in front of the vehicle is determined to constitute a potential collision threat to the vehicle.
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13 Claims
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1. A vehicle safety illumination arrangement, comprising:
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a head light control unit for modulating an intensity of at least one head light of a hosting vehicle between at least a low beam mode and a high beam mode; means for actuating said head light control unit; means to detect an object in front of said vehicle hosting said arrangement; and processing means arranged to determine if an object detected constitutes a potential collision threat to said vehicle hosting said arrangement; wherein the arrangement is arranged to actuate said head light control unit if an object in front of said vehicle is determined to constitute a potential collision threat to said vehicle hosting said arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicle having a vehicle safety illumination arrangement, the arrangement comprising:
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a head light control unit for modulating an intensity of at least one head light of a hosting vehicle between at least a low beam mode and a high beam mode; means for actuating said head light control unit; means to detect an object in front of said vehicle hosting said arrangement; and processing means arranged to determine if an object detected constitutes a potential collision threat to said vehicle hosting said arrangement; wherein the arrangement is arranged to actuate said head light control unit if an object in front of said vehicle is determined to constitute a potential collision threat to said vehicle hosting said arrangement.
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13. A vehicle safety illumination method for modulating an intensity of at least one head light of a vehicle, using a head light control unit, for modulating an intensity of at least one head light of a hosting vehicle between at least a low beam mode and a high beam mode, and using means for actuating said head light control unit, and means to detect an object in front of said vehicle hosting said arrangement, the method comprising:
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determining if an object detected constitutes a potential collision threat to said vehicle hosting said arrangement, using processing means; and actuating said head light control unit if an object in front of said vehicle is determined to constitute a potential collision threat to said vehicle hosting said arrangement.
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