AUTOMOTIVE LAMP
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1. A automotive lamp comprising:
- a laser light source;
a scanning unit that scans laser light emitted from the laser light source and forms a visible light distribution pattern;
an obstacle detector that detects an obstacle in front of a driver'"'"'s vehicle; and
a control unit that adjusts intensity of the laser light irradiated to a region, where the obstacle is existent, according to a distance from the driver'"'"'s vehicle to the obstacle, based on a detection result of the obstacle detector.
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Abstract
A light emitting lamp according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a laser light source, a scanning unit, which scans the laser light emitted from the laser light source so as to form a visible light distribution pattern, an obstacle detector, which detects an obstacle, if any, in front of a driver'"'"'s vehicle, and a control unit, which adjusts the intensity of the laser light irradiated to an obstacle existent region, according to the distance from the driver'"'"'s vehicle to the obstacle, based on the detection result of the obstacle detector.
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1. A automotive lamp comprising:
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a laser light source; a scanning unit that scans laser light emitted from the laser light source and forms a visible light distribution pattern; an obstacle detector that detects an obstacle in front of a driver'"'"'s vehicle; and a control unit that adjusts intensity of the laser light irradiated to a region, where the obstacle is existent, according to a distance from the driver'"'"'s vehicle to the obstacle, based on a detection result of the obstacle detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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