METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR ADAPTING AN UPPER HEADLIGHT BEAM BOUNDARY OF A LIGHT CONE
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Abstract
A method for adapting an upper headlight beam boundary of a light cone of at least one headlight of a vehicle includes reading in at least one configuration position of an illumination unit on another vehicle and/or of a vehicle contour of the other vehicle to provide an identification signal of the other vehicle. In addition, the method includes ascertaining the type of the other vehicle, using the identification signal of the other vehicle, and outputting a control signal for adapting the upper headlight beam boundary, the control signal being output taking the ascertained type of vehicle into account.
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11. A method for adapting an upper headlight beam boundary of a light cone of at least one headlight of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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reading in at least one configuration position of an illumination unit on at least one of another vehicle and a vehicle contour of the other vehicle to provide an identification signal of the other vehicle; ascertaining a type of the other vehicle, using the identification signal of the other vehicle; and outputting a control signal to adapt the upper headlight beam boundary, the control signal being output taking the ascertained type of vehicle into account. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A control unit, comprising:
at least one control arrangement for adapting an upper headlight beam boundary of a light cone of at least one headlight of a vehicle, including; a reading arrangement to read in at least one configuration position of an illumination unit on at least one of another vehicle and a vehicle contour of the other vehicle to provide an identification signal of the other vehicle; an ascertaining arrangement to ascertain a type of the other vehicle, using the identification signal of the other vehicle; and an outputting arrangement to output a control signal to adapt the upper headlight beam boundary, the control signal being output taking the ascertained type of vehicle into account.
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20. A computer readable medium having a computer program, which is executable by a processor, comprising:
a program code arrangement having program code product having program code adapting an upper headlight beam boundary of a light cone of at least one headlight of a vehicle, by performing the following; reading in at least one configuration position of an illumination unit on at least one of another vehicle and a vehicle contour of the other vehicle to provide an identification signal of the other vehicle; ascertaining a type of the other vehicle, using the identification signal of the other vehicle; and outputting a control signal to adapt the upper headlight beam boundary, the control signal being output taking the ascertained type of vehicle into account.
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