Lighting control device for vehicle headlamp, and vehicle headlamp system
First Claim
1. A lighting control device for a headlamp of a vehicle, the lighting control device comprising:
- a light-blocking range setting unit that sets a light-blocking range in a light distribution pattern in accordance with a position of a target vehicle that is present ahead of the vehicle, based on an image acquired by capturing a front view from the vehicle by a camera;
a moving direction detection unit that detects a moving direction of the target vehicle in a horizontal direction based on the image;
a light-blocking range correction unit that corrects the light-blocking range based on the moving direction detected by the moving direction detection unit, wherein the light-blocking range correction unit corrects the light-blocking range so that at least a moving direction side of the light-blocking range is expanded; and
a headlamp control unit that drives the headlamp based on the light-blocking range corrected by the light-blocking range correction unit.
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Abstract
A lighting control device for a headlamp of a vehicle includes a light-blocking range setting unit that sets a light-blocking range in a light distribution pattern in accordance with a position of a target vehicle that is present ahead of the vehicle, based on an image acquired by capturing a front view from the vehicle by a camera, and a moving direction detection unit that detects a moving direction of the target vehicle in a horizontal direction based on the image. In addition, a light-blocking range correction unit corrects the light-blocking range based on the moving direction detected by the moving direction detection unit, wherein the light-blocking range correction unit corrects the light-blocking range so that at least a moving direction side of the light-blocking range is expanded, and a headlamp control unit that drives the headlamp based on the light-blocking range corrected by the light-blocking range correction unit.
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5 Claims
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1. A lighting control device for a headlamp of a vehicle, the lighting control device comprising:
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a light-blocking range setting unit that sets a light-blocking range in a light distribution pattern in accordance with a position of a target vehicle that is present ahead of the vehicle, based on an image acquired by capturing a front view from the vehicle by a camera; a moving direction detection unit that detects a moving direction of the target vehicle in a horizontal direction based on the image; a light-blocking range correction unit that corrects the light-blocking range based on the moving direction detected by the moving direction detection unit, wherein the light-blocking range correction unit corrects the light-blocking range so that at least a moving direction side of the light-blocking range is expanded; and a headlamp control unit that drives the headlamp based on the light-blocking range corrected by the light-blocking range correction unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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