Lighting control system and method for autonomous vehicles
First Claim
1. A method of controlling an illumination system for an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:
- storing, in a memory, a plurality of lighting pattern definitions for controlling the illumination system;
receiving, at a processor connected to the memory and the illumination system, state data defining a current state of the autonomous vehicle;
at the processor, determining whether each of a plurality of ranked sub-states is active in the autonomous vehicle, based on the state data;
at the processor, selecting one of the lighting pattern definitions corresponding to the highest ranked sub-state determined to be active in the autonomous vehicle; and
controlling the illumination system according to the selected lighting pattern definition.
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Abstract
A method of controlling an illumination system for an autonomous vehicle is provided. The method includes: storing, in a memory, a plurality of lighting pattern definitions for controlling the illumination system; receiving, at a processor connected to the memory and the illumination system, state data defining a current state of the autonomous vehicle; at the processor, determining whether each of a plurality of ranked sub-states is active in the autonomous vehicle, based on the state data; at the processor, selecting one of the lighting pattern definitions corresponding to the highest ranked sub-state determined to be active in the autonomous vehicle; and controlling the illumination system according to the selected lighting pattern definition.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling an illumination system for an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:
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storing, in a memory, a plurality of lighting pattern definitions for controlling the illumination system; receiving, at a processor connected to the memory and the illumination system, state data defining a current state of the autonomous vehicle; at the processor, determining whether each of a plurality of ranked sub-states is active in the autonomous vehicle, based on the state data; at the processor, selecting one of the lighting pattern definitions corresponding to the highest ranked sub-state determined to be active in the autonomous vehicle; and controlling the illumination system according to the selected lighting pattern definition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for controlling an illumination system of an autonomous vehicle, the system comprising:
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a memory storing a plurality of lighting pattern definitions for controlling the illumination system; a processor connected to the memory and the illumination system, the processor configured to; receive state data defining a current state of the autonomous vehicle; determine whether each of a plurality of ranked sub-states is active in the autonomous vehicle, based on the state data; select one of the lighting pattern definitions corresponding to the highest ranked sub-state determined to be active in the autonomous vehicle; and control the illumination system according to the selected lighting pattern definition. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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