Exterior light system for a vehicle
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1. An exterior vehicle lighting system comprising:
- light-producing assemblies, each coupled to at least one of a front, side, and rear body panel portion of a vehicle;
at least one light-sensing device for sensing ambient light levels; and
a controller configured to interpolate sensed ambient light levels toward a front and rear of the vehicle to determine ambient light levels toward a side of the vehicle and selectively activate each of the light-producing assemblies at a variable intensity as a function of sensed ambient light levels and/or a determined direction of ambient light.
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Abstract
A vehicle lighting system is provided herein and includes light-producing assemblies, each coupled to a body portion of a vehicle. At least one light-sensing device is included for sensing ambient light levels. A controller is configured to selectively activate each of the light-producing assemblies at a variable intensity as a function of a sensed ambient light level and/or a determined direction of the ambient light.
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1. An exterior vehicle lighting system comprising:
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light-producing assemblies, each coupled to at least one of a front, side, and rear body panel portion of a vehicle; at least one light-sensing device for sensing ambient light levels; and a controller configured to interpolate sensed ambient light levels toward a front and rear of the vehicle to determine ambient light levels toward a side of the vehicle and selectively activate each of the light-producing assemblies at a variable intensity as a function of sensed ambient light levels and/or a determined direction of ambient light. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An exterior vehicle lighting system comprising:
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a light-producing assembly coupled to at least one of a front, side, and rear body panel portion of a vehicle; a light-sensing device for sensing ambient light levels; and a controller for interpolating sensed ambient light levels toward a front and rear of the vehicle to determine ambient light levels toward a side of the vehicle and selectively activating the light-producing assembly in response to sensed ambient light levels. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An exterior vehicle lighting method, comprising the steps of:
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coupling light-producing assemblies to at least one of a front, side, and rear body panel portion of a vehicle; sensing ambient light levels with at least one light-sensing device; interpolating sensed ambient light levels toward a front and rear of the vehicle to determine ambient light levels toward a side of the vehicle; and selectively activating each of the light-producing assemblies at a variable intensity as a function of sensed ambient light levels and/or a determined direction of ambient light. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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