Light mapping system for vehicle passenger compartment
First Claim
1. A vehicle interior light intensity mapping system comprising:
- at least one light detector configured to identify an intensity of light distributed in a plurality of regions in the vehicle, wherein the at least one light detector comprises;
an optic device comprising at least on configured to receive light from a plurality of directions distributed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle; and
at least one sensor at least one aperture configured to receive the light from the plurality of directions; and
a controller in communication with the at least one sensor, wherein the controller is configured to;
identify the intensity of the light in each of a plurality of regions of the vehicle; and
generate a light intensity map for the passenger compartment comprising indications of variations in light intensity in the plurality of regions.
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Abstract
A vehicle interior light intensity mapping system comprises at least one light detector configured to identify an intensity of light distributed in a plurality of regions in the vehicle. The light detector comprises an optic device comprising at least one aperture configured to receive light from a plurality of directions distributed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The light detector further comprises at least one sensor configured to receive the light from the plurality of directions. A controller is configured to identify an intensity of the light in each of a plurality of regions of the vehicle, wherein each of the regions corresponds to a different direction of the light received through each of the plurality of apertures of the optic device.
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1. A vehicle interior light intensity mapping system comprising:
at least one light detector configured to identify an intensity of light distributed in a plurality of regions in the vehicle, wherein the at least one light detector comprises; an optic device comprising at least on configured to receive light from a plurality of directions distributed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle; and at least one sensor at least one aperture configured to receive the light from the plurality of directions; and a controller in communication with the at least one sensor, wherein the controller is configured to; identify the intensity of the light in each of a plurality of regions of the vehicle; and generate a light intensity map for the passenger compartment comprising indications of variations in light intensity in the plurality of regions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for controlling a vehicle interior light intensity mapping system, the method comprising:
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identifying light impinging on at least a portion of a vehicle from a plurality of directions; determining an intensity of the light in each of the plurality of directions; determining a panel specific light intensity of the light impinging on a plurality of light transmissive panels of the vehicle based on the intensity of the light in each of the plurality of directions; controlling a transmittance of the light transmissive panels in response to the panel specific light intensity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vehicle interior light intensity mapping system comprising:
at least one light detector configured to identify an intensity of light distributed in a plurality of regions in the vehicle, wherein the at least one light detector comprises; an optic device comprising at least one aperture configured to receive light from a plurality of directions distributed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle; and at least one sensor configured to receive the light from the plurality of directions, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a plurality of light detecting zones configured to independently detect a light level from each of the apertures; and a controller in communication with the at least one sensor, wherein the controller is configured to identify the intensity of the light in each of a plurality of regions of the vehicle, wherein each of the regions corresponds to a different direction of the light received through each of the plurality of apertures of the optic device.
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