Vehicular front environment detection apparatus and vehicular front lighting apparatus
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1. A front environment detection apparatus for use in a subject vehicle comprising:
- an imaging unit for imaging a front view in a traveling direction of the subject vehicle;
a light detector for detecting brightness of a field where the subject vehicle is traveling based on a processing of an image of the front view acquired by the imaging unit; and
a field detector for detecting an other vehicle in the field based on the image of the front view when brightness of the field detected by the light detector is in a predetermined range.
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Abstract
A processor in a vehicle front environment detection apparatus processes an image from an imaging unit for detecting another vehicle based on the brightness of an environment of a traveling vehicle derived from the image. The detection result of the another vehicle is reflected to a control of at least one of headlamp selection and headlamp light distribution for the ease of headlamp control.
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1. A front environment detection apparatus for use in a subject vehicle comprising:
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an imaging unit for imaging a front view in a traveling direction of the subject vehicle; a light detector for detecting brightness of a field where the subject vehicle is traveling based on a processing of an image of the front view acquired by the imaging unit; and a field detector for detecting an other vehicle in the field based on the image of the front view when brightness of the field detected by the light detector is in a predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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2. A front lighting apparatus for use in a subject vehicle comprising:
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an imaging unit for imaging a front view in a traveling direction of the subject vehicle; a light detector for detecting brightness of a field where the subject vehicle is traveling based on a processing of an image of the front view acquired by the imaging unit; a field detector for detecting an other vehicle in the field based on the image of the front view when brightness of the field detected by the light detector is in a predetermined range; and a headlamp controller for controlling a headlamp of the subject vehicle in terms of at least one of headlamp selection and headlamp lighting distribution based on a detection result of the light detector and the field detector. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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