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LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

  • US 20170080850A1
  • Filed: 09/08/2016
  • Published: 03/23/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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