Method and control unit for adapting an upper headlight beam boundary of a light cone
First Claim
1. A method for adapting an upper headlight beam boundary of a light cone of at least one headlight of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- reading in at least one configuration position of an illumination unit on at least one of another vehicle and a vehicle contour of the other vehicle to provide an identification signal of the other vehicle;
using the identification signal of the other vehicle, ascertaining a type of the other vehicle, the type being at least one of a class and a model of the other vehicle; and
based on the ascertained type of the other vehicle, outputting a control signal to adapt the upper headlight beam boundary.
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Abstract
A method for adapting an upper headlight beam boundary of a light cone of at least one headlight of a vehicle includes reading in at least one configuration position of an illumination unit on another vehicle and/or of a vehicle contour of the other vehicle to provide an identification signal of the other vehicle. In addition, the method includes ascertaining the type of the other vehicle, using the identification signal of the other vehicle, and outputting a control signal for adapting the upper headlight beam boundary, the control signal being output taking the ascertained type of vehicle into account.
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1. A method for adapting an upper headlight beam boundary of a light cone of at least one headlight of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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reading in at least one configuration position of an illumination unit on at least one of another vehicle and a vehicle contour of the other vehicle to provide an identification signal of the other vehicle; using the identification signal of the other vehicle, ascertaining a type of the other vehicle, the type being at least one of a class and a model of the other vehicle; and based on the ascertained type of the other vehicle, outputting a control signal to adapt the upper headlight beam boundary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A control unit, comprising:
at least one control arrangement for adapting an upper headlight beam boundary of a light cone of at least one headlight of a vehicle, including; a reading arrangement to read in at least one configuration position of an illumination unit on at least one of another vehicle and a vehicle contour of the other vehicle to provide an identification signal of the other vehicle; an ascertaining arrangement to ascertain, using the identification signal of the other the other vehicle, a type of the other vehicle, the type being at least one of a class and a model of the other vehicle; and an outputting arrangement to output a control signal, based on the ascertained type of vehicle, to adapt the upper headlight beam boundary.
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program, which is executable by a processor, the computer program comprising program code for adapting an upper headlight beam boundary of a light cone of at least one headlight of a vehicle by performing the following:
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reading in at least one configuration position of an illumination unit on at least one of another vehicle and a vehicle contour of the other vehicle to provide an identification signal of the other vehicle; using the identification signal of the other vehicle, ascertaining a type of the other vehicle, the type being at least one of a class and a model of the other vehicle; and based on the ascertained type of the other vehicle, outputting a control signal to adapt the upper headlight beam boundary.
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12. A method for adapting an upper headlight beam boundary of a light cone of at least one headlight of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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reading in at least one configuration position of an illumination unit on at least one of another vehicle and a vehicle contour of the other vehicle and evaluating a position of the illumination unit of the other vehicle with respect to a position of a mirror of the other vehicle to provide an identification signal of the other vehicle; using the identification signal of the other vehicle, ascertaining a type of the other vehicle, the type being at least one of a class and a model of the other vehicle; and based on the ascertained type of the other vehicle, outputting a control signal to adapt the upper headlight beam boundary, including providing the control signal for adapting the upper headlight beam boundary so that the headlight of the vehicle does not illuminate the mirror.
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