Method for controlling the light distribution of a headlamp assembly, and headlamp assembly
AssigneeHella GmbH & Co. KGaA
InventorsBernd Fischer, Henrik Hesse, Tobias Irmscher, Christian Huester, Stefan Eberhardt
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Abstract
A method for controlling the light distribution of a headlamp arrangement of a vehicle. Oncoming traffic is detected by an oncoming traffic detector, and an additional light field is subsequently dynamically superimposed by the control unit with the aid of effector in an area of the travel direction lane, in particular in the area of a right lane marking.
Claims20
A method for controlling a light distribution provided by at least one light source of a headlamp arrangement of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- detecting oncoming traffic by an oncoming traffic detector;
- and
- dynamically activating and superimposing an additional light field within a first light field by a control unit via the at least one light source when oncoming traffic is detected, wherein the additional light field is superimposed within the first light field in an area of a travel direction lane or an area of a right lane marking of the travel direction lane, the at least one light source being a high-resolution light source,
- wherein the first light field and the additional light field are generated by the at least one light source.
A headlamp arrangement of a vehicle situated on a travel direction lane, the headlamp arrangement comprising:
- at least one light source that provides a first light field in front of the vehicle;
- at least one first oncoming traffic detector;
- and
- a control unit, which sets a light distribution of the at least one light source such that an additional light field is generated by the at least one light source and superimposed within the first light field when oncoming traffic is detected, the additional light field being provided in an area of the travel direction lane or an area of a right lane marking of the travel direction lane for directing attention away from light emissions of the oncoming traffic acting upon a driver,
- wherein the at least one light source is a high-resolution light source, which generates the additional light field.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.