Remote lighting system operable to correspond with vehicle lighting

An auxiliary lighting system for a helmet operable in conjunction with a vehicle lighting system comprising a battery, a vehicle lighting processor in electrical communication with a brake application sensor and with a vehicle brake light, the vehicle lighting processor configured to execute a power algorithm to supply electrical power through a conductor connected to the vehicle brake light and cause illumination of the vehicle brake light when a signal is received by the vehicle lighting processor from the brake application sensor indicative of an application of a vehicle brake, and a fault algorithm to detect absence or presence of a brake fault in the electrical communication with the vehicle brake light, the auxiliary lighting system comprising:

• a) a helmet portion comprising:
• a helmet electrical power supply;
• a helmet lighting unit connected to the power supply and comprising at least a helmet brake light;
• a helmet microcontroller connected to the power supply and in signal communication with the helmet brake light;
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• a helmet transceiver in signal communication with the helmet microcontroller;
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• b) a vehicle portion comprising:
• a vehicle transceiver in wireless signal communication with the helmet transceiver;
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• a first gate in communication with the vehicle transceiver, and connected to the electrical conductor supplying electrical power to the vehicle brake light;
• wherein an electrical signal indicative of illumination of the vehicle brake light is communicable through the first gate to the vehicle transceiver while maintaining absence of the brake fault in the electrical communication with the vehicle brake light, and on to the helmet transceiver, and to the helmet microcontroller, and wherein the helmet microcontroller is programmed with an algorithm to cause the helmet brake light of the auxiliary lighting system to be illuminated when the electrical signal indicative of illumination of the vehicle brake light is communicated.

An auxiliary lighting system for a helmet operable in conjunction with a vehicle lighting system comprising a battery, a vehicle brake light, and a vehicle lighting processor in electrical communication with a brake application sensor and with the vehicle brake light, the vehicle lighting processor configured to simultaneously provide electrical power and an encoded vehicle braking signal indicative of application of the vehicle brake to the vehicle brake light when the signal is received by the vehicle lighting processor from the brake application sensor indicative of an application of the vehicle brake, and the vehicle brake light is operable to detect the encoded vehicle braking signal and cause illumination of the vehicle brake light when the encoded vehicle braking signal is present, the auxiliary lighting system comprising:

• a) a helmet portion comprising:
• a helmet electrical power supply;
• a helmet lighting unit connected to the power supply and comprising at least a helmet brake light;
• a helmet microcontroller connected to the power supply and in signal communication with the helmet brake light;
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• a helmet transceiver in signal communication with the helmet microcontroller;
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• b) a vehicle portion comprising:
• a vehicle transceiver in wireless signal communication with the helmet transceiver;
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• a first gate in signal communication with the vehicle transceiver and in signal communication with the vehicle lighting processor, and operable to pass the encoded vehicle braking signals to the vehicle transceiver, on to the helmet transceiver, and on to the helmet microcontroller when the vehicle lighting processor communicates the encoded vehicle braking signal to the first gate;
• wherein the helmet microcontroller is programmed with an algorithm such that when executed, when the encoded vehicle braking signal is received by the helmet microcontroller, the helmet microcontroller causes the helmet brake light to be illuminated.