Pixel headlamp aiming
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJason Michael Babbage, Matthew W. Roosen, William Clay Priddy, Venkatesh Krishnan, Ryan Nicholas Garvey
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Abstract
A system and method include providing at least one headlamp that includes a plurality of pixels, determining a headlamp optical center nominal target of the at least one headlamp based on at least one measured vehicle characteristic, and activating a predefined beam pattern comprising a reduced number of pixels from the plurality of pixels. The system and method further include adjusting headlamp aim to the headlamp optical center nominal target; and deactivating the predefined beam pattern.
Claims23
A method, comprising:
- providing at least one headlamp that includes a plurality of pixels;
- determining a headlamp optical center nominal target of the at least one headlamp based on at least one measured vehicle characteristic that comprises at least one measured front fender characteristic;
- determining the headlamp optical center nominal target for the at least one headlamp based on the at least one measured front fender characteristic;
- activating a predefined beam pattern comprising a reduced number of pixels from the plurality of pixels;
- adjusting headlamp aim to the headlamp optical center nominal target;
- and
- deactivating the predefined beam pattern.
A system comprising:
- at least one headlamp that includes a plurality of pixels;
- a measurement device that measures at least one front fender characteristic;
- and
- one or more controllers that are configured to:
- determine a headlamp optical center nominal target of the at least one headlamp based on the at least one front fender characteristic;
- activate a predefined beam pattern comprising a reduced number of pixels from the plurality of pixels;
- adjust headlamp aim to the headlamp optical center nominal target;
- and
- deactivate the predefined beam pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.