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US 2015/0307018 A1Published application
Illumination control system
AssigneeKoito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
InventorsYuichi SHIBATA, Satoshi YAMAMURA, Takao MURAMATSU
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Abstract
In the event that a predetermined illuminance is obtained by illuminating a certain area with light of a first light quantity, an illumination control system illuminates the area with light of a second light quantity which is larger than the first light quantity at a period, and at periods which follow the period, the illumination control system illuminates the area with light of a third light quantity of light which is smaller than the first light quantity.
Claims6
An illumination control system for controlling illumination by a lamp mounted on a vehicle, comprising:
- a light source;
- a scanning control unit for changing periodically positions of areas which are illuminated by light emitted from the light source;
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- an illumination control unit for controlling at least one of the light source and the scanning control unit so that in the event that a predetermined illuminance is obtained by illuminating a certain area with light of a first light quantity, the area is illuminated with a second quantity of light which is larger than the first quantity in a first period and in a second period which follows the area the first period is illuminated with light of a third light quantity which is smaller than the first light quantity.
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