US 2019/0161001 A1Published application

Vehicle headlight

AssigneeZKW Group GmbH

InventorMartin LAHMER

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Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle headlight (1) comprising a light source (2), a primary optical system (3), a projection optical system (4), a control device, an output unit and an optoelectronic component (7) having a controllable arrangement of several, individually adjustable optoelectronic elements (8) in the form of a two-dimensional matrix. Said vehicle headlight (1) is designed to emit light from at least one light source (2) in the direction of the optoelectronic component (7) and to modulate by means of the optoelectronic component (7), and to radiate at least partially in the direction of the projection optical system (4) and to form a light image in front of the vehicle. The control device is connected to the output unit. The output unit is connected to the optoelectronic component (7) and can control the optoelectronic elements (8). A light model is stored in the control device in the form of a plurality of protection points, and the control device is designed to form, from the light model, image data in the form of a two-dimensional matrix-shaped situation light distribution with a situational image resolution. The situational image resolution is essentially higher than the plurality of protective points of the light model. The image data is formed, preferably by interpolation from the protective points and can be represented on the optoelectronic component (7) by means of the output unit.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A vehicle headlight (1, 11) comprising:

at least one light source (2, 12);
at least one projection optical system (4, 14);
at least one control device (5);
at least one output unit (6);
and
at least one optoelectronic component (7, 17) having a controllable arrangement of several individually adjustable optoelectronic elements (8) in the form of a two-dimensional matrix, wherein an image resolution is defined by the product of the number of rows and columns of the matrix,
wherein the vehicle headlight (1, 11) is configured to emit light from the at the least one light source (2, 12) in the direction of the at least one optoelectronic component (7, 17) and to modulate the light by the at least one optoelectronic component (7, 17), and to radiate it at least partially in the direction of the at least one projection optical system (4, 14) and form a light image in front of a vehicle,
wherein the at least one control device (5) is connected to the at least one output unit (6), and the at least one output unit (6) is connected to the at least one optoelectronic component (7, 17) for actuating the optoelectronic element (8), and
wherein:
on a side of the at least one control device (5), at least one light model (20) is stored in the form of a plurality of nodes (9),
the at least one control device (5) is designed to form, from the at least one light model (20), image data (21) in the form of a two-dimensional matrix-like situational light distribution with a situational image resolution which is defined by the product of the number of rows and columns of the situational light distribution, wherein the situational image resolution is substantially higher than the plurality of nodes (9) of the light model, and the image data (21) is formed by interpolation from the nodes (9), and
the image data (21) is transmitted from the at least one control device (5) to the at least one optoelectronic component (7, 17) by the at least one output unit (6).

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A method for generating at least one light distribution with a vehicle headlight (1, 11) of a vehicle, the vehicle headlight comprising at least one light source (2, 12), at least one projection optical system (4, 14), at least one control device (5), at least one output unit (6) and at least one optoelectronic component (7, 17) having a controllable arrangement of several individually adjustable optoelectronic elements (8) in the form of a two-dimensional matrix, wherein an image resolution is defined by the product of the number of rows and columns of the matrix, wherein the vehicle headlight (1, 11) is configured to emit light from the least one light source (2, 12) in the direction of the at least one optoelectronic component (7, 17) and to modulate the light by the at least one optoelectronic component (7, 17), and to radiate it at least partially in the direction of the at least one projection optical system (4, 14) and form a light image in front of the vehicle, and wherein the at least one control device (5) is connected to the at least one output unit (6), the at least one output unit (6) is connected to the at least one optoelectronic component (7, 17) and actuates the optoelectronic elements (8), the method comprising:

storing on the side of the at least one control device (5), at least one light model (20);
and
forming image data, by the at least one control device (5), from at least one light model (20) which is stored on the control device side in the form of a plurality of nodes (9) in a memory associated with the control device (5), the image data (21) being in the form of a two-dimensional matrix-like situational light distribution with a situational image resolution which is defined by the product of the number of rows and columns of the situational light distribution,
wherein:
the situational image resolution is substantially higher than the plurality of nodes (9) of the light model,
the image data (21) is formed by interpolation from the nodes (9), and
the image data (21) is represented on the at least one optoelectronic component (7, 17) by the at least one output unit (6).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/308,500Filed 22 May 2017
Priority: AT A 50532/201613 Jun 2016
Published: 30 May 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

B60Q 1/1415
Having dimming means: dimming circuits
B60Q 1/076
Adjustable, e.g. remotely-controlled from inside vehicle: by electrical means including means to transmit the movements, e.g. shafts or joints
B60Q 1/085
Automatically: due to special conditions, e.g. adverse weather, type of road, badly illuminated road signs or potential dangers
F21S 41/645
By changing their light transmissivity, e.g. by liquid crystal or electrochromic devices: by electro-optic means, e.g. liquid crystal or…