Headlight setting activation via a stalk switch
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorRobert Miller
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Abstract
Method, apparatus, and computer storage media are disclosed for headlight setting activation via a stalk switch. An example vehicle includes a stalk switch and a headlamp controller. The example headlamp controller is to monitor the stalk switch and detect, in response to identifying the stalk switch is transitioning to a high-beam position, a number of occurrences the stalk switch is set at the high-beam position in a predetermined time period. Also, the example headlamp controller is to activate, in response to determining the number of occurrences is two, a first headlight setting of headlamps.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a stalk switch;
- and
- a headlamp controller to:
- monitor the stalk switch;
- detect, in response to identifying the stalk switch is transitioning to a high-beam position, a number of occurrences the stalk switch is set at the high-beam position in a predetermined time period;
- and
- activate, in response to determining the number of occurrences is two, a first headlight setting of headlamps.
A method to activate a high-beam setting, the method comprising:
- monitoring, via a headlamp controller, a stalk switch;
- detecting, in response to identifying the stalk switch is transitioning to a high-beam position, a number of occurrences the stalk switch is set at the high-beam position in a predetermined time period;
- and
- activating, in response to determining the number of occurrences is two, a first headlight setting of headlamps.
A tangible computer storage medium comprising instructions, which, when executed, cause a machine to:
- monitor, via a headlamp controller, a stalk switch;
- detect, in response to identifying the stalk switch transitioning to a high-beam position, a number of occurrences the stalk switch is set at the high-beam position in a predetermined time period;
- and
- activate, in response to determining the number of occurrences is two, a first headlight setting of headlamps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.