Method and device for aligning an illuminated area of a headlight of a vehicle as a function of the surroundings of the vehicle
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorJohannes Foltin
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Abstract
A method for aligning an illuminated area of a headlight of a vehicle as a function of the surroundings of the vehicle, includes classifying at least one other vehicle in the surroundings of the vehicle as a function of a piece of information concerning a position of the other vehicle in relation to the vehicle, determining a target position of the headlight, with disregard of the other vehicle, when the other vehicle is classified as passing the vehicle or as being passed by the vehicle, and providing a signal for moving the headlight into the target position while the vehicle is being passed by the other vehicle or is passing the other vehicle.
Claims18
A method for aligning an illuminated area of a headlight of a vehicle as a function of the surroundings of the vehicle, the method comprising:
- classifying, by a classification device, at least one other vehicle in the surroundings of the vehicle as a function of a piece of information concerning a position of the other vehicle in relation to the vehicle;
- determining, by a determination device, a target position of the headlight based on the classification, the determination taking place independently of the other vehicle in response to classification of the other vehicle;
- by said classification device, as passing the vehicle or as being passed by the vehicle;
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- providing, by a provision device, a signal for moving the headlight into the target position while the vehicle is being passed by the other vehicle or is passing the other vehicle.
A device for aligning an illuminated area of a headlight of a vehicle as a function of the surroundings of the vehicle, comprising:
- a classification device to classify at least one other vehicle in the surroundings of the vehicle as a function of a piece of information concerning a position of the other vehicle in relation to the vehicle;
- a determination device to determine a target position of the headlight based on the classification, the determination device being configured for carrying out the determination independently of the other vehicle in response to classification of the other vehicle, by said classification device, as passing the vehicle or as being passed by the vehicle;
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- a provision device to provide a signal for moving the headlight into the target position while the vehicle is being passed by the other vehicle or is passing the other vehicle.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program, which is executable by a processor, comprising:
- a program code arrangement having program code configured for aligning an illuminated area of a headlight of a vehicle as a function of the surroundings of the vehicle, by performing the following:
- classifying, by a classification device, at least one other vehicle in the surroundings of the vehicle as a function of a piece of information concerning a position of the other vehicle in relation to the vehicle;
- determining, by a determination device, a target position of the headlight based on the classification, the determination taking place independently of the other vehicle in response to classification of the other vehicle, by said classification device, as passing the vehicle or as being passed by the vehicle;
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- providing, by a provision device, a signal for moving the headlight into the target position while the vehicle is being passed by the other vehicle or is passing the other vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.