An exterior light control system is provided for controlling exterior lights of a vehicle. The system includes an imaging system configured to image a forward external scene and to generate image data corresponding to the acquired images; and a controller configured to receive and analyze the image data and for generating an exterior light control signal that is used to control the exterior lights in response to analysis of the image data. The controller is further configured to analyze the image data to detect a semi-truck. When a semi-truck is detected, the controller generates an exterior light control signal that indicates the detection of a semi-truck or simply the presence of an oncoming vehicle. The controller may detect groups of lights belonging to a semi-truck other than headlamps, e.g., cab lights, so that a semi-truck may be detected even when the headlamps of the semi-truck are not detected due to being blocked by a roadside barrier.


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    Title :

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EXTERIOR VEHICLE LIGHTS RESPONSIVE TO DETECTION OF A SEMI-TRUCK


    Additional title:

    SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM STEUERN VON FAHRZEUGAUSSENLEUCHTEN ALS REAKTION AUF DIE ERKENNUNG EINES SATTELZUGS
    SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE LUMIÈRES EXTÉRIEURES DE VÉHICULE EN RÉACTION À LA DÉTECTION D'UN SEMI-REMORQUE


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    Publication date :

    2021-11-10


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / G06K Erkennen von Daten , RECOGNITION OF DATA



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