A method for adapting an upper headlight beam boundary of a light cone of at least one headlight of a vehicle includes reading in at least one configuration position of an illumination unit on another vehicle and/or of a vehicle contour of the other vehicle to provide an identification signal of the other vehicle. In addition, the method includes ascertaining the type of the other vehicle, using the identification signal of the other vehicle, and outputting a control signal for adapting the upper headlight beam boundary, the control signal being output taking the ascertained type of vehicle into account.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Method and control unit for adapting an upper headlight beam boundary of a light cone


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2017-05-02


    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 / G06V / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS



    Method and control unit for adapting an upper headlight beam boundary of a light cone

    EHLGEN TOBIAS / FOLTIN JOHANNES / MEISNER ROBERT | European Patent Office | 2016

    Free access



    Method and analyzing and control unit for adapting boundary of headlight beam

    FOLTIN JOHANNES | European Patent Office | 2015

    Free access

    HEADLIGHT LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND HEADLIGHT DEVICE

    ISHIZAKI MASARU | European Patent Office | 2016

    Free access