System for controlling the in situ orientation of a vehicle headlamp, and method of use
    1.
    发明授权
    System for controlling the in situ orientation of a vehicle headlamp, and method of use 失效
    用于控制车辆前照灯的原位取向的系统及其使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US06990397B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-24

    申请号:US10732382

    申请日:2003-12-09

    IPC分类号: B60Q1/04

    摘要: A system and method for controlling the in situ orientation of the headlamps of a vehicle, from a camera that is mounted in the headlamp, as a function of the attitude of the vehicle. A camera is secured to a reflector of the headlamp so as to film the road extending in front of the vehicle. An image processing unit processes at least two successive images in order to detennine a measured horizon line of the road scene in front of the vehicle. A setpoint horizon line has been determined beforehand during initial adjustment of the headlamp. The real horizon line is then brought closer to the setpoint horizon line by modifying the orientation of the headlamp, until the distance between the measured line and the setpoint line tends towards zero.

    摘要翻译: 作为车辆姿态的函数,从安装在前照灯中的照相机控制车辆前照灯的原位取向的系统和方法。 相机固定在前照灯的反射器上,以便使在车辆前方延伸的道路成膜。 图像处理单元处理至少两个连续的图像,以便确定车辆前方的道路场景的测量的水平线。 预先在头灯的初始调整中确定设定值水平线。 然后通过修改前照灯的方向将实际水平线更靠近设定点水平线,直到测量线与设定点线之间的距离趋于零。

    Method of providing modulated illumination of a road, and a vehicle headlight for performing the said method
    2.
    发明授权
    Method of providing modulated illumination of a road, and a vehicle headlight for performing the said method 有权
    提供道路的调制照明的方法以及用于执行所述方法的车辆前灯

    公开(公告)号:US07347595B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-25

    申请号:US11477463

    申请日:2006-06-30

    IPC分类号: B60Q1/08

    摘要: The invention relates to a method of lighting a road with a vehicle headlight, in which the projected light is modulated in response to the presence of any persons on the road. The method comprises the following operations: detecting in the road scene at least one person, pinpointing the location of the person in the road scene, creating on an imager a mask having dimensions and position corresponding to the person, and lighting the road through the imager, to create a projected shadow around the person.The invention also provides a headlight for performing this method and having a first light source towards the imager, and an electronic system for generating light-occulting masks on the imager.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种照亮车辆前灯的道路的方法,其中投射光响应于道路上任何人的存在被调制。 该方法包括以下操作:在道路场景中至少检测一个人,精确定位在道路场景中的人的位置,在成像器上形成具有与人相对应的尺寸和位置的面具,以及通过成像器点亮道路 ,在人身上创造一个预测的阴影。 本发明还提供了一种用于执行该方法并具有朝向成像器的第一光源的前灯,以及用于在成像器上产生遮光掩模的电子系统。

    Dual-function lamp device for a motor vehicle
    5.
    发明授权
    Dual-function lamp device for a motor vehicle 失效
    汽车双功能灯装置

    公开(公告)号:US06976772B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-20

    申请号:US10425261

    申请日:2003-04-29

    摘要: The object of the invention is a dual-function lamp device for a motor vehicle, comprising in particular a light source emitting light signals towards an output surface of the lamp in order to produce a light beam, and a filtering means which can move between a passive position and an active position in which it allows passage of only some of the light signals corresponding to non-visible wavelengths, the filtering means being used in association with an intermediate lens for modifying the dispersion of the light beam. The driver thus has a direct illumination and an indirect illumination for obtaining, from a single lamp, two different fields of vision.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的目的是用于机动车辆的双功能灯装置,特别地包括向灯的输出表面发射光信号以产生光束的光源,以及可以在灯之间移动的过滤装置 被动位置和主动位置,其中仅允许通过对应于不可见波长的一些光信号,滤波装置与用于修改光束色散的中间透镜相关联使用。 因此,驱动器具有直接照明和间接照明,用于从单个灯获得两个不同的视野。

    Process for detecting a phenomenon limiting the visibility for a motor vehicle
    6.
    发明授权
    Process for detecting a phenomenon limiting the visibility for a motor vehicle 有权
    用于检测限制机动车辆的可视性的现象的过程

    公开(公告)号:US08315766B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-20

    申请号:US12260235

    申请日:2008-10-29

    IPC分类号: G06F7/00 G06F17/00

    摘要: A process and system for detecting a phenomenon limiting the visibility for a motor vehicle. The process and system comprises the steps of determining at least one point of interest in an image captured of the environment of the vehicle (CALC_H(I)); determining a region of interest in the image (CALC_ROI(I)); determining a graph of different levels of grey on the basis of said region of interest (CALC_CL(ROI)), and determining an area in said graph of different levels of grey around said point of interest (CALC_A(CL, H)).

    摘要翻译: 一种用于检测限制机动车辆的可视性的现象的过程和系统。 该过程和系统包括以下步骤:确定拍摄到车辆环境的图像中的至少一个兴趣点(CALC_H(I)); 确定图像中的感兴趣区域(CALC_ROI(I)); 基于所述感兴趣区域(CALC_CL(ROI))确定不同灰度级的图形,以及确定所述图表中围绕所述兴趣点(CALC_A(CL,H))的不同灰度级的区域。

    Method for detecting nocturnal fog and system for implementing the method
    8.
    发明授权
    Method for detecting nocturnal fog and system for implementing the method 有权
    检测夜雾的方法及其实施方法

    公开(公告)号:US07423752B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-09

    申请号:US11405884

    申请日:2006-04-18

    IPC分类号: G01N21/00

    摘要: The invention concerns a system and method for detecting, at night, the presence of an element such as fog interfering with the visibility of a road scene situated in front of a vehicle, comprising the following operations: acquiring an image of the road scene, extracting, from the image of the road scene, at least one light halo produced by a lighting device of the vehicle, approximating a form of this light halo by an elliptic curve, comparing the form of this light halo with the elliptic curve obtained in order to deduce therefrom the presence or absence of an element interfering with visibility.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种系统和方法,用于在夜间检测与车辆前方的道路场景的可视性相干扰的诸如雾的元件的存在,包括以下操作:获取道路场景的图像,提取 从道路场景的图像中,至少一个由车辆的照明装置产生的光晕,通过椭圆曲线近似该光晕的形式,将该光晕的形式与所获得的椭圆曲线进行比较,以便 从中推断干扰可见性的元素的存在或不存在。

    Method and device for managing the supply to a discharge lamp
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and device for managing the supply to a discharge lamp 有权
    用于管理放电灯的供应的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06586884B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-01

    申请号:US10115345

    申请日:2002-04-02

    申请人: Joël Leleve

    发明人: Joël Leleve

    IPC分类号: H05B3702

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for managing the supply to a discharge lamp of a motor vehicle headlight, wherein during the phase of starting up the discharge lamp, the strength of the current supplied to the lamp is controlled on the basis of a parameter representative of the environment of the vehicle so as to optimize the life of the discharge lamp. The invention also relates to a device for managing the supply to a discharge lamp.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于管理对机动车辆前灯的放电灯的供应的方法,其中在启动放电灯的阶段期间,基于代表灯的参数来控制供应给灯的电流的强度 车辆的环境,以优化放电灯的寿命。 本发明还涉及一种用于管理对放电灯的供应的装置。

    Vehicle headlight, capable of emitting different types of beams
    10.
    发明授权
    Vehicle headlight, capable of emitting different types of beams 失效
    车头灯,能够发射不同类型的光束

    公开(公告)号:US06341884B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-01-29

    申请号:US09297567

    申请日:1999-05-03

    IPC分类号: F21V700

    摘要: A motor vehicle headlight comprises a light source mounted in a reflector and a glass. The reflector is mounted to pivot about a generally vertical axis, and displacement means are provided to vary the angular position of the reflector. According to the invention, the reflector is capable of occupying at least one first angular position in which the beam emitted thereby passes through a first glass to generate a first type of beam, and a second angular position which is fixed and different form the first angular position(s), and in which the beam passes through a second glass; the headlight also has optical means for generating through said second glass a fixed beam which has photometric characteristics different from those of the beam passing through the first glass. Application in particular to two-function headlights for providing both a cornering light beam and a fog light beam.

    摘要翻译: 机动车头灯包括安装在反射器中的光源和玻璃。 反射器安装成围绕大致垂直的轴线枢转,并且设置位移装置以改变反射器的角位置。 根据本发明,反射器能够占据至少一个第一角位置,在该第一角位置中,由此发射的光束通过第一玻璃以产生第一类型的光束,并且第二角位置固定和不同地形成第一角度 位置,并且其中光束通过第二玻璃; 头灯还具有用于通过所述第二玻璃产生具有不同于通过第一玻璃的光束的光度特性的固定光束的光学装置。 特别适用于提供转弯光束和雾灯的双功能前灯。