Process for automatically controlling the exterior lighting of a vehicle

Verfahren und Einrichtung zum Schalten von Außenbeleuchtungseinrichtungen eines Kraftfahrzeugs, wobei die Position, Zeit und weitere Umfeldbedingungen als Parameter herangezogen werden. The method involves switching the lighting devices depending on the ambient conditions. The position and the time...

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Main Authors PIENTKA, RAINER, HODAPP, BRUNO, MICHENFELDER, GEBHARD, HOG, NORBERT, BLITZKE, HENRY, MEIER, HANS, SCHMITT, PATRICK, BURKART, MANFRED
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 27.06.2001
Edition7
Subjects
ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING ORSUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES INGENERAL
GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS
MEASURING
MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS
NAVIGATION
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
PHYSICS
SIGNALLING
SURVEYING
TESTING
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:Verfahren und Einrichtung zum Schalten von Außenbeleuchtungseinrichtungen eines Kraftfahrzeugs, wobei die Position, Zeit und weitere Umfeldbedingungen als Parameter herangezogen werden. The method involves switching the lighting devices depending on the ambient conditions. The position and the time are detected as ambient conditions in which the vehicle is being operated and the external lighting devices are switched depending upon them. The devices can be switched depending on at least one other ambient condition in addition to position and time. Independent claims are also included for the following: a device for automatic switching of external lighting devices for a motor vehicle.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20000126388