Apparatus and method for driving beam control

• Main Authors: Jason Shaw, Mickael Guibbert
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.09.2020
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING ORSUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES INGENERAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

Embodiments of the present invention provide for controlling operation of one or more systems of a vehicle. The control system comprises one or more controllers configured to receive distance data indicative of a distance between the host vehicle and a target vehicle; receive width data indicative of a width of the target vehicle; determine a dynamic shadowing width in dependence on the received distance data and the received width data, the dynamic shadowing width corresponding to a portion of an illumination region at the target vehicle, to be illuminated by the vehicle lighting system of the host vehicle, within which illumination is suppressed; and output a control signal to the vehicle lighting system to suppress illumination by the vehicle lighting system in the portion of the illumination region corresponding to the dynamic shadowing width.