JP2015033944A - 車両用前照灯の点灯制御装置、車両用前照灯システム - Google Patents
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11:車両検出部
12:制御部
13:対向車両判定部
14:カーブ判定部
15:点消灯時間設定部
16:光照射範囲設定部
17:配光制御部
20R、20L:ランプユニット
21:LEDドライバ
22:マトリクスLED
23:ロービームLED
24、25:レンズ
26:ハイビームユニット
27:ロービームユニット
30L、30R:ハイビーム
50:自車両
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- 選択的に点灯可能な複数の発光素子を有する車両用前照灯による光照射状態を制御するための点灯制御装置であって、
自車両の前方を撮影した画像に基づいて前方車両を検出する車両検出部と、
前記前方車両の位置に対応して光照射範囲を設定する光照射範囲設定部と、
前記自車両がカーブ道路を走行中であるか否かを判定するカーブ判定部と、
前記自車両がカーブ道路を走行中であるときに前記複数の発光素子の点消灯時間を相対的に短い時間に設定し、それ以外のときに当該点消灯時間を相対的に長い時間に設定する点消灯時間設定部と、
前記光照射範囲設定部により設定される前記光照射範囲に対応し、かつ前記点消灯時間設定部により設定される前記点消灯時間に対応した制御信号を生成して前記車両用前照灯へ出力する配光制御部と、
を含む、車両用前照灯の点灯制御装置。 - 前記車両検出部により検出される前記前方車両が対向車両であるか否かを判定する対向車両判定部、を更に含み、
前記点消灯時間設定部は、前記自車両がカーブ道路を走行中であり、かつ前記前方車両が対向車両であるときに前記点消灯時間を相対的に短い時間に設定する、
請求項1に記載の車両用前照灯の点灯制御装置。 - 前記カーブ判定部は、前記自車両の車速及び舵角の各情報に基づいて曲率を求め、当該曲率に基づいて前記自車両がカーブ道路を走行中であるか否かを判定する、
請求項1又は2に記載の車両用前照灯の点灯制御装置。 - 前記点消灯時間設定部は、前記カーブ判定部により求められる曲率に応じて前記点消灯時間を設定する、
請求項3に記載の車両用前照灯の点灯制御装置。 - 請求項1〜4の何れか1項に記載の車両用前照灯の点灯制御装置と、
前記点灯制御装置によって制御される車両用前照灯、
を含む、車両用前照灯システム。
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