Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – External signal light system
Patent
1997-04-09
1998-07-14
Hofsass, Jeffery A.
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
External signal light system
340469, 340438, 340439, B60Q 126
Patent
active
057811059
ABSTRACT:
A light management system for an automotive vehicle includes vehicle sensors that collectively represent a state of the vehicle and that provide a state of the vehicle signal, vehicle sensors that collectively represent a state of the environment and that provide a state of the environment signal, a microprocessor controller which receives both the state of the vehicle signal and the state of the environment signal, the microprocessor controller provides a modified beam pattern based on the state of the vehicle signal and the state of the environment signal and then manipulates the modified beam pattern based on the state of the vehicle signal and the state of the environment signal and then provides a final light distribution signal, and a forward lighting array for receiving the final light distribution signal and illuminating a roadway thereupon.
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Bitar Sami
Cardanha Timothy Lino
Glass Kevin Michael
Malecki Marie Therese-Brodner
Russell John David
Ford Motor Company
Hofsass Jeffery A.
Huang Sihong
Maynard Steven A.
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