US 11,987,168 B2
Systems and methods for illumination control and distribution during a vehicle bank
Kevin Jay McWithey, Fond du Lac, WI (US); Bradley William Kay, Mequon, WI (US); and Dragolsav Popovic, Germantown, WI (US)
Assigned to J.W. SPEAKER CORPORATION, Germantown, WI (US)
Filed by J.W. SPEAKER CORPORATION, Germantown, WI (US)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/947,839.
Application 17/947,839 is a continuation of application No. 16/893,867, filed on Jun. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,447,062, issued on Sep. 20, 2022.
Application 16/893,867 is a continuation of application No. 16/003,907, filed on Jun. 8, 2018, granted, now 10,676,018, issued on Jun. 9, 2020.
Application 16/003,907 is a continuation of application No. 14/273,045, filed on May 8, 2014, granted, now 10,023,103, issued on Jul. 17, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/877,513, filed on Sep. 13, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0010891 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/115 (2006.01); B60Q 1/12 (2006.01); B62J 6/023 (2020.01); G01B 5/24 (2006.01); G01C 19/00 (2013.01); B60Q 1/34 (2006.01)
CPC B60Q 1/0041 (2013.01) [B60Q 1/115 (2013.01); B60Q 1/12 (2013.01); B62J 6/023 (2020.02); G01B 5/24 (2013.01); G01C 19/00 (2013.01); B60Q 1/346 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/134 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/136 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A headlight system for a vehicle comprising:
a motion sensor configured to sample motion data;
an illumination source including an array of illumination elements;
a processor configured to control an illumination pattern provided by the illumination source in response to a bank angle value output by a bank angle calculation, during the bank angle calculation, the processor being configured to:
sample the motion data from the motion sensor;
compare the motion data to a predefined minimum motion value and a predefined maximum motion value;
when the motion data is between the predefined minimum motion value and the predefined maximum motion value, soft average the bank angle value toward zero; and
when the motion data is not between the predefined minimum motion value and the predefined maximum motion value, calculate the bank angle value.