US 12,422,135 B2
Vehicle lighting system having illumination characteristics that vary based on detected object class
Benjamin Julien, Tuam (IE); Mark Pattison, Tuam (IE); Amine Taleb-Bendiab, Tuam (IE); Brant Potter, Tuam (IE); Joshua Thaler, Tuam (IE); and Sebastian Delling, Tuam (IE)
Assigned to Connaught Electronics Ltd., (IE)
Filed by Connaught Electronics Ltd., Tuam (IE)
Filed on May 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/311,594.
Prior Publication US 2024/0369214 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. F21V 23/04 (2006.01); B60Q 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC F21V 23/0478 (2013.01) [B60Q 1/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An adaptive lighting system for a vehicle, the adaptive light system comprising:
a plurality of light sources connected to a vehicle and projecting light that radiates fully or partially around and away from the vehicle;
one or more sensors connected to the vehicle and configured to generate image data corresponding to a scene about the vehicle; and
a controller communicatively connected to the light sources and the one or more sensors, wherein the controller is configured to:
receive the image data generated by the one or more sensors;
execute an object detection machine learning model on the image data to (i) detect an object in the image data, (ii) determine a relative location of the detected object, and (iii) classify the detected object to determine a class of the detected object; and
selectively dim, at various dim levels, a selected one or more of the plurality of light sources, wherein the selected one or more of the plurality of light sources is selected by the controller based upon the determined location and class of the detected object, and wherein the controller is configured to selectively dim, at various dim levels, the selected one or more of the plurality of light sources by a magnitude depending on the determined class of the detected object.