J.w. Speaker Corporation

Bradley William Kay

Kevin McWithey

Eric J Deering

Dragan Popovic

Dragolsav Popovic

Dragoslav Popovic

Peter Andrew Zagar

Charissa Quinlan

Rory S Sentieri

Thomas S Albee

Kevin J Mcwithey

Dragolsav Popoviv

Kevin J Mcwhitey

A headlight system for a banking vehicle is provided. The headlight system includes a plurality of optical assemblies being arranged about an optical horizon and an optical vertical axis. Each of the plurality of optical assemblies includes an illumination source and an optical element. Each of the illumination sources is configured to direct light toward a corresponding one of the optical elements to produce an illumination region. The illumination regions combine to form an illumination pattern that includes at least one illumination region that is radial and is positioned relative an optical origin. The intersection between the optical horizon and the optical vertical axis defines the optical origin.

Headlight matrix systems and methods for a vehicle

Systems and methods for lighting system lens heating are described. The systems and methods include a substantially clear thermoplastic substrate; and a conductive ink or film circuit on the thermoplastic substrate.

Lens heating systems and methods for an LED lighting system

A bank angle of a vehicle can be accurately calculated using yaw axis data and roll axis data, and based on the calculated bank angle, vehicle illumination optics can be controlled to maintain a pattern of distributed light from the illumination optics to be generally horizontal. The calculated bank angle may be zeroed when the yaw axis data equals zero. The improved pattern of distributed light from the illumination optics illuminates a more natural field of view for the vehicle driver during a bank.

Systems and methods for illumination control and distribution during a vehicle bank

A light assembly and method for steering a vehicle headlight illumination pattern. In one aspect, a method includes providing a processor programmed to perform the steps of: illuminating a subset of consecutive LEDs in the line including LEDs associated with the first and second edge illumination fields; as the direction of the vehicle wheels changes: (i) fading the LED associated with one of the first and second illumination fields off while simultaneously fading the LED associated with the other of the first and second illumination fields on thereby changing the illumination pattern; and (ii) repeating step (i) so that the illumination pattern tracks the direction of the vehicle wheels.

Solid state steerable light

Lens

A lamp for a vehicle is provided that can include a housing, an axial symmetric lens coupled to the housing and defining an optical axis and a focal point, an image shifting lens positioned within the housing behind the axial symmetric lens relative to the optical axis, and a light source positioned within the housing. The light source can be positioned behind the image shifting lens. The light source can be configured to emit light along an optical path that extends, from the light source, through the image shifting lens, towards the axial symmetric lens above the optical axis, and through the axial symmetric lens to define a high beam illumination pattern.

Bi-functional optical systems and methods

Projector

A light assembly for generating a light pattern comprising LEDs; a first lens positioned in front of the LEDs to direct light from each LED into an illumination field, the illumination fields of energized LEDs create an illumination pattern and a first edge illumination field and a second edge illumination field; a processor controlling the LED duty cycles to move the illumination pattern in a first direction to the side of the first edge illumination field by (i) increasing an LED duty cycle associated with the first edge illumination field while decreasing an LED duty cycle associated with the second edge illumination field; and (ii) repeating step (i) with the illumination field adjacent the first edge illumination field in the first direction as the first edge illumination field and with the illumination field adjacent the second edge illumination field in the first direction as the second edge illumination field.

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Mequon, WI, United States of America

Bradley William Kay