Magna Electronics Solutions Gmbh

Zkw Group Gmbh

Magna Electronics Europe Gmbh & Co. Ohg

Lite-on Technology Corporation

Lite-on Electronics Corporation

Stefan Graf

Martin Solar

Matthäus Artmann

Julian Baker

Matthias Doepp

Marc Schaefer

Lars Lindenstruth

Karsten Roth

Andre Waldschmidt

A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle, a light source disposed at the vehicle and operable to emit light, and a control. Light emitted by the light source, when operated, illuminates a field of illumination exterior of the vehicle, with the field of view of the camera encompassing at least a portion of the field of illumination. The control, responsive to data processing by a processor of the control of image data captured by the camera, determines a change in the field of illumination provided by the light source. Responsive to the determined change in the field of illumination, the control at least one selected from the group of (i) adjusts the light source to accommodate the determined change, (ii) adjusts the camera to accommodate the determined change and (iii) generates an alert.

Vehicle vision system with self-calibrating imager

A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view rearward of the vehicle, a light source disposed at the vehicle and operable to emit light, and a control including an image processor. The control, responsive to detection of the object present in the field of view of the camera, determines a region of the field of view of the camera at which a detected object is located. The control determines an illumination level at the detected object and, responsive to the determined illumination level at the detected object being greater than an upper threshold level or less than a lower threshold level, controls the respective individually controllable light segment of the light source for that region of the field of view of the camera at which the detected object is located to adjust intensity of light emitted by that light segment.

Vehicle vision system with adaptive reversing light

An automotive lighting system for a vehicle includes a taillight disposed at a vehicle equipped with an external object detection system. The taillight includes a housing that contains a light source that is operable to illuminate at least rearward of the equipped vehicle. The external object detection system includes a LIDAR sensor that is disposed in the housing of the taillight. The LIDAR sensor is operable to emit optical signals at least rearward of the equipped vehicle, where optical signals reflected back to the LIDAR sensor are processed by an electronic control unit of the external object detection system. Processing of reflected optical signals by the electronic control unit detects an object present exterior of the equipped vehicle. Also, processing by the electronic control unit may include use of 3D imaging techniques to generate a 3D image of the object present exterior of the equipped vehicle.

Automotive lighting system for a vehicle

An automotive lighting device includes a housing and at least one optical sensor disposed in the housing. The at least one optical sensor is configured to emit an optical signal and generating a data signal in response to a received reflected optical signal.

Automotive lighting device and a vehicle having the same

A head-up display (HUD) comprises a detection unit, a picture generating unit and a control unit. The detection unit detects a position of an object and generates a detection signal indicated the position of the object. The picture generating unit comprises a screen and an optical unit. The screen displays a visual image. The optical unit projects the visual image onto the screen. The control unit is coupled to the detection unit and the picture generating unit, controlling the screen to facing toward the object in response to the detection signal.

Head-up display and vehicle using the same

A near field communication (NFC) system includes a plurality of coils for coupling to an antenna of a portable device, wherein each two adjacent coils are partly overlapped with one another; a multiplexer selectively enabling at least one of the coils to build a communication with the antenna, wherein the coils enabled by the multiplexer are selected to have a best coupling effect with the antenna and are combined into an effective antenna; and at least one adaptation network for adapting an input/output of the effective antenna.

Near field communication system and method for providing an effective antenna that is adaptable for different antenna configurations and locations of a portable device

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Stefan Graf