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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2019
Flex-n-gate Advanced Product Development, Llc, Tecumseh, CA;
Ronie George, Kentwood, MI (US);
Matthew Steven Beilfuss, Muskegon, MI (US);
Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development, LLC, Tecumseh, CA;
Abstract
A programmable glare-free high beam device onboard a vehicle includes a plurality of light sources and an input coupler for combining light from the plurality of light sources. A focusing lens is adapted to receive light emitted from the input coupler and focus the light onto a digital micro-mirror device (DMD). The DMD has a plurality of individual micro-mirrors for reflecting light received from the focusing lens. A projection lens is adapted to receive light from the DMD and to project the light to form a spot distribution of a high beam light pattern. A plurality of auxiliary optics are adapted to form a broadened distribution of the high beam light pattern. A controller is provided for adaptively controlling the plurality of LEDs, the DMD, and the plurality of auxiliary optics to actively dim or turn off portions of the high beam light pattern.