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Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 24, 2024
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Jason Michael Babbage, Allen Park, MI (US);

Matthew W. Roosen, Memphis, MI (US);

William Clay Priddy, Clarkson, KY (US);

Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);

Ryan Nicholas Garvey, Livonia, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 41/275 (2018.01); F21S 41/151 (2018.01); G01M 11/06 (2006.01); H05B 47/155 (2020.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 11/064 (2013.01); F21S 41/151 (2018.01); F21S 41/275 (2018.01); H05B 47/155 (2020.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract

A system and method include providing at least one headlamp that includes a plurality of pixels, determining a headlamp optical center nominal target of the at least one headlamp based on at least one measured vehicle characteristic, and activating a predefined beam pattern comprising a reduced number of pixels from the plurality of pixels. The system and method further include adjusting headlamp aim to the headlamp optical center nominal target; and deactivating the predefined beam pattern.


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