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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Yasutoshi Horii, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroaki Okuchi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Masanori Kondo, Nagoya, JP;
Kenichi Nishimura, Gifu, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
In a headlight optical axis adjusting apparatus and method for a vehicle, the shape of a road in front of the vehicle is detected by a CCD camera based on a change in lane marking line which indicates the lane width on the road, before the steering angle of a vehicle steering wheel is detected by a steering angle sensor. Left and right swivel lights of the vehicle are swiveled and adjusted based on the change in the lane marking line or the steering angle. The optical axis of the left or right swivel light is first swiveled and adjusted based on the change in the lane marking line. The driver's forward visibility can thus be improved before the driver turns the steering wheel.