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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2006
Applicant:
Takenori Hashizume, Ayase, JP;
Inventor:
Takenori Hashizume, Ayase, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/33 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical axis controller and method for headlamps for a vehicle where the swiveling lamps are not driven due to the minute steering operation of the driver. The steering angle of the steering wheel is detected by using, for example, a steering angle signal from a steering angle sensor. A desired light emission direction is computed based on the steering angle and a hysteresis value and the lamps are driven to an actual light emission direction matching the desired light emission direction.