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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2011
Michael J. Higgins-luthman, Livonia, MI (US);
Yuesheng LU, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
William C. Ince, Novi, MI (US);
Michael J. Higgins-Luthman, Livonia, MI (US);
Yuesheng Lu, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
William C. Ince, Novi, MI (US);
Magna Electronics Inc., Holly, MI (US);
Abstract
An automatic lighting system for a vehicle includes a control and an imaging device having a forward field of view. The control is operable to process image data captured by the imaging device to determine if an object imaged by the imaging device is an object of interest present generally forwardly and/or sidewardly of the vehicle as the vehicle travels along the road. An illumination source is operable to illuminate generally forwardly and/or sidewardly of the vehicle. The illumination source includes an array of light emitting diodes and illumination emanating from the illumination source is adjustable via selectively activating at least some individual light emitting diodes of the array of light emitting diodes. Adjustment of the illumination source is responsive to determination by the control that an imaged object is an object of interest to the driver of the vehicle.