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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2011
Brian Wolski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Timothy Prodin, Dearborn, MI (US);
John Shutko, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kenneth Michael Mayer, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Brian Wolski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Timothy Prodin, Dearborn, MI (US);
John Shutko, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kenneth Michael Mayer, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for re-enabling automatic mode after manually overriding automatic mode of an automatic headlamp control system for a motor vehicle. The system and method monitors the headlamp state in a controller, recommends a headlamp state from the automatic mode of the automatic headlamp control system, monitors a driver request for headlamp state in the controller, and causes the controller to return to the automatic mode when the recommended headlamp state matches the driver request for a headlamp state.