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Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016

Filed:

Apr. 20, 2012
Applicants:

Tobias Ehlgen, Ravensburg, DE;

Sebastian Van Staa, Leonberg, DE;

Inventors:

Tobias Ehlgen, Ravensburg, DE;

Sebastian Van Staa, Leonberg, DE;

Assignee:

ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/02 (2006.01); H01K 7/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/14 (2006.01); G06T 7/40 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/1423 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0023 (2013.01); B60Q 1/143 (2013.01); G06T 7/403 (2013.01); G06T 7/408 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/312 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30192 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method is described for controlling a headlight system of a vehicle. The method includes a step of reading in an aerosol signal which represents a recognized intensity of an aerosol in a field of vision of a camera of the vehicle. Furthermore, the method includes a step of activating a change in a light emission in a lighting area ahead of the vehicle with the aid of the headlight system as a response to the aerosol signal.


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