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Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016

Filed:

May. 21, 2012
Applicants:

Tobias Ehlgen, Ravensburg, DE;

Stefan Nordbruch, Kornwestheim, DE;

Johannes Foltin, Ditzingen, DE;

Robert Meisner, Kornwestheim, DE;

Inventors:

Tobias Ehlgen, Ravensburg, DE;

Stefan Nordbruch, Kornwestheim, DE;

Johannes Foltin, Ditzingen, DE;

Robert Meisner, Kornwestheim, DE;

Assignee:

Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/08 (2006.01); B60Q 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/08 (2013.01); B60Q 1/085 (2013.01); B60Q 1/143 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/322 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/33 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for activating at least one headlight of a vehicle has: a step of ascertaining a traffic density from an item of information about road users in the surroundings of the vehicle; a step of determining a control parameter for controlling an emission characteristic of the headlight using the ascertained traffic density; and a step of providing the control command for controlling an emission characteristic of the headlight using the control parameter.


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