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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2014
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Philipp Roeckl, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Thomas Feid, Mannheim, DE;
Frank Langkabel, Ruesselsheim, DE;
Ingolf Schneider, RĂĽsselsheim, DE;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/14 (2006.01); B60Q 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/1423 (2013.01); B60Q 1/085 (2013.01); B60Q 1/143 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/054 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/45 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for controlling a headlight in a motor vehicle. The method includes providing a headlight configured to emit a light distribution in a selectively controlled manner, and controlling the headlight to generate a dynamic wave effect in at least one sub-region in front of the vehicle within the illuminated light distribution.