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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2017
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Peter A. Liken, West Olive, MI (US);
Marc A. Smeyers, Zeeland, MI (US);
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
An imaging system is provided herein. An image sensor is configured to acquire one or more images of a scene external and forward of a controlled vehicle and to generate image data corresponding to the acquired images. A controller is communicatively connected to the image sensor and is configured to receive and analyze the image data. The controller detects an object of interest in the image data and generates an ON signal or an OFF signal based on the detection of the object of interest in the image data, or lack thereof. A high beam control of the vehicle is turned ON based on the ON signal or turned OFF based on the OFF signal. The controller modifies a future response time at which the OFF signal is generated based on an external overriding of the ON signal or the OFF signal.