Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle with headlight sweep
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Application No.: US15210822Application Date: 2016-07-14
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Publication No.: US10052998B2Publication Date: 2018-08-21
- Inventor: Aed M. Dudar
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
- Agent James P. Muraff
- Main IPC: B60Q1/076
- IPC: B60Q1/076 ; B60Q1/12 ; B60Q1/16 ; B60Q1/08 ; F21S41/657

Abstract:
A vehicle includes: adaptive headlights, each configured to produce a continuous beam sweeping effect, processor(s) configured to: (a) detect failure of an adaptive headlight; (b) control the functional adaptive headlight to produce the continuous beam sweeping effect based on (a). The functional adaptive headlight achieves the continuous beam sweeping effect by (1) continuously cycling through a plurality of beam profiles, or (2) continuously rotating the headlights via motor(s).
Public/Granted literature
- US20180015868A1 VEHICLE WITH HEADLIGHT SWEEP Public/Granted day:2018-01-18
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