公开(公告)号：US20170080850A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-23

申请号：US15259712

申请日：2016-09-08

Applicant: CLEARPATH ROBOTICS, INC.

Inventor： Simon DREXLER ,  Matthew Allen RENDALL ,  Ryan Christopher GARIEPY ,  Mike HANUSCHIK ,  Paul MOHR

IPC: B60Q1/26 ,  B60Q1/34 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60Q1/02

CPC classification number: B60Q1/26 ,  B60K1/00 ,  B60Q1/08 ,  B60Q1/085 ,  B60Q1/1407 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60Q2400/50 ,  B60Y2200/40 ,  H05B33/0845 ,  H05B37/00

Abstract: A method of controlling an illumination system for an autonomous vehicle is provided. The method includes: storing, in a memory, a plurality of lighting pattern definitions for controlling the illumination system; receiving, at a processor connected to the memory and the illumination system, state data defining a current state of the autonomous vehicle; at the processor, determining whether each of a plurality of ranked sub-states is active in the autonomous vehicle, based on the state data; at the processor, selecting one of the lighting pattern definitions corresponding to the highest ranked sub-state determined to be active in the autonomous vehicle; and controlling the illumination system according to the selected lighting pattern definition.