Controlling exterior vehicle lights

摘要

A system for adjusting a position of one or more exterior vehicle lights includes an accelerometer providing data indicating changes in vehicle pitch; a vehicle-mounted camera providing additional data indicating changes in vehicle pitch; and a control unit receiving the data from both the accelerometer and the vehicle-mounted camera, processing the data, and communicating a command to a vehicle light leveling actuator based on data from the accelerometer and the vehicle-mounted camera.

主权项

1. A system for adjusting a position of one or more exterior vehicle lights, comprising:
an accelerometer operable to indicate a change in a vehicle chassis pitch relative to one or more axles of a vehicle while the vehicle is parked or moving less than 5 miles per hour (MPH); a vehicle-mounted camera operable to generate a plurality of images and indicate a change in vehicle chassis pitch relative to one or more axles of the vehicle based on a change in an object within the plurality of images; and a control unit operable to receive indications from the accelerometer and the vehicle-mounted camera and, based on the indications, communicate a command to a vehicle light leveling actuator.