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IC)などで構成してもよい。異物判定装置6は、車両100側に設けられてもよいし、車両用灯具2に内蔵されてもよい。
車両100の前方領域に光を出射して所定の配光パターンPTNを形成可能な車両用灯具2が、光出射面16に異物が付着していない状態で前方領域に形成する配光パターンPTNを、基準パターンPTNrとして記憶する記憶部18と、
前方領域を撮像する撮像装置4が撮像した配光パターンPTNと基準パターンPTNrとを比較して、光出射面16への異物の付着を判定する判定部20と、
を備える異物判定装置6。
車両100の前方領域に光を出射して所定の配光パターンPTNを形成可能な車両用灯具2が、光出射面16に異物が付着していない状態で前方領域に形成する配光パターンPTNと、前方領域を撮像する撮像装置4が撮像した配光パターンPTNとを比較して、光出射面16への異物の付着を判定することを含む異物判定方法。
4 撮像装置、 4a 第1撮像装置、 4b 第2撮像装置、 6 異物判定装置、
8 洗浄装置、 10 報知装置、 12 光源部、 14 筐体、 16 光出射面、 18 記憶部、 20 判定部、 22 灯具制御部、 24 洗浄制御部、 26
報知制御部。
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- 車両の前方領域に光を出射して所定の配光パターンを形成可能な車両用灯具と、
前記前方領域を撮像する撮像装置と、
前記車両用灯具が、光出射面に異物が付着していない状態で前記前方領域に形成する配光パターンを、基準パターンとして記憶する記憶部、および前記撮像装置が撮像した配光パターンと前記基準パターンとを比較して前記光出射面への異物の付着を判定する判定部を有する異物判定装置と、
を備え、
前記車両用灯具は、第1灯具および第2灯具を含み、
前記異物判定装置は、前記第1灯具および前記第2灯具の点消灯を独立に切り替える灯具制御部を有し、
前記判定部は、一方の灯具が点灯し他方の灯具が消灯している状態で前記撮像装置が撮像した配光パターンと、前記基準パターンとを比較して、点灯している灯具の前記光出射面への異物の付着を判定する、
車両用灯具システム。 - 前記車両用灯具は、光源部と、前記光源部を収容する筐体と、を有し、
前記撮像装置は、前記筐体に収容される請求項1に記載の車両用灯具システム。 - 前記第1灯具および前記第2灯具は、それぞれ光源部と、前記光源部を収容する筐体と、を有し、
前記撮像装置は、前記第1灯具の筐体に収容される第1撮像装置と、前記第2灯具の筐体に収容される第2撮像装置と、を含み、
前記判定部は、一方の灯具が点灯し他方の灯具が消灯している状態で消灯している灯具の筐体に収容される撮像装置が撮像した配光パターンと、前記基準パターンとを比較して、点灯している灯具の前記光出射面への異物の付着を判定する請求項1に記載の車両用灯具システム。 - 前記車両用灯具システムは、前記光出射面を洗浄する洗浄装置を備え、
前記異物判定装置は、前記判定部の判定結果に基づいて前記洗浄装置を制御する洗浄制御部を有する請求項1乃至3のいずれか1項に記載の車両用灯具システム。 - 前記車両用灯具システムは、前記光出射面への異物の付着を車両の搭乗者に報知する報知装置を備え、
前記異物判定装置は、前記判定部の判定結果に基づいて前記報知装置を制御する報知制御部を有する請求項1乃至4のいずれか1項に記載の車両用灯具システム。 - 第1灯具および第2灯具を含み、車両の前方領域に光を出射して所定の配光パターンを形成可能な車両用灯具が、光出射面に異物が付着していない状態で前記前方領域に形成する配光パターンを、基準パターンとして記憶する記憶部と、
前記前方領域を撮像する撮像装置が撮像した配光パターンと前記基準パターンとを比較して、前記光出射面への異物の付着を判定する判定部と、
前記第1灯具および前記第2灯具の点消灯を独立に切り替える灯具制御部と、を備え、
前記判定部は、一方の灯具が点灯し他方の灯具が消灯している状態で前記撮像装置が撮像した配光パターンと、前記基準パターンとを比較して、点灯している灯具の前記光出射面への異物の付着を判定する異物判定装置。 - 第1灯具および第2灯具を含み、車両の前方領域に光を出射して所定の配光パターンを形成可能な車両用灯具が、光出射面に異物が付着していない状態で前記前方領域に形成する配光パターンと、前記第1灯具および前記第2灯具の点消灯を独立に切り替えて、一方の灯具が点灯し他方の灯具が消灯している状態で前記前方領域を撮像する撮像装置が撮像した配光パターンとを比較して、点灯している灯具の前記光出射面への異物の付着を判定することを含む異物判定方法。
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