WO1999019167A1 - Einrichtung zur steuerung der helligkeit einer armaturenbeleuchtung eines kraftfahrzeuges - Google Patents
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- WO1999019167A1 WO1999019167A1 PCT/DE1998/002988 DE9802988W WO9919167A1 WO 1999019167 A1 WO1999019167 A1 WO 1999019167A1 DE 9802988 W DE9802988 W DE 9802988W WO 9919167 A1 WO9919167 A1 WO 9919167A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60Q3/00—Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors
- B60Q3/10—Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors for dashboards
- B60Q3/16—Circuits; Control arrangements
- B60Q3/18—Circuits; Control arrangements for varying the light intensity
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V23/00—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
- F21V23/04—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
- F21V23/0442—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors
- F21V23/0464—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors the sensor sensing the level of ambient illumination, e.g. dawn or dusk sensors
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
- B60Y2400/00—Special features of vehicle units
- B60Y2400/30—Sensors
- B60Y2400/301—Sensors for position or displacement
- B60Y2400/3015—Optical cameras
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
- F21W2106/00—Interior vehicle lighting devices
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- the invention relates to a device for controlling the brightness of a dashboard lighting in a motor vehicle, in which an optoelectric converter changes the luminance of the dashboard lighting with the output signal as a function of the ambient brightness.
- a device of this type is known from DE 44 09 777 A1.
- a phototransistor is used as an opto-electrical converter, the electrical output signal of which is converted into a digital signal.
- Characteristic processing compensates the characteristic of the phototransistor and emits a signal proportional to the ambient brightness.
- the brightness in the surrounding area of the motor vehicle is measured only globally.
- the measurement is inexact, since it ects by appearing in the detection range Whether ⁇ j can be tampered with greatly varying brightness.
- Fittings here mean all devices for recognizing optical signals in the motor vehicle, which serve to inform the driver about the conditions of the motor vehicle or also of vehicle components, such as radio, telephone, navigation.
- the brightness in the vehicle interior can vary over a wide range.
- the dashboard lighting has two functional states here, namely switched off or switched on, i.e. not lit or lit.
- the driver has manually selected an illuminance that is comfortable for night operation, he can maintain it.
- the dashboard lighting is switched on when the vehicle lighting is switched on. As long as there is still sufficient ambient light, he notes
- This object is achieved according to the invention that performs as an opto-electric transducer in an aligned direction of the image sensor a site-selective, abso lute ⁇ brightness measurement whose electrical output signal via an evaluation unit with a predefined or predefinable algorithms for destina- Measurement of the ambient brightness is a control unit can be fed to influence the brightness of the dashboard lighting.
- the absolute ambient brightness is measured differently with the image sensor, while the area around it is only measured globally with a simple photo element.
- the image sensor which detects the surrounding area "areally" from many individual sensors (image points), carries out a location-selective brightness measurement. The prerequisite for this is that the image sensor
- an image sensor with extreme dynamic range is to be used. This is achieved according to the invention in that the image sensor has a non-linear conversion characteristic whose slope decreases with increasing incidence of light. Due to the decreasing slope of the voltage or current signal generated by the image sensor with increasing incidence of light, a very large brightness range can be mapped to a technically restricted voltage or current range.
- the voltage or current signal of the image sensor can be additionally evaluated using suitable object detection algorithms. In this way it can be avoided, for example, that a darkly painted truck driving a short distance ahead leads to a too low ambient brightness signal.
- Object information can, however, also be obtained via additional sensors (lidar radar), which are then fed to the evaluation unit and used in a predetermined manner for controlling the dashboard lighting.
- the image sensor is arranged as high as possible behind the windshield in such a way that it allows a good view of the traffic zone in the direction of travel and is still in the wiping area of the windshield wipers. This is the case if the image sensor is arranged between the front pane and the rear-view mirror attached at the top, in the middle region thereof. In this position, the image sensor can be optimally used to implement further functions such as lane tracking, traffic sign recognition and object detection.
- Fig. 2 shows the non-linear conversion characteristic of the image sensor
- Fig. 3 in a block diagram the device for controlling the brightness of the dashboard lighting.
- an image sensor 2 (camera) is arranged in the upper area behind the front window.
- the space behind the rear view mirror, not shown, which is attached at this point, is preferably used.
- the image sensor 2 is oriented in the direction of travel, and detects the position indicated conical transport zone in front of the motor vehicle 1 .
- the image sensor 2, which is composed of several individual sensors, the brightness of the transport zone detected measures location-selective manner, wherein the brightness is measured absolutely ge ⁇ .
- the image sensor 2 has a non-linear conversion characteristic. As the light signal L increases, the voltage U or the current I emitted also increases, however the slope ⁇ U / ⁇ L or
- the image sensor 2 supplies an electrical “flat” image signal to an evaluation unit 3, which evaluates the image signal with the aim of measuring the ambient brightness.
- the ambient brightness signal or an already derived dashboard brightness signal is forwarded via a bus line 8 to a control unit 4 which controls the dashboard lighting 5.
- the evaluation unit 3 can already evaluate the image signal of the image sensor 2 according to predetermined algorithms for object detection and can be used to control the dashboard lighting 5 accordingly.
- Further sensors 6 can be provided for the object detection or for other functions, which feed additional information for changing the control signals for the control unit 4 of the dashboard lighting 5 to the evaluation unit 3 via a BUS line 8.
- the sensors 6 can be used for object detection and also for detecting the state of the vehicle lighting.
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- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Instrument Panels (AREA)
- Fittings On The Vehicle Exterior For Carrying Loads, And Devices For Holding Or Mounting Articles (AREA)
- Arrangements Of Lighting Devices For Vehicle Interiors, Mounting And Supporting Thereof, Circuits Therefore (AREA)
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems (AREA)
- Details Of Measuring Devices (AREA)
- Devices For Indicating Variable Information By Combining Individual Elements (AREA)
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EP98960999A EP1021312B1 (de) | 1997-10-10 | 1998-10-09 | Einrichtung zur steuerung der helligkeit einer armaturenbeleuchtung eines kraftfahrzeuges |
KR1020007003751A KR20010024446A (ko) | 1997-10-10 | 1998-10-09 | 자동차의 계기등의 광도를 조정하기 위한 장치 |
US09/529,283 US6246174B1 (en) | 1997-10-10 | 1998-10-09 | Device for controlling the brightness of an instrumentation light of an automobile |
DE59809506T DE59809506D1 (de) | 1997-10-10 | 1998-10-09 | Einrichtung zur steuerung der helligkeit einer armaturenbeleuchtung eines kraftfahrzeuges |
JP2000515767A JP2001519553A (ja) | 1997-10-10 | 1998-10-09 | 自動車におけるインストルメントパネル照明の輝度の制御装置 |
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DE19744922A DE19744922C2 (de) | 1997-10-10 | 1997-10-10 | Einrichtung zur Steuerung der Helligkeit einer Armaturenbeleuchtung eines Kraftfahrzeuges |
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EP (1) | EP1021312B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JP2001519553A (de) |
KR (1) | KR20010024446A (de) |
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