JP5546326B2 - 制御装置、車両用灯具システム、車両用灯具 - Google Patents
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乾燥路面:路面輝度=0.5〜2cd/m2且つ輝度コントラストC=2〜5
湿潤路面:路面輝度<0.5cd/m2且つ輝度コントラストC>5
冠水路面:路面輝度<0.5cd/m2且つ輝度コントラストC≒0
新設路面:路面輝度<0.5cd/m2且つ輝度コントラストC>10
経年使用路面:路面輝度>1.5cd/m2且つ輝度コントラストC=1〜3
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- 車両前方を撮像したデータを受けて、該データを基に路面輝度を検出する路面輝度検出部と、
路面輝度が所定の目標輝度範囲内となるよう車両用灯具の照射光量を調整する制御信号を出力する照射光量制御部と、
前記データを基に路面の状態を検出する路面状態検出部と、
路面の状態に応じて前記目標輝度範囲を設定する輝度範囲設定部と、
を備え、
前記路面状態検出部は、区画線によって規定される自車走路内の車両前方の第1所定値と前記第1所定値よりも大きい第2所定値との間の所定領域の平均輝度と、前記区画線の輝度と前記平均輝度との比率である輝度コントラストとに基づき、路面の状態を検出することを特徴とする制御装置。 - 前記路面状態検出部は、路面の乾湿を判定する乾湿判定部を含み、
前記輝度範囲設定部は、路面の乾湿に応じて前記目標輝度範囲を設定することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の制御装置。 - 前記路面状態検出部は、路面の新旧を判定する新旧判定部を含み、
前記輝度範囲設定部は、路面の新旧に応じて前記目標輝度範囲を設定することを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の制御装置。 - 車両前方を撮像する撮像装置と、
照射光量を調整可能な車両用灯具と、
前記車両用灯具の照射光量を制御する制御装置と、を備え、
前記制御装置は、
前記撮像装置から車両前方を撮像したデータを受けて、該データを基に路面輝度を検出する路面輝度検出部と、
路面輝度が所定の目標輝度範囲内となるよう照射光量を調整する制御信号を前記車両用灯具に出力する照射光量制御部と、
前記データを基に路面の状態を検出する路面状態検出部と、
路面の状態に応じて前記目標輝度範囲を設定する輝度範囲設定部と、
を備え、
前記路面状態検出部は、区画線によって規定される自車走路内の車両前方の第1所定値と前記第1所定値よりも大きい第2所定値との間の所定領域の平均輝度と、前記区画線の輝度と前記平均輝度との比率である輝度コントラストとに基づき、路面の状態を検出することを特徴とする車両用灯具システム。 - 車両前方を撮像したデータから検出された路面輝度が所定の目標輝度範囲内となるよう照射光量が調整される車両用灯具であって、
前記目標輝度範囲は、路面の状態に応じて設定され、
前記路面の状態は、区画線によって規定される自車走路内の車両前方の第1所定値と前記第1所定値よりも大きい第2所定値との間の所定領域の平均輝度と、前記区画線の輝度と前記平均輝度との比率である輝度コントラストとに基づき検出される
ことを特徴とする車両用灯具。
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