Predicative Lighting Shaping

Abstract

A method for providing lighting to a vehicle, comprising: sending, through one or more control modules of the vehicle, a signal to activate a headlight assembly for the vehicle, the headlight assembly comprising: a laser-based luminaire arranged to provide high beam illumination, the high beam illumination including a light beam field with a plurality of beam subfields; and a light sensor configured to capture images of illuminated objects, the light sensor being capable of scanning objects illuminated by light in the visible spectrum; determining a focus area for the high beam illumination by the one or more control modules and based on the images captured by the light sensor;and sending instructions by the one or more control modules to configure the laser-based light to modify a distribution of the high beam illumination in order to increase the brightness of one or more beam subfields of the high beam illumination within the focus area, wherein determining the focus area for the high beam illumination further includes: identifying a curve ahead of the vehicle; and determining the focus area for the high beam illumination based on the curve, and / or wherein determining the focus area for the high beam illumination further includes: detecting user input to control vehicle movement; predicting a trajectory of the vehicle based on the user input;and determining the focus area for high beam illumination based on the predicted trajectory, wherein the user input includes a throttle input or a brake input, and wherein determining the focus area for high beam illumination is further based on the throttle input or the brake input, and / or wherein determining the focus area for high beam illumination further includes: detecting a kinetic state of the vehicle; and determining the focus area for high beam illumination based on the kinetic state, and / or wherein determining the focus area for high beam illumination further includes: detecting a road intersection based on images captured by the light sensor, wherein the road intersection is two or more intersecting roadways or sidewalks;and determining the focus area for the high beam illumination based on the road intersection, wherein the focus area includes one or more corners of the road intersection, and / or wherein determining the focus area for the high beam illumination further includes: receiving information defining a travel route; identifying an impending change of direction of the vehicle based on the travel route; and determining the focus area for the high beam illumination based on the impending change of direction.;

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