Image Signal Serialization for Multi-Part Headlamp Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
The use of high-resolution LEDs in vehicle headlamps for projecting images increases the number of required micro-controlling units (MCUs), leading to higher material costs.
Innovation Solution
A signal processing apparatus and method that integrates a processor and serializer to generate and convert image and control signals into serial data, reducing the need for separate MCUs by using a single processor to control multiple automotive parts through a serial communication method.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate MCUs are used to control each automotive part in high-resolution LED headlamps, then control reliability is improved, but material cost increases due to increased number of MCUs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate MCUs into a single integrated controller that manages all automotive parts in the high-resolution LED headlamp system. This single controller incorporates multiple processing cores or functional modules that previously required separate MCUs, thereby reducing component count and material cost while maintaining control reliability through integrated architecture and coordinated processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated controller is designed to perform multiple control functions that previously required different specialized MCUs. It can simultaneously manage LED modules, cooling systems, communication interfaces, and other automotive parts within the headlamp assembly, making a single multi-functional unit replace multiple single-purpose MCUs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple MCUs are used to control automotive parts, then control functionality is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple control functions into a single controller unit, consolidating what would have been separate MCUs into one device. This reduces system complexity by eliminating multiple independent control units, interconnections, and synchronization mechanisms while preserving all necessary control functionalities through integrated processing cores and shared resources.
Solution Approach 2:
The single integrated controller is designed with multi-functional capabilities to handle diverse control tasks including LED driver control, temperature monitoring, communication protocols, and fault management. This universal controller approach simplifies the overall system architecture compared to having multiple specialized MCUs, each requiring separate integration and coordination.
Data Source
AI summary
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a signal processing apparatus may include a processor generating an image signal and a control signal for controlling an output of the image signal and a serializer receiving the image signal and the control signal and to convert the image signal and the control signal into serial data.