Vehicle Light Device Integrating Telemetry Laser and Detector
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle lighting systems lack integrated telemetry capabilities to enhance safety and styling, failing to provide advanced functionalities such as real-time data transmission and object detection, which are crucial for improved safety and aesthetic appeal.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a telemetry component within vehicle light devices, including a laser for emitting telemetry light and a detector for reflecting light, which optically couples with the vehicle light to facilitate telemetry functions, such as object detection and data transmission, using a matrix configuration and integrated reflectors for enhanced functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If vehicle lighting systems incorporate telemetry components, then advanced safety features and data transmission capabilities are enabled, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines telemetry components (laser, detector) with traditional vehicle lighting components (reflector, lens, housing) into a single integrated light device. The telemetry components are positioned within the existing lighting structure, sharing the same housing and optical elements, which enables data transmission and object detection without requiring separate dedicated components.
Solution Approach 2:
The optical elements (reflector, lens) serve dual purposes: they direct both traditional vehicle lighting and telemetry light beams. The housing structure accommodates both lighting and telemetry functions. This multi-functionality allows the system to perform illumination, signaling, and telemetry operations through a unified device structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple components are integrated in vehicle light devices, then lighting and signaling functions are enhanced, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The light device is divided into distinct functional modules: a lighting component (light source, reflector, lens) and a telemetry component (laser, detector). Each module can be manufactured and tested independently before final assembly, simplifying the manufacturing process while maintaining the benefits of integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The telemetry components are nested within the existing lighting device housing. The laser and detector are positioned inside the housing that already contains the reflector and lens, utilizing the existing structural space. This nesting approach allows multiple functions to coexist without requiring proportionally more manufacturing complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The integration of telemetry components in vehicle light devices enables advanced safety features like real-time object detection and data transmission, improving safety and aesthetic appeal by providing additional lighting and signaling functions beyond traditional vehicle lighting capabilities.
Implementation Method 1
an optical element coupled to the enclosure and provided along a first optical path of the vehicle light, the optical element being configured to optically affect the vehicle light to facilitate at least one of a lighting and signaling function for the vehicle; and a telemetry component provided within the enclosure and optically associated with telemetry light that provides a telemetry function for the vehicle, the telemetry light having a second optical path that extends to the optical element such that the optical element is configured to optically couple the vehicle light and the telemetry light
Data Source
AI summary
In one embodiment, a lighting device for a vehicle includes a first light source configured to generate first light, and a second light source configured to generate second light. A fiber optic light panel is optically coupled to the first and second light sources and includes a plurality of optical fibers each configured to emit light along a respective length of the optical fiber. The plurality of optical fibers are arranged to define an illumination region such that the first and second light is output from the illumination region.