Vehicle Lighting Adjusting System with Operator Control Unit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle lighting systems lack the ability for users to easily adjust and generate self-defined, dynamically compliant light distributions that consider technical and legal requirements, often requiring specialized knowledge and being costly and complex to operate.
Innovation Solution
An adjusting system with an operator control unit separate from the lighting apparatus and light control unit, allowing users to input preferences to modify light distributions, which are then transmitted and applied to the lighting apparatus, enabling the creation of user-defined light distributions that comply with legal standards, using a portable terminal or on-board computer for input and communication via wireless or wired methods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing vehicle lighting systems are used, then the lighting apparatus can emit light for forming light distributions, but users cannot easily adjust or generate self-defined light distributions that comply with legal standards
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an operator control unit as an intermediary device that mediates between the user and the lighting apparatus. This separate control unit allows users to input adjustment parameters and receive feedback about legal compliance without needing to directly interface with the complex lighting system, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the light control unit communicates with the operator control unit to provide information about the current light distribution and its compliance with legal standards. This feedback loop enables users to make informed adjustments while ensuring regulatory compliance, resolving the contradiction between user flexibility and legal requirements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users directly control the light control unit, then light distributions can be modified, but specialized knowledge is required and operation becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The control system is segmented into two distinct units: the operator control unit for user interactions and the light control unit for executing control commands. This segmentation separates the complex control logic from the user interface, allowing users to modify light distributions through simplified inputs while the system handles the technical complexity internally.
Solution Approach 2:
The operator control unit serves as an intermediary that simplifies user interactions with the complex light control unit. It translates user-friendly inputs into the appropriate control commands for the lighting apparatus, shielding users from the underlying system complexity while maintaining full adaptability.
3Reliability
If existing lighting systems are used, then light distributions can be emitted, but checking compliance with legal requirements is difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements real-time feedback mechanisms where the light control unit continuously monitors light distribution parameters and communicates compliance status to the operator control unit. This automated feedback eliminates manual compliance checking, ensuring legal standards are met while minimizing the time required for verification.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary compliance checking by evaluating light distribution parameters against legal standards before the light distribution is finalized or applied. This preliminary action prevents non-compliant configurations from being implemented, ensuring reliability while reducing the time needed for post-adjustment verification.
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AI summary
An adjusting system for a lighting apparatus for vehicles is configured to emit light for forming a light distribution described by a parameter set. The adjusting system includes a light control unit and is configured to modify the light distribution. The parameter set describing the light distribution is stored in the light control unit, which and configured to control the lighting apparatus such that the lighting apparatus emits light for forming the light distribution in accordance with the parameter set into an area in front of the lighting apparatus. An operator control unit separate from both the lighting apparatus and the light control unit is configured to accept user inputs and to transmit the user inputs to the light control unit, which is configured to modify the parameter set in accordance with the user inputs to produce a further parameter set describing a further user-defined, preferably dynamic, light distribution.