Vehicle Lighting Control via Sensor Feedback and State Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle lighting systems lack adaptability and control, failing to dynamically adjust lighting functions based on sensed conditions and user inputs, which limits their effectiveness in enhancing safety, efficiency, and user experience.
Innovation Solution
A controllable vehicle lighting system that incorporates light controllers, sensors, and a user input device, along with a state service for managing lighting states, allowing for real-time adjustments of lighting functions such as intensity, color, and pattern, and enabling centralized management and security features.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If vehicle lighting systems are made statically fixed with predetermined functions, then device complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but adaptability to different conditions and user experience are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic lighting control by enabling lights to transition between multiple states (on, off, dimmed, different colors) based on real-time sensor inputs and user commands. The light controller dynamically adjusts lighting parameters including intensity, color temperature, and timing sequences to adapt to varying ambient conditions, vehicle operating states, and user preferences, thereby resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates sensors that continuously monitor ambient light levels, vehicle motion states, and other environmental parameters, feeding this information back to the light controller. This feedback mechanism enables automatic adjustment of lighting functions without requiring complex manual controls, achieving adaptability while managing device complexity through intelligent closed-loop control.
2Illumination intensity
If lighting systems provide continuous illumination to improve safety and visibility, then illumination intensity is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic or intermittent lighting operation through sequential lighting patterns where lights are activated in specific sequences rather than continuously. The system can alternate between illuminated and dimmed states based on vehicle motion detection, ambient light conditions, and safety requirements, thereby maintaining adequate visibility while significantly reducing overall power consumption compared to continuous illumination.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes lighting parameters including intensity levels, color temperature, and duration of illumination based on real-time conditions. By adjusting these parameters rather than maintaining fixed high-intensity illumination, the system achieves adequate safety and visibility while optimizing energy consumption to match actual operational needs.
3Ease of operation
If lighting systems are made simple with fixed functions, then ease of operation is improved, but ability to respond to sensed conditions and user inputs is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service lighting control where the system automatically senses environmental conditions and adjusts lighting parameters without requiring manual user intervention. Sensors monitor ambient light levels, vehicle motion, and other parameters, and the light controller autonomously makes adjustments to optimize lighting performance, thereby maintaining ease of operation while achieving a high degree of automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system integrates multiple functions including automatic lighting control, sensor-based environmental monitoring, user interface processing, and various lighting patterns (sequential, simultaneous, dimmed, flashing) within a single unified light controller. This multi-functional integration provides sophisticated automation capabilities while presenting a simple, unified interface to the user, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and extent of automation.
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AI summary
A system for controlling one or more vehicle lights, which can either be retrofitted to an existing vehicle or incorporated into a vehicle during original manufacture. The system may include a light controller operable to control one or more distributed lights, one or more sensors for detecting various ambient conditions, and a user input device having an interface configured to receive commands from a user. The light controller may modify a function of the one or more lights based on detections by the sensors and/or commands from the user input device. A state service may execute to maintain a state flow for the one or more lights based on the detections and/or commands.