DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP ACTIVATION CONTROL METHODS AND APPARATUS

DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP ACTIVATION CONTROL METHODS AND APPARATUS

Embodiments include lighting systems and methods for controlling the activation of daytime running lamps (DRLs). Embodiments of the method include receiving inputs from one or more on-board subsystems, and when the lighting system is set in an automatic control mode and the headlights are deactivate...

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Hauptverfasser: BIONDO WILLIAM A, LATOUF BRIAN K, MCCALL CLARK E, PROEFKE DAVID T
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING ORSUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES INGENERAL
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:Embodiments include lighting systems and methods for controlling the activation of daytime running lamps (DRLs). Embodiments of the method include receiving inputs from one or more on-board subsystems, and when the lighting system is set in an automatic control mode and the headlights are deactivated, selectively activating and deactivating the DRLs based on the inputs. Embodiments of the lighting system include DRLs, headlights, and a processing and control subsystem. The processing and control subsystem is adapted to determine whether a DRL activation criteria is met when the lighting system is set in an automatic control mode, to activate the DRLs when the DRL activation criteria is met and the headlights are deactivated, and to deactivate the DRLs when the DRL activation criteria is not met and the headlights are deactivated.