Patent ID: 9365152
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B60Q

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle lamp control apparatus comprising: a receiver configured to receive an output value of an inclination sensor and a signal output from at least one of a foot brake sensor, a parking brake sensor and a shift position sensor, wherein a total angle which is an inclination angle of a vehicle with respect to a horizontal plane is derivable from the output value of the inclination sensor, and the total angle includes a road surface angle which is an inclination angle of a road surface with respect to the horizontal plane and a vehicle posture angle which is an inclination angle of the vehicle with respect to the road surface; and a controller configured to adjust an optical axis angle of a vehicle lamp using the output value of the inclination sensor, wherein the controller is configured to output an adjustment signal to adjust the optical axis angle of the vehicle lamp in response to change in the total amount when the vehicle is static, except for non-static load change caused by changeover in at least one of a foot brake, a parking brake and a shift position, and wherein the controller is configured to avoid outputting the adjustment signal or output a maintaining signal to maintain the optical axis angle in response to the non-static load change when the vehicle is static and change in the total angle when the vehicle is running.