Patent ID: 7388182
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: B60Q,B60R,B60S,G01J,G06K

Abstract:
1. An image sensing system for a vehicle, said image sensing system comprising: an imaging sensor; said imaging sensor comprising a two-dimensional array of light sensing photosensor elements formed on a semiconductor substrate; a logic and control circuit; said logic and control circuit comprising an image processor for processing image data derived from said imaging sensor; said image processing comprising at least one of (i) spatial differentiation, (ii) spectral signature recognition, and (iii) pattern recognition; said logic and control circuit generating at least one control output for controlling at least one light of the vehicle; said imaging sensor disposed at an interior portion of the vehicle proximate the windshield of the vehicle; said imaging sensor having a forward field of view to the exterior of the vehicle through an area of the windshield; wherein said at least one light of the vehicle comprises a headlight of the vehicle; and wherein said at least one control output controls at least one of (i) a beam state of said headlight, (ii) a beam aim of said headlight, (iii) a beam pattern of said headlight, and (iv) a beam intensity of said headlight.