Patent Publication Number: US-11028994-B2

Title: Illumination module, illumination device, vehicle and driving method of illumination device

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present disclosure relates to an optical module, an optical device, a mobile device, and a driving method of the optical device; specifically, it relates to an illumination module, an illumination device, a vehicle, and a driving method of the illumination device. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     Along with the development of technologies, solid state light sources such as light emitting diodes have been applied to illumination in vehicles so that illumination with high brightness, low energy consumption, and no excessive heat can be provided. However, illumination with high brightness tends to interfere with other vehicles or pedestrians, the illumination with low brightness tends to make drivers unable to observe road conditions clearly. Providing suitable light to support drivers in respect to different situations is still a problem to be solved in the present technical field. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present disclosure provides an illumination module that may provide suitable illumination light through liquid crystal lenses. 
     The present disclosure provides an illumination device configured to provide suitable light through a plurality of illumination modules. 
     The present disclosure provides a vehicle configured to provide suitable illumination based on environmental status. 
     The present disclosure provides a method for driving the illumination device that enables the illumination device to provide suitable illumination based on environmental status. 
     The illumination module provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a light emitting unit and a first liquid crystal lens. The light emitting unit emits an illumination light. The first liquid crystal lens is arranged corresponding to the light emitting unit and the first liquid crystal lens receives the illumination light, and is configured to converge, diverge, or deflect the illumination light. 
     The illumination device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of illumination modules. the light emitting units of the light illumination modules are arranged to form a light emitting array. The liquid crystal lenses of the illumination modules are arranged to form a lens array. 
     A vehicle provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure includes at least one of the illumination devices, a sensor module, and a processing unit. The sensor module outputs a sensing signal, the processing unit is connected to the sensor module and the illumination devices. The processing unit is configured to provide a control signal to the illumination devices according to the sensing signal; the illumination devices are configured to control each of the first liquid crystal lenses of the illumination modules according to the control signal so as to converge or diverge the illumination light. 
     A method for driving the illumination device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: receiving a sensing signal from a sensor module and providing a control signal to the illumination device according to the sensing signal from a processing unit. The illumination device is configured to control each of the first crystal lenses of the illumination modules according to the control signal so as to converge, diverge, or deflect the illumination light. 
     As seen from the above, the illumination module provided by the present disclosure may converge, diverge, or deflect the illumination light. The illumination device provided by the present disclosure may provide a suitable illumination by the illumination light of the illumination modules. The vehicle provided by the present disclosure may control the illumination light emitted by each of the illumination modules according to the environmental status of the illumination device. The method for driving the illumination device provided by the present disclosure may provide a suitable illumination light by controlling the illumination device according to the sensing signal. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1A  is a diagram of an illumination module in the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 1B  is a three-dimensional diagram of the illumination module in the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2A  is a diagram of the first liquid crystal lens in the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2B  is a diagram of the first liquid crystal lens converging a light in the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2C  is a diagram of the first liquid crystal lens deflecting a light in the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2D  is a diagram of a first lower electrode and a first lower substrate in the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2E  is a diagram of a first upper electrode and a first upper substrate in the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3  is a diagram of the illumination device in the second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4A  is a diagram of the illumination device in the second embodiment of the present disclosure emitting an illumination light with the first mode; 
         FIG. 4B  is a diagram of a vehicle in the second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4C  is a systematic diagram of the vehicle in the second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 5A  is a flowchart of a method for driving the illumination device in the second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 5B  is a flowchart of the method for driving the illumination device in the second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 6A  is a diagram of the illumination device in the second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 6B  is a systematic diagram of the vehicle in the second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 7  is a flowchart of the method for driving the illumination device in the second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8A  is a systematic diagram of the vehicle in the second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8B  is a diagram of the illumination device in the second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9A  to  FIG. 9C  are diagrams of the vehicle in the second embodiment of the present disclosure driven on each type of road surfaces. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     An illumination module, an illumination device, a vehicle, and a method for driving the illumination devices provided by the present disclosure will be described in detail through embodiments and with reference to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 9C . A person having ordinary skill in the art may understand the advantages and effects of the present disclosure through the contents disclosed in the present specification. However, the contents shown in the following never limit the scope of the present disclosure. Without departing from the conception principles of the present invention, a person having ordinary skill in the present art may realize the present disclosure through other embodiments based on different views and applications. 
     In the attached FIGs, for the purpose of clarification, the basic structure of the present disclosure is illustrated as a simplified diagram. Therefore, the structure illustrated in the attached FIGs is not based on the actual shape and size. For example, for the purpose of description, the size of a specific element is amplified. It should be understood that, when an element such as a layer, a film, a panel, a region or a substrate are described as “being on” or “being connected to” another element, they may be directly on or connected to another element, or there may be other elements therebetween. On other hands, when an element is described as “directly exists on another element” or “directly connects to “another element, there is no element therebetween. As used in the present specification, a “connection” may be a physical and/or electrical connection. In addition, an “electrical connection” or “coupling” means that other elements may exist therebetween. 
     It should be understood that, even though the terms such as “first”, “second”, “third” may be used to describe an element, a part, a region, a layer and/or a portion in the present specification, but these elements, parts, regions, layers and/or portions are not limited by such terms. Such terms are merely used to differentiate an element, a part, a region, a layer and/or a portion from another element, part, region, layer and/or portion. Therefore, in the following discussions, a first element, portion, region, layer or portion may be called a second element, portion, region, layer or portion, and do not depart from the teaching of the present disclosure. 
     If not defined specifically, all terms in the specifications (including terms about technology and science) have the same meaning as those understood by those who have ordinal skill in the art. It should be further understood that, for example, the terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and the present disclosure, and should not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein. 
     The First Embodiment 
     An illumination module provided by the present disclosure may be applied to any illumination devices, preferably may be applied to illumination devices that need to modulate irradiation areas and irradiation directions thereof according to different environmental statuses.  FIG. 1A  is a diagram of the illumination module in the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Please refer to  FIG. 1A . In the first embodiment of the present disclosure, an illumination module  100  includes a light emitting unit  110  and a first liquid crystal lens  121 . The light emitting unit  110  emits an illumination light L 1 , and the illumination light L 1  is modulated appropriately through the first liquid crystal lens  121 . 
     Please refer to  FIG. 1A . The first liquid crystal lens  121  is disposed corresponding to the light emitting unit  110  and receives the illumination light L 1 . In addition, after modulating the convergence, divergence, or deflecting of the illumination light L 1 , the first liquid crystal lens  121  generates an illumination light L 2 , an illumination light L 3  or an illumination light L 4 . In particular, in the present embodiment, through modulating the equivalent focal length of the first liquid crystal lens  121  to generate a convergence effect, the transmission direction of the illumination light L 1  is modulated to generate illumination light L 2  which has a smaller divergence and farther irradiation range; through modulating the equivalent focal length of the first liquid crystal lens  121  to generate a divergence effect, the transmission direction of the illumination light L 1  is modulated to generate illumination light L 3  which has a greater divergence, greater irradiation range, and shorter distance. The light emitting unit  110  of the present embodiment, for example, may be a light-emitting diode (LED) or a laser diode (LD), but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The modulating effect provided by the first liquid crystal lens  121  is not limited to the abovementioned convergence or divergence; the transmission direction of the illumination light L 1  may also be deflected. In particular, the illumination light L 1  emitted by the light emitting unit  110  is originally transmitted essentially along a second direction d 1 , but the light may be deflected toward a third direction d 2  through modulation of the first liquid crystal lens  121  such as by changing the moving direction of a portion of the liquid crystal molecules so that the illumination light L 4  may be further provided. 
     It should be specially noted that, in the present embodiment, a single liquid crystal lens is used as an example of the first liquid crystal lens  121 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the first liquid crystal lens  121  may further include a plurality of liquid crystal lens or a single liquid crystal lens with another lens or a reflector, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 1B . In a modified embodiment of the present disclosure, the illumination module  100  includes a light emitting unit  110  and a liquid crystal lens set  120 . The liquid crystal lens set  120  has a first liquid crystal lens  121  and a second liquid crystal lens  122 , wherein the second liquid crystal lens  122  is disposed on the side of the liquid crystal lens set  120  adjacent to the light emitting unit  110  to receive the illumination light from the light emitting unit  110 ; the first liquid crystal lens  121  is disposed on the side of the liquid crystal lens set  120  away from the light emitting unit  110  to receive the illumination light from the second liquid crystal lens  122  and to emit illumination light toward the second direction d 1 . 
     The second liquid crystal lens  122  of the present embodiment may modulate the distribution of the illumination light irradiating the first liquid crystal lens  121 . Specifically, the second liquid crystal lens  122  is configured to receive the illumination light from the light emitting unit  110 ; the first liquid crystal lens  121  is configured to receive the illumination light from the second liquid crystal lens  122 ; and the second liquid crystal lens  122  is configured to modulate the uniformity of the illumination light so that the first liquid crystal lens  121  may converge, diverge, or deflect the illumination light effectively. To modulate the uniformity of the light, the second liquid crystal lens  122  may divide each of the beams received into a plurality of smaller beams and diverge them toward a specific range or angle, for example, toward the divergence angle of 75 degrees where the path of the light transmission is the center. 
     In one embodiment, the second liquid crystal lens  122  is disposed to make the imaging of the second liquid crystal lens  122  the light source of the imaging of the first liquid crystal lens  121 . In the present embodiment, the distance d between the first liquid crystal lens  121  and the second liquid crystal lens  122  preferably satisfies the following relationship: 
     
       
         
           
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     wherein, f 1  is the focal length of the first liquid crystal lens, v is the image distance of the second liquid crystal lens, l′ is half of the imaging length of the second liquid crystal lens, β is half of the angle of the beam of the illumination light. 
     The present disclosure is not limited to modulating the uniformity of the light using the second liquid crystal lens  122 . The present invention may also be implemented through light diffuser plates or light guide plates in the other embodiments, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Furthermore, the liquid crystal lens set  120  of the present disclosure is not limited to be implemented through the first liquid crystal lens  121  and the second liquid crystal lens  122 ; in other embodiments, the present invention may also be implemented by other number of liquid crystal lens, reflectors, and reflectors. 
     Furthermore, as shown in  FIG. 1B , when the illumination light emitted by the light emitting unit  110  of the present embodiment is transmitted along a pathway S 1 , the liquid crystal lens set  120  may deflect the illumination light not only toward the third direction d 2  but also toward a first direction d 3  perpendicular to both of the second direction d 1  and the third direction d 2  so that the illumination light is essentially transmitted along a pathway S 2  after being emitted from the liquid crystal lens set  120 . 
     In detail, in the illumination module of the first embodiment of the present disclosure, the first liquid crystal lens includes a first upper substrate, a first upper electrode layer disposed on the first upper substrate, a first liquid crystal layer, a first lower electrode layer and a first lower substrate where the first lower electrode layer is disposed. The second crystal lens includes a second upper substrate, a second upper electrode layer disposed on the second upper substrate, a second liquid crystal layer, a second lower electrode layer and a second lower substrate where the second lower electrode layer is disposed. In the following, the first liquid crystal lens will be used as an example with references made to the FIGs. 
       FIG. 2A  is a diagram of the first liquid crystal of the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Please refer to  FIG. 2A . The first liquid crystal lens  121  includes a first upper substrate  123  and a first upper electrode layer  124  disposed on the first upper substrate  123 . A first liquid crystal layer  125  is disposed between the first upper electrode layer  124  and the first lower electrode layer  126 , and the first lower electrode layer  126  is disposed on the first lower substrate  127 . The first lower electrode layer  126  is disposed between the first liquid crystal layer  125  and the first lower substrate  127 , and the first liquid crystal layer  125  is disposed between the first upper electrode layer  124  and the first lower electrode layer  126  so that the moving of the liquid crystal molecular in the first liquid crystal layer  125  may be controlled by generating a potential difference between the first upper electrode layer  124  and the first lower electrode layer  126  so as to converge, diverge, or deflect the illumination light after the illumination light passes through the first liquid lens  121 . 
     Similar to the first liquid crystal lens  121 , the second liquid crystal layer in the second liquid crystal lens of the present embodiment is disposed between the second upper electrode layer and the second lower electrode layer so that movement of the liquid crystal molecular in the second liquid crystal layer may be controlled by generating a potential difference between the second upper electrode layer and the second lower electrode layer so as to converge, diverge, or deflect the illumination light after the illumination light passes through the second liquid crystal layer. 
     In the following, the first liquid crystal lens  121  will be used as an example with references made to FIGs.  FIG. 2B  is a diagram of the first liquid crystal lens  121  converging the light in the first embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, referring to  FIG. 2B , the first upper electrode layer  124  of the first liquid crystal lens  121  in the first embodiment of the present disclosure includes an electrode  124 A, an electrode  124 B, and an electrode  124 C. In the present embodiment, a potential difference of VLC is generated between the electrode  124 A and the first lower electrode layer  126 ; the potential difference of VLC is generated between the electrode  124 C and the first lower electrode layer  126 ; the potential difference between the electrode  124 B and the first lower electrode layer  126  is 0. Through the distribution of the potential differences, the arrangement direction of the liquid crystal molecular  125 C in the first liquid crystal layer  125  in the middle area adjacent to the electrode  124 B will be different from that in the surrounding area adjacent to the electrode  124 A and  124 C. Therefore, the light L will be converged after being transmitted through the first liquid crystal lens  121 . 
       FIG. 2C  is a diagram of the first liquid crystal lens deflecting the light in the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Take another example, referring to  FIG. 2C , in the first liquid crystal lens  121  of the first embodiment of the present disclosure, the potential difference of VLC is generated between the electrode  124 A and the first lower electrode layer  126 ; the potential difference of 0.5 VLC is generated between the electrode  124 B and the first lower electrode layer  126 ; the potential difference of zero is generated between the electrode  124 C and the first lower electrode layer  126 . Through the distributions of the potential differences, the arrangement direction of the liquid crystal molecular  125 C in the first liquid crystal layer  125  is gradually changed in the areas adjacent to the electrode  124 A,  124 B, and  124 C. Therefore, the light L will be deflected after being transmitted through the first liquid crystal lens  121 . 
     Furthermore,  FIG. 2D  is a diagram of the first lower electrode layer and the first lower substrate in the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Please refer to  FIG. 2D . In the present embodiment, the first lower electrode layer  126  is disposed on the first lower substrate  127 , and a wire  127 A electrically connected to the first lower electrode layer  126  is formed on the first lower substrate  127 . Preferably, the first lower electrode layer  126  is configured to apply a reference voltage so as to enable the first upper electrode layer to modulate the potential difference. 
       FIG. 2E  is a diagram of the first upper electrode layer and the first upper substrate in the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Please refer to  FIG. 2E . In the present embodiment, the first upper electrode layer  124  is disposed on the first upper substrate  123 , and a plurality of wires  123 A electrically connected to the first upper electrode layer  124  are formed on the first upper substrate  123 , therefore the first upper electrode layer  124  and the first lower electrode layer  126  may generate different potential differences in the different areas between the first upper substrate  123  and the first lower substrate  127 . 
     The Second Embodiment 
     The illumination device provided by the present disclosure may provide suitable illumination via the illumination module  100 .  FIG. 3  is a diagram of an illumination device  200  in the second embodiment of the present disclosure. Please refer to  FIG. 3 . The illumination device  200  in the second embodiment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of illumination modules  100 . The illumination modules  100 , as mentioned above, include the light emitting unit  110  and the liquid crystal lens set  120 , wherein, the liquid crystal lens set  120 , as mentioned above, includes the first liquid crystal lens  121  and the second liquid crystal lens  122  as an example herein. In the present embodiment, the light emitting units  110  of the illumination modules  100  are arranged to form a light emitting array. Preferably, the light emitting units  110  are formed on a substrate  201  to form a light emitting array. 
     On the other hand, the liquid crystal lens sets  120  of the illumination modules  100  in the present embodiment are arranged to form a lens array so as to modulate the illumination light emitted by the light emitting array. In particular, in the present embodiment, each of the first liquid crystal lenses  121  of the liquid crystal lens sets  120  are formed to have the same rectangle shape, and the first liquid crystal lens  121  are arranged next to each other to form a lens array; similarly, each of the second liquid crystal lens  122  is also arranged to be a rectangle, and each of the second liquid crystal lens  122  is arranged to form a lens array respectively corresponding to their own light emitting units  110 . The present disclosure is not limited to the aforementioned patterns; the first liquid crystal lens  121  and the second liquid crystal lens  122  may also take the shape of an approximate rectangle or other shapes. Since each of the illumination modules  100  may respectively converge, diverge, or deflect the illumination light through the lens array in the same or different ways, the illumination device  200  may suitably provide the illumination based on different requirements. It should be noted that, the present disclosure is not limited to the arrangement of the first liquid crystal lens  121  or the second liquid crystal lens  122 ; in another embodiment, the first liquid crystal lens  121  and the second liquid crystal lens  122  of the light emitting modules  100  may further be combined to form a lens array in another arrangement. 
     In particular, the illumination modules  100  transmitting the illumination light along the second direction d 1  are arranged along the first direction d 3  so that the light emitting units  110  are essentially arranged along the first direction d 3  to form a light emitting array; the liquid crystal lens sets  120  are arranged along the first direction d 3  to form a lens array, wherein the second direction d 1  is perpendicular to the first direction d 3 . Thus, the illumination device  200  in the present embodiment may alter the intensity of the illumination light along the first direction d 3  via the illumination modules  100 . In other words, in different irradiation areas along the first direction d 3 , different illumination modules  100  may emit illumination light of different intensities accordingly. 
       FIG. 4A  is a diagram of the illumination device  200  emitting the illumination light in the first mode in the second embodiment of the present disclosure. Please refer to  FIG. 4A . In the illumination device  200  of the present embodiment, the divergence angle of the illumination light L 5  transmitted through the liquid crystal lenses of the illumination modules  100 A located at both ends along the first direction d 3  is larger than the divergence angle of the illumination light L 6  transmitted through the liquid crystal lenses of the illumination modules  100 B located at the middle portion. In the first mode, since the illumination light L 6  provided by the illumination modules  100 B located at the middle portion can irradiate a farther area due to the small divergence angle, it may be used to irradiate the objects ahead; and since the illumination light L 5  provided by the illumination modules  100 A at both ends can irradiate a larger area due to the large divergence angle, it may be used to irradiate the objects on the two sides. In the embodiment of  FIG. 4A , the light emitting units of the illumination modules  100 A and the illumination modules  100 B essentially emit light of the same intensity; however, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. 
     Furthermore, the illumination device  200  provided by the present embodiment may be applied in a vehicle to provide suitable illumination based on environmental status while the vehicle is being driven. For example,  FIG. 4B  is a diagram of a vehicle in the second embodiment of the present disclosure. Please refer to  FIG. 4A  and  FIG. 4B . The vehicle  300  in the second embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one illumination device  200 ; in the embodiment of  FIG. 4B , two sets of the illumination devices  200  are taken as an example, but not limited thereto. Through the first mode, the vehicle  300  may provide the illumination light to irradiate front views suitably. In particular, in the illumination device  200 , the illumination light L 6  provided by the illumination modules  100 B located at the middle portion may irradiate a distant road surface, and the illumination light L 5  provided by the illumination modules  100 A located at both sides may irradiate road surfaces at both sides so that a more suitable irradiation effect may be provided. 
       FIG. 4C  is a systematic diagram of the vehicle in the present embodiment. Please refer to  FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C  together. In the present embodiment, the vehicle  300  includes an illumination device  200 , a processing unit  310  and a sensor module  320 , wherein the processing unit  310  is connected to the illumination device  200  and the sensor module  320 . 
     In the present embodiment, the sensor module  320  may output a sensing signal to the processing unit  310 , and the processing unit  310  may provide a control signal to the illumination device  200 Based on the sensing signal. The illumination device  200  is configured to control the illumination modules  100 A and  100 B in the illumination device  200 Based on the control signal. Each of the illumination light L 5  and L 6  are converged or diverged by controlling each liquid crystal lens sets of the illumination module  100 A and  100 B. 
     Preferably, the illumination device  200  of the present embodiment further includes a control unit  210  configured to transmit and process the control signal from the processing unit  310 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In the other hand, the sensor module  320  of the present embodiment may include a speed sensing unit  321  configured to provide speed information of the vehicle  300 , and the sensing signal includes the speed information provided by the speed sensing unit  321 . The processing unit  310  of the present embodiment may further modulate, via the control signal, the divergence angles of the illumination modules  100 B located at the middle portion of the illumination device  200 Based on the speed information. 
     The present embodiment further provides a method for driving the illumination device  200  so that the illumination device  200  may provide suitable illumination according to environmental status.  FIG. 5A  is a flowchart of the method for driving the illumination device in the present embodiment. Please refer to  FIG. 5A . In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method for driving the illumination device includes: receiving the sensing signal from the sensor module (Step S 20 ) and providing the control signal to the illumination device according to the sensing signal from the processing unit (Step S 30 ). The illumination device of the present embodiment, similar to the aforementioned illumination device  200  of the first embodiment, includes a plurality of illumination modules, and each of the illumination modules includes a light emitting unit and a liquid crystal lens set. The light emitting units of the light illumination modules are arranged to form a light emitting array, and the liquid crystal lens sets of the illumination units are arranged to form a lens array. In the present embodiment, the illumination device controls each liquid crystal lens sets of the illumination modules according to the control signal (Step S 40 ) so as to converge, diverge, or deflect the illumination light. Thus, the driving method of the present embodiment may enable the illumination device to provide suitable illumination according to different environmental statuses. 
     Preferably, the driving method provided by the present disclosure may further enable the illumination device to modulate the illumination light corresponding to the speed of the vehicle so that the divergence angle of the illumination light emitted by at least a portion of the illumination modules is decreased as the speed in the speed information is increased.  FIG. 5B  is a flowchart of the method for driving the illumination device in the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Please refer to  FIG. 5B . The speed sensing unit  321  may receive speed information according to the speed of the vehicle and input the speed information to the sensing signal outputted by the sensor module  320  when the aforementioned vehicle  300  is driven (Step S 21 ). The processing unit  310  is configured to determine the divergence angle of the illumination light of a portion of the illumination modules  100 A and  100 B according to the speed information in the sensing signal after receiving the aforementioned sensing signal from the sensor module  320  (Step S 31 ). Preferably, the processing unit  310  is configured to provide a control signal corresponding to the higher speed in the speed information to decrease the divergence angle of the illumination light L 6  emitted by the illumination modules  100 B located at the middle portion so as to irradiate a farther distance; and the processing unit  310  is configured to provide a control signal corresponding to the low speed in the speed information to increase the divergence angle of the illumination light L 5  emitted by the illumination modules  100 A located at both ends so as to avoid interfering with drivers of other vehicles. 
     The vehicle in the present disclosure may further alter the divergence angle of the illumination light emitted by at least a portion of the illumination modules  100 A and  100 B in the illumination device  200  corresponding to vehicles or pedestrians in front of the vehicle  300 .  FIG. 6A  is a diagram of the illumination device  200 A of the present embodiment. Please refer to  FIG. 6A . In the second embodiment of the present disclosure, when a pedestrian  50  is located in front of the illumination device  200 A, the illumination device  200 A not only may provide an illumination light of a greater divergence angle through the illumination module  100 A located at both sides and provide an illumination light of a smaller divergence angle through the illumination module  100 B located at the middle portion, but may also provide an illumination light of a greater divergence angle through the illumination module  100 C that may irradiate the pedestrian  50  so as to avoid affecting the vision of the pedestrian  50 . The present disclosure is not limited to altering the illumination light emitted by a portion of the illumination module  100 C with respect to the pedestrian  50 , it may also modulate the illumination light emitted by a portion of the illumination module  100 C with respect to other vehicles. 
       FIG. 6B  is a systematic diagram of the vehicle in a modified embodiment of the present disclosure. Please refer to  FIG. 6A  and  FIG. 6B  together. In the present embodiment, the sensor module  320  includes a speed sensing unit  321  and an image capturing unit  322 . The image capturing unit  322  is configured to capture a detection image of the irradiation area of the illumination modules  100 A,  100 B, and  100 C in front of the vehicle. In the present embodiment, the sensing signal includes the detected image. When the processing unit  310  determines that an observer (that is, the pedestrian  50 ) is located at the irradiation area according to the detected image, the processing unit  310  is configured to drive the lens array of the illumination device  200  in the second mode. As mentioned above, at least a portion of the illumination modules  100 C configured to irradiate the observer (that is, the pedestrian  50 ) increases the divergence angle of the illumination light emitted by the portion of the illumination modules  100 C in the second mode. 
       FIG. 7  is a flowchart of the method for driving the illumination device in the second embodiment of the present disclosure. Please refer to  FIG. 7 . In the present embodiment, the speed sensing unit firstly receives speed information according to the speed of the vehicle, and inputs the speed information to the sensing signal (Step S 21 ); the image capturing unit captures scenes in front of the vehicle and input the detected image to the sensing signal (Step S 22 ). The processing unit receives the sensing signal from the sensing module (Step S 20 ), and the processing unit is configured to determine the size of the divergence of the illumination light provided by the illumination module located at the middle portion according to the speed information; then the processing unit determines whether or not to modulate the size of the divergence angle of the illumination light provided by a portion of the illumination device according to the detected image (Step S 33 ). The processing unit provides the control signal to the illumination device (Step S 32 ), then the illumination device controls each liquid crystal lens set of the illumination modules according to the control signal (Step S 40 ). 
     The driving method provided by the present embodiment may further enable the vehicle to modulate the ways of illumination of the illumination module in the illumination device according to a turning direction.  FIG. 8A  is a systematic diagram of the vehicle in a modified embodiment of the present disclosure. Please refer to  FIG. 8A . In the present embodiment, the sensor module  320  includes a speed sensing unit  321 , an image capturing unit  322  and a turn sensing unit  323 , wherein the turn sensing unit  323  is configured to provide the turning direction and a turning angle of the vehicle, the sensing signal provided by the sensor module  320  includes the turning direction information and the turning angle information. 
       FIG. 8B  is a diagram of the illumination device  200 B in the present embodiment. Please refer to  FIG. 8A  and  FIG. 8B  together. When the processing unit  310  determines that the vehicle has made a turn based on the turning direction information and the turning angle information, the divergence angle of the illumination light transmitted from the liquid crystal lenses of the illumination modules  100 B in the middle portion is increased toward a turning direction d 4 . In particular, the divergence angle of the illumination light of the illumination modules  100 B in the present embodiment is increased along the first direction d 3 , therefore the inner region of the curved road may be irradiated suitably, and light may also be shone on the farther area in the outer region of the curved road. 
     Furthermore, the processing unit  310  may further drive the illumination device  200 B with a third mode according to the turning direction and the turning angle provided by the turn sensing unit  323 . In the illumination device  200 B of the present embodiment, the illumination light of the illumination modules are transmitted along the second direction d 1  in the first mode; each liquid crystal lens of the illuminant modules is configured to deflect the illumination light along a third direction in the third mode, wherein the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction d 3  and the second direction d 1 . 
     In particular, the illumination device  200 B may further provide a suitable illumination effect by providing the corresponding illuminations based on whether the vehicle is being driven uphill or downhill.  FIG. 9A  to  FIG. 9C  are diagrams of the vehicle in the second embodiment of the present disclosure driven on each type of the road surfaces. Please refer to  FIG. 9A . When the vehicle  300 B of the present embodiment is driven on a flat surface, the illumination light L 7  emitted by the illumination device  200 B of the vehicle  300 B is essentially transmitted along the second direction d 1 . 
     Please refer to  FIG. 9B . When the vehicle  300 B of the present embodiment is driven downhill, the liquid crystal lens sets of the illumination device  200 B of the vehicle  300 B may, through the turning direction and the turning angle provided by the turn sensing unit, deflect the light to the ground along the third direction d 2 , and further emit the illumination light L 8 . Through the illumination light L 8 , the vehicle  300 B may provide a clearer illumination effect to the driver. 
     On the other hand, please refer to  FIG. 9C . When the vehicle  300 B of the present embodiment is driven uphill, the liquid crystal lens sets of the illumination device  200 B of the vehicle  300 B may deflect the light opposite to the third direction d 2  and away from the ground, and further emit the illumination light L 9  through the turning direction and the turning angle provided by the turn sensing unit. Through the illumination light L 9 , the vehicle  300 B may provide a clearer illumination effect to the driver. 
     It should be noted that, in the illumination device of the present disclosure, the light emitting array is not limited to being formed by light emitting units emitting light of the same intensity. In another embodiment, the light emitting units in the light emitting array may emit illumination light of different intensities. The control signal received by the illumination device may further control each of the light emitting units of the illumination modules in the illumination device so as to control the intensities of the illumination light emitted by each light emitting units in the light emitting array. In the present disclosure, people skilled in the art may select suitable types of light emitting units as a light source in the illumination device. 
     In summary, the illumination module provided by embodiments of the present disclosure may converge, diverge, or deflect the light through the liquid crystal lens sets so as to provide various illumination effects. The illumination device provided by the present disclosure has a plurality of illumination modules, and each of the illumination modules may converge, diverge, or deflect the illumination light emitted by the illumination modules, and further satisfy the illumination requirements of more types of illumination lights. The vehicle provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may provide suitable illumination effect through the illumination device based on different driving conditions so as to further support the driver. The method for driving the illumination device provided by the present disclosure may enable the illumination device to provide a plurality of illumination effects so as to provide more types of illumination lights to satisfy a diverse range of the illumination requirements.