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Programmable Automotive Headlights
Robert Tamburo1, Eriko Nurvitadhi2, Abhishek Chugh1, Mei Chen2, Anthony Rowe1, Takeo Kanade1, and Srinivasa G. Narasimhan1
1Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2Intel Labs, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract. The primary goal of an automotive headlight is to improve safety in low light and poor weather conditions. But, despite decades of innovation on light sources, more than half of accidents occur at night even with less traffic on the road. Recent developments in adaptive lighting have addressed some limitations of standard headlights, however, they have limited flexibility - switching between high and low beams, turning off beams toward the opposing lane, or rotating the beam as the vehicle turns - and are not designed for all driving environments. This paper introduces an ultra-low latency reactive visual system that can sense, react, and adapt quickly to any environment while moving at highway speeds. Our single hardware design can be programmed to perform a variety of tasks. Anti-glare high beams, improved driver visibility during snowstorms, increased contrast of lanes, markings, and sidewalks, and early visual warning of obstacles are demonstrated.
Keywords: Adaptive headlights, reactive visual system, computational illumination
LNCS 8692, p. 750 ff.
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