Future intelligent headlamp

Intelligent, networked and digitizedheadlamp

Bin Zhao, Ying Zhu, Zui Wen, Tiecheng Wang

Autolighting laboratory, Institute of Automotive Testing

ChinaAutomotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC)

Tianjin,P. R. China

zhaobin@catarc.ac.cn

Abstract—The internet is the nervous networkfor human societies as the nervous system for human beings, the next generationof car will be with more and more intelligent and network features. With the developmentof the internet, onboard network and DSRC technology between car and road, headlampneed to get information via internet and cooperate with road construction. Onthe base of a pixel headlamp, with digital technology, next generation headlampcan be take as a road projector, and photometric distribution can be processedas a digital image projecting to road scene, headlamp will interact with theinternet, road network and onboard network to improve greatly road safety.

Keywords-Intelligentheadlamp; Internet; Onboard networ; DSRC tecnology; Pixel headlamp; Projectorheadlamp.