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IR Illumination-Assisted Smart Headlight Glare Reduction

Sanders, Larry Dean, Jr.

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2017, Master of Science (M.S.), University of Dayton, Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Smart headlights, or headlights with some form of programmable technology, are rapidly being incorporated in today's automotive world. Recently proposed smart headlights utilize projector-like displays to fully control the light beam. One application of this technology is the reduction of reflected glare from a driver's headlights illuminating precipitation. Specifically, the headlight de-illuminates the rain drops and snowflakes detected by integrated cameras, allowing the driver to better focus on the road. Up until now, these efforts have been developed in the visible spectrum only. In this work, we propose a new hardware configuration aimed at improving the rain glare reduction system by leveraging infrared (IR) illumination. We demonstrate a better light efficiency, the increased ability to detect and track rain, increased stability, and reduced computational load.
Keigo Hirakawa, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Vijayan Asari, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Eric Balster, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
48 p.

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  • Sanders, Jr., L. D. (2017). IR Illumination-Assisted Smart Headlight Glare Reduction [Master's thesis, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton151211742430073

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sanders, Jr., Larry. IR Illumination-Assisted Smart Headlight Glare Reduction. 2017. University of Dayton, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton151211742430073.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sanders, Jr., Larry. "IR Illumination-Assisted Smart Headlight Glare Reduction." Master's thesis, University of Dayton, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton151211742430073

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)