Abstract: A picture generation apparatus includes: a light source substrate on which a light source is mounted; an optical member through which light emitted from the light source is transmitted; a display device configured to form, by the light transmitted through the optical member, light for generating a predetermined picture; a heat sink configured to dissipate heat generated from the light source substrate; and a lens holder configured to hold the optical member. The lens holder includes first engagement portions, and the heat sink includes second engagement portions. Each of the first engagement portions and a respective one of the second engagement portions are fixed to each other, so that the light source substrate is positioned and fixed in a state of being interposed between the lens holder and the heat sink.

Abstract: A vehicle illumination system provided in a vehicle capable of traveling around a corner by inclining a vehicle body toward a turning direction includes: a headlamp mounted on a front portion of the vehicle; a communication lamp disposed on the vehicle body in a region adjacent to the head lamp so as to be visible from ahead of the vehicle; and an illumination control unit configured to change a lighting mode of the communication lamp depending on a state of the vehicle.

Abstract: A gating camera 20 divides a field of view into a plurality of ranges in a depth direction and generates a plurality of slice images corresponding to the plurality of ranges. An illumination device 22 radiates probe light L1. An image sensor 24 outputs a compressed image IMG_COMP obtained by compressing image information related to, among a plurality of lines constituting a raw image IMG_RAW obtained as a result of an exposure, an invalid line that does not contain a target. A camera controller 26 controls a light emission timing of the illumination device 22 and an exposure timing of the image sensor 24. An image processing device 28 receives the compressed image IMG_COMP from the image sensor 24, and decompresses a slice image IMG.

Abstract: An aircraft lamp includes a light source unit, a lamp housing that houses the light source unit, and a power supply control unit that has a casing and includes a control circuit structure configured to control light emission of the light source unit. The control circuit structure is housed in the casing. The casing is disposed outside the lamp housing.

Abstract: A head-up display device is provided in a vehicle together with a headlamp. The head-up display device includes a light source, a control unit, and a projection unit. The light source emits white light whose correlated color temperature is changeable. The control unit adjusts the correlated color temperature of the white light emitted from the light source. The projection unit forms image light by the white light emitted from the light source. The projection unit projects the image light onto a projection target member disposed in front of a driver of the vehicle, thereby displaying a virtual image superimposed on a landscape for the driver. The control unit adjusts the correlated color temperature of the white light emitted from the light source in accordance with a correlated color temperature of irradiation light emitted from the headlamp.

Abstract: A cleaner for cleaning an object to be cleaned includes a generation unit configured to generate high-pressure air, a nozzle configured to inject the high-pressure air toward a cleaning surface of the object to be cleaned, and a control unit configured to control an injection of the high-pressure air. Even when foreign objects do not adhere to the cleaning surface, the control unit executes an operation mode in which the high-pressure air is generated and injected when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A sound generation structure having a high flexibility in arrangement is provided. The sound generation structure includes: a speaker unit provided such that a front surface generating a sound faces a space outside a vehicle; and a lamp component constituting a part of a vehicle lamp. A closed space bounded by a plurality of components including the speaker unit and the lamp component is formed on a rear side of the speaker unit, and the speaker unit is bonded to an edge of an opening formed in one of the plurality of components.

Abstract: A gated camera for dividing a field of view into a plurality of ranges in a depth direction and generating a plurality of slice images corresponding to the plurality of ranges, the gated camera includes: an illumination device configured to irradiate the field of view with pulse illumination light; an image sensor; a camera controller configured to control a light emission timing of the illumination device and an exposure timing of the image sensor; and an arithmetic processing device configured to process image data generated by the image sensor. The arithmetic processing device is configured to acquire information on weather based on the image data obtained for a predetermined range in a weather detection mode.

Abstract: A lamp system includes a variable light distribution lamp. The variable light distribution lamp 110 irradiates a beam having a variable light intensity distribution to a road surface. A light distribution controller controls the variable light distribution lamp. In response to the start of a predetermined event, the light distribution controller draws a pattern that corresponds to the event. In response to the end of the event, the light distribution controller extinguishes the pattern.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp system includes an illuminance variable lamp, a lamp-mounted camera, and a lamp control unit. After acquiring position information of a low accuracy region from a vehicle control unit, the lamp control unit acquires illuminance of the low accuracy region by referring to information acquired by the lamp-mounted camera, controls the illuminance variable lamp so as to increase the illuminance of the low accuracy region if the illuminance of the low accuracy region is less than a threshold, and/or controls the illuminance variable lamp so as to decrease the illuminance of the low accuracy region if the illuminance of the low accuracy region is equal to or greater than the threshold.

Abstract: A light distribution control device controls, using an image based on an imaging device for imaging an area in front of a vehicle, a variable light distribution lamp capable of irradiating the area in front with a variable intensity distribution visible light beam. The light distribution control device defines a light irradiating the area in front corresponding to a predetermined high-brightness pixel included in the image to be a subject light, adjusts an illuminance of the subject light so that a brightness value presented by the high-brightness pixel gradually approaches a predetermined target low brightness, and, during adjustment, varies the illuminance by a smaller amount of change when increasing the illuminance than when decreasing the illuminance.

Abstract: A scanning light source includes a semiconductor light source, and scans an instantaneous illumination spot based on the output light of the semiconductor light source in the horizontal direction of the light distribution. A lighting circuit is capable of providing multi-gradation dimming of the amount of light provided by the semiconductor light source at each scanning position in synchronization with the scanning of the scanning light source. The lighting circuit is switchable between the first mode in which the semiconductor light source is controlled by pulse width modulation with a duty cycle that corresponds to the dimming ratio and the second mode in which the semiconductor light source is turned off over the number of cycles that corresponds to the dimming ratio.

Abstract: A gated camera for dividing a field of view into a plurality of ranges in a depth direction and generating a plurality of slice images corresponding to the plurality of ranges, the gated camera includes: an illumination device configured to irradiate the field of view with pulse illumination light; an image sensor; and a camera controller configured to control a light emission timing of the illumination device and an exposure timing of the image sensor. The camera controller is configured to switch between a first imaging mode in which performance is relatively high and power consumption is relatively high, and a second imaging mode in which performance is relatively low and power consumption is relatively low.

Abstract: A first marker group is mounted on a front face of a vehicle. A second marker group MG2 is mounted on a rear face of the vehicle. A third marker group is mounted on a left-side face of the vehicle. A fourth marker group is mounted on a right-side face of the vehicle. Each marker group includes at least one marker. Each marker is designed to have at least one from among the shape, spatial pattern, temporal pattern, color, reflection ratio, luminance, and layout defined so as to allow a sensing system mounted on another vehicle to acquire information with respect to the vehicle in the sensing operation thereof.

Abstract: A sensing system is used for driving assistance or automatic driving. A gating camera is controlled to be in an enabled state/disabled state according to a traveling environment. The gating camera divides a field of view into a plurality of ranges in a depth direction and generates a plurality of slice images corresponding to the plurality of ranges in the enabled state. A main controller processes an output of a main sensor group and an output of the gating camera.

Abstract: A vehicle light fixture system includes: a low-beam unit adapted to form a low-beam light distribution pattern having a cutoff line and to independently adjust illuminance in a plurality of subareas in the low-beam light distribution pattern arranged below and along the cutoff line; and a light distribution control device that controls the low-beam unit to form a first reduced illuminance portion in, of the plurality of subareas, the subarea having a position in a vehicle width direction overlapping a position of a vehicle in front in the vehicle width direction.

Abstract: An optical element includes a diffraction grating portion in which a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of recesses are periodically formed and a light guide plate portion that is made of a material having a refractive index different from that of the diffraction grating portion and that covers the diffraction grating portion. The light guide plate portion includes a first extending portion extending to one side, and a flat first light emitting portion is formed in the vicinity of an end portion of the first extending portion, and at least plus first order diffracted light of the diffracted light by the diffraction grating portion is totally reflected and guided in the first extending portion, and reaches the first light emitting portion.

Abstract: A sensing system includes a controller configured to acquire information on an object, a first sensor disposed in a space formed by a translucent cover and a housing and configured to acquire first data indicating a surrounding environment, a cover cleaner configured to remove a foreign matter adhering to the translucent cover. The controller is configured to determine whether a foreign matter adheres to the translucent cover, and drive the cover cleaner in response to determination that a foreign matter adheres to the translucent cover. When no foreign matter adheres to the translucent cover, the controller acquires the information on the object based on the first data. When a foreign matter adheres to the translucent cover, the controller acquires second data indicating a surrounding environment from a second sensor disposed outside the space, and then acquires the information on the object based on the acquired second data.

Abstract: An optical unit includes a cylindrical rotatable lens and a light source provided in the rotatable lens. The rotatable lens is configured such that a light output from the light source is incident via an inner circumferential surface and is output via an outer circumferential surface as an irradiating beam, and a predetermined irradiated area is formed by scanning a space in front with the irradiating beam according to a periodical movement of the rotatable lens.

Abstract: A vehicle cleaner system includes: a cleaner unit mounted on a vehicle and configured to clean an external sensor acquiring information on outside of the vehicle; an advanced notification information acquiring unit configured to acquire expressway advanced notification information notifying that the vehicle has arrived within a predetermined distance from an entrance of an expressway; and a cleaner control unit configured to, when the advanced notification information acquiring unit has acquired the expressway advanced notification information, control the cleaner unit to clean the external sensor or diagnose whether or not the external sensor needs to be cleaned by the cleaner unit.