Abstract: An optical light emission system for a motor vehicle, the optical system comprising: a first light emission subsystem comprising a first set of light sources, and a second light emission subsystem comprising a second set of light sources and a light guide able to diffuse the light from said light sources of the second set of light sources outside the optical system. The light guide is arranged facing the first set of light sources such that the first set of light sources substantially radiates through the light guide outside the optical system.

Abstract: A device and a method for driving the supply of power to a plurality of light sources that is made up of a first group of light sources comprising at least one light source, which first group of light sources is connected in series with at least one second group of light sources comprising at least one light source. The device comprises a supply circuit to which the plurality of light sources is connected as a load. According to the inventive measures, it becomes possible to short at least one of the groups of light sources without causing high intensity transient current peaks in the light sources that are not shorted.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to processing visual data of a road surface that includes a vertical deviation with a lateral slope. In some embodiments, a system determines a path expected to be traversed by at least one wheel of the vehicle on a road surface. In some embodiments, a system determines, using at least two images captured by one or more cameras, a height of the road surface for at least one point along the path to be traversed by the wheel. In some embodiments, a system computes an indication of a lateral slope of the road surface at the at least one point along the path. In some embodiments, a system outputs, on a vehicle interface bus, an indication of the height of the point and an indication of the lateral slope at the at least one point along the path.

Abstract: A device for controlling the interior lighting of a motor vehicle comprises at least one lighting module capable of emitting a light beam in the passenger compartment, and means for detecting a plurality of gestures of an occupant of the vehicle forming a determined sequence triggering the control of the interior lighting module.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control device with voice and/or gestural recognition for the interior lighting of a motor vehicle comprising a plurality of lighting modules (Mn) each capable of emitting at least one light beam in an interior of the vehicle. The device includes at least distinct means (Cn) for detecting a plurality of voice and/or gestural commands (Sn), executed by at least one occupant of the vehicle in specific zones (Zn) of the vehicle interior targeted by the detection means, the detection means (Cn) being capable of transmitting data representative of the commands (Sn) to at least processing and analysis means (ECU) configured to merge and prioritize the data and generate, after comparison with reference data, at least one instruction (An) to at least one interior lighting module (Mn).

Abstract: Imaging system and method, the system including a main detection unit, an auxiliary detection unit, an image processor, and a controller. The main detection unit includes a light source that emits light pulses and a gated image sensor that receives reflections of the light pulses reflected from a selected depth of field in the environment and converts the reflections into a reflection-based image. The auxiliary detection unit includes a thermal sensor that detects infrared radiation emitted from the environment and generates an emission-based image. The image processor processes and detects at least one region of interest in the acquired reflection-based image and/or acquired emission-based image. The controller adaptively controls at least one detection characteristic of a detection unit based on information obtained from the other detection unit. The image processor detects at least one object of interest in the acquired reflection-based image and/or acquired emission-based image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting module for a motor vehicle, the lighting module comprising: an optical means, a support for the optical means, at least one light source housed in the lighting module. The light source is removable and includes light emitting means, a mechanical support for the light emitting means, movement means for moving the optical means, which are arranged so as to allow the optical means to be moved between a locked position for holding the light source on the support for the optical means and an unlocked position for removing the light source from the lighting module.

Abstract: A system and method for capturing an image of letter tiles such as letter tiles used in a game play, and comparing one or more configurations of the letter tiles in the captured image to one or more words that are stored in a memory associated with the imager that captured the image. A signal may be issued to upon a match or mismatch of one or more of the words configured by letter tiles in the captured image to one or more of the words stored in the memory.

Abstract: Methods and systems for vector combining power amplification are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a plurality of signals are individually amplified, then summed to form a desired time-varying complex envelope signal. Phase and/or frequency characteristics of one or more of the signals are controlled to provide the desired phase, frequency, and/or amplitude characteristics of the desired time-varying complex envelope signal. In another embodiment, a time-varying complex envelope signal is decomposed into a plurality of constant envelope constituent signals. The constituent signals are amplified equally or substantially equally, and then summed to construct an amplified version of the original time-varying envelope signal. Embodiments also perform frequency up-conversion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a display system including a screen, an image projector including a light source including light-emitting quantum rods configured to emit a luminous pattern, wherein the projector and the screen cooperate to form a virtual image of the luminous pattern by means of the screen.

Abstract: The present invention is disclosing several methods related to intra-body navigation of radiopaque instrument through natural body cavities. One of the methods is disclosing the pose estimation of the imaging device using multiple images of radiopaque instrument acquired in the different poses of imaging device and previously acquired imaging. The other method allows to resolve the radiopaque instrument localization ambiguity using several approaches, such as radiopaque markers and instrument trajectory tracking.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of forming a multi-piece insert for an ophthalmic lens, comprising: forming a insert back curve piece; forming a insert front curve piece; depositing a conductive material onto one or both of the insert front curve piece and the insert back curve piece; attaching an electronic component to one or both of the insert front curve piece and the insert back curve pieces, wherein the attachment is made to the conductive material; placing a material to form a first upon a surface of either or both of the insert front curve piece and the insert back curve piece; and combining the insert back curve piece with the insert front curve piece to form a ophthalmic insert piece, wherein the combining causes the material to seal a cavity interior to the combination of the back curve piece and the front curve piece.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to lenses, devices, methods and/or systems for addressing refractive error. Certain embodiments are directed to changing or controlling the wavefront of the light entering a human eye. The lenses, devices, methods and/or systems can be used for correcting, addressing, mitigating or treating refractive errors and provide excellent vision at distances encompassing far to near without significant ghosting. The refractive error may for example arise from myopia, hyperopia, or presbyopia with or without astigmatism. Certain disclosed embodiments of lenses, devices and/or methods include embodiments that address foveal and/or peripheral vision. Exemplary of lenses in the fields of certain embodiments include contact lenses, corneal onlays, corneal inlays, and lenses for intraocular devices both anterior and posterior chamber, accommodating intraocular lenses, electro-active spectacle lenses and/or refractive surgery.

Abstract: In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, identifying shadow edges in the image, computing gradient information for the image and modifying the gradient information relative to the shadow edges for improved performance of computer functionality in an image processing operation.

Abstract: A lighting and/or signaling device, especially for automotive vehicle, comprising an optical system furnished with a light source (S) configured to emit a light beam in an initial color (F1), the device furthermore comprising a glass cover (3) disposed so as to be traversed by the beam, the glass cover (3) being colored in such a way as to transmit the beam in a resulting color (F2). According to the invention the device furthermore comprises a filter configured so as to make the resulting color (F2) of beam closely similar to its initial color (F1).

Abstract: A method of processing vehicle navigation information for use in autonomous vehicle navigation is provided. The method includes receiving, by a server, navigation information from a plurality of vehicles. The navigation information from the plurality of vehicles is associated with a common road segment. The method also includes storing, by the server, the navigation information associated with the common road segment. The method also includes generating, by the server, at least a portion of an autonomous vehicle road navigation model for the common road segment based on the navigation information from the plurality of vehicles. The method further includes distributing, by the server, the autonomous vehicle road navigation model to one or more autonomous vehicles for use in autonomously navigating the one or more autonomous vehicles along the common road segment.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling an overall light beam emitted by an automotive vehicle headlamp and formed from selectively activatable beam segments produced independently from one another by illuminating means borne by the headlamp, the segments together forming an overall light beam when they are all activated and placed successively side-by-side. The instantaneous speed of the vehicle is compared to a first preset speed threshold, and a zone of high light intensity to be produced when the instantaneous speed is higher than the first preset speed threshold is determined.

Abstract: A transparent optical element for a motor vehicle includes at least one first transparent layer of a polymer material. The optical element further has at least one second transparent layer including at least silicon, titanium, oxygen and nitrogen.

Abstract: Lens for a lighting device of a motor vehicle includes a rear face designed to be oriented toward a light source of the lighting device, and a convex front face designed to be oriented toward the roadway being illuminated. The lens has a median vertical plane designed to be substantially orthogonal to the roadway, the front face having a first zone of diffusion with microstructures adapted to diffuse the light emitted by the light source, the first zone of diffusion extending in the median vertical plane. The front face furthermore includes at least two second zones of diffusion each one having microstructures adapted to diffuse the light emitted by the light source, the two second zones of diffusion being situated on either side of the median vertical plane. The microstructures of the two zones of diffusion have a depth absolutely greater than the depth of the microstructures of the first zone of diffusion.