Abstract: The invention consists of vehicle headlight system 1 comprising light sources 5 which shine light outwards from the vehicle and photosensing devices 9 which sense light shining towards the vehicle. The photosensing devices 9 are located adjacent to light sources 5 and a shield reduces detection of light spill. In a high-beam mode, a controller causes the light sources 5 to shine light at a high-beam brightness level. In a low-beam mode, the controller receives signals from the photosensing devices 9, uses the signals to determine a position of an oncoming vehicle and causes light sources 5 shining light to the position to reduce their brightness to a low-beam brightness level or to zero. As the position of the oncoming vehicle changes, the controller continuously receives signals from the photosensing devices 9, uses the signals to determine a new position of the oncoming vehicle and causes light sources 5 shining light to the new position, to reduce their brightness.

Abstract: A camera includes a first sensor disposed to image light that propagates along a reflected axis, a second sensor disposed to image light that propagates along a direct axis, and a rotatable structure disposed to define a rotation plane that is oblique to both the reflected axis and the direct axis. The rotatable structure includes either a first transmission sector, a first reflection sector disposed adjacent to the first transmission sector, a second transmission sector disposed adjacent to the first reflection sector and a second reflection sector disposed adjacent to the second transmission sector or the rotatable structure includes a first reflection sector, a first opaque sector disposed adjacent to the first reflection sector, and a first transmission sector disposed adjacent to the first opaque sector.

Abstract: A charge coupled device includes first and second pluralities of column registers and first and second register segments. The first plurality of column registers are splayed with respect to and on one side of a column direction line, and the second plurality of column registers are splayed with respect to and on another side of the column direction line. The first register segment is coupled to the first plurality of column registers, and the second register segment is coupled to the second plurality of column registers. The second register segment is spaced apart from the first register segment so as to define a layout area between the first and second register segments where at least one of an isolation register element and an output node is disposed. Each column register of the first plurality of column registers includes a plurality of column element wells.

Abstract: A fast frame interline transfer charge coupled device imaging sensor includes an imaging section and an storage section. The imaging section includes a plurality of interline transfer registers, each interline transfer register containing a plurality of interline register elements. The imaging section further includes an interline clocking structure, the interline clocking structure including polycrystalline silicon buss lines used as gate electrodes, the polycrystalline silicon buss lines being connected to a metal strapping network, the interline clocking structure causing charge to be transferred between interline register elements of each interline transfer register based on interline clocking signals. The storage section is coupled to the imaging section. The storage section includes a plurality of storage registers, each storage register containing a plurality of storage register elements. The storage section further includes a storage discharge structure and a storage clocking structure.

Abstract: A structure for a charge coupled device (CCD) to minimize effects of masking defects of a predetermined dimensional extent includes a plurality of sets of conductors, a plurality of strapping networks and a connection matrix of via contacts. Each set of the plurality of sets of conductors includes a plurality of parallel elongate first conductors oriented in a first direction and disposed substantially in a first plane, each first conductor being comprised of a first material and characterized by a first sheet resistance per square of conductor.