Controlling exterior vehicle lights

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9421903
APP PUB NO 20150175055A1
SERIAL NO

14577099

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A system for adjusting a position of one or more exterior vehicle lights includes an accelerometer providing data indicating changes in vehicle pitch; a vehicle-mounted camera providing additional data indicating changes in vehicle pitch; and a control unit receiving the data from both the accelerometer and the vehicle-mounted camera, processing the data, and communicating a command to a vehicle light leveling actuator based on data from the accelerometer and the vehicle-mounted camera.

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GENTEX CORPORATION600 N CENTENNIAL STREET ZEELAND MI 49464

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Falb, David M Grand Rapids, US 43 643

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