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High-resolution vehicle headlamps: technologies and scanning prototype

  • Gerolf Kloppenburg

    Gerolf Kloppenburg received his Dipl-Ing degree in Mechanical Engineering from Leibniz Universität Hannover in 2011. Since 2012, he works at the Institute of Product Development in Hannover as a research associate. He is the team leader of the optomechatronics research group working on his PhD thesis on a laser scanning unit for automotive applications.

     EMAIL logo     , Alexander Wolf

    Alexander Wolf received his Dipl-Ing degree in Mechanical Engineering from Leibniz Universität Hannover in 2010. Since 2011, he works at the Institute of Product Development in Hannover as research associate. He is with the research group of optomechatronics working on his PhD thesis on phosphor-converted laser-based lighting systems.

         and Roland Lachmayer

    Roland Lachmayer studied Mechanical Engineering and received his diploma and PhD degrees from the Technical University Braunschweig in 1990 and 1996, respectively. He did research on the field of product development methodology. From 1996 to 2007, he worked as a development engineer, Head of department and Vice President for adaptive front lighting systems, research electronics and innovative project management with Hella KGaA, Hueck & Co. From 2007 to 2010, he was the Vice President in technical department by AEG Power Solutions AG. In 2010, he was appointed Full Professor and Head of the Institute of Product Development at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany). Since 2012, he is the Board Director of the Hanover Centre for Optical Technologies (HOT). Currently, Dr. Lachmayer teaches and researches in the field of optomechatronics, computer-aided engineering and development methodology. Dr. Lachmayer is a member of the ‘Design Society’, the German Branch of the European Optical Society (DGaO), and the German Society of Engineers (VDI).
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Advanced Optical Technologies
From the journal Advanced Optical Technologies Volume 5 Issue 2

Abstract

The introduction of adaptive front lighting systems for vehicles has increased road safety and drivers’ comfort significantly within the last years. A next step in this development is the realization of higher resolution systems to further increase the functionality of vehicle headlamps toward fully adaptive front lighting systems. In this paper, we present a short overview on highly dynamic front lighting systems and the essential technologies for their realization. Different approaches are compared and evaluated regarding their applications for headlamp systems. As an example for on-road projection systems, a laser-based scanning unit is set up and evaluated.

Keywords: high-resolution front lighting; laser diodes; laser scanning unit; solid state lighting

About the authors

Gerolf Kloppenburg

Gerolf Kloppenburg received his Dipl-Ing degree in Mechanical Engineering from Leibniz Universität Hannover in 2011. Since 2012, he works at the Institute of Product Development in Hannover as a research associate. He is the team leader of the optomechatronics research group working on his PhD thesis on a laser scanning unit for automotive applications.

Alexander Wolf

Alexander Wolf received his Dipl-Ing degree in Mechanical Engineering from Leibniz Universität Hannover in 2010. Since 2011, he works at the Institute of Product Development in Hannover as research associate. He is with the research group of optomechatronics working on his PhD thesis on phosphor-converted laser-based lighting systems.

Roland Lachmayer

Roland Lachmayer studied Mechanical Engineering and received his diploma and PhD degrees from the Technical University Braunschweig in 1990 and 1996, respectively. He did research on the field of product development methodology. From 1996 to 2007, he worked as a development engineer, Head of department and Vice President for adaptive front lighting systems, research electronics and innovative project management with Hella KGaA, Hueck & Co. From 2007 to 2010, he was the Vice President in technical department by AEG Power Solutions AG. In 2010, he was appointed Full Professor and Head of the Institute of Product Development at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany). Since 2012, he is the Board Director of the Hanover Centre for Optical Technologies (HOT). Currently, Dr. Lachmayer teaches and researches in the field of optomechatronics, computer-aided engineering and development methodology. Dr. Lachmayer is a member of the ‘Design Society’, the German Branch of the European Optical Society (DGaO), and the German Society of Engineers (VDI).

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Received: 2016-1-4
Accepted: 2016-2-7
Published Online: 2016-3-8
Published in Print: 2016-4-1

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https://doi.org/10.1515/aot-2016-0001
Keywords for this article
high-resolution front lighting; laser diodes; laser scanning unit; solid state lighting

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Cover and Frontmatter
  2. Community
  3. News from the European Optical Society
  4. News
  5. Conference Notes
  6. Conference Calendar
  7. Topical issue: Illumination optics
  8. Editorial
  9. Development in illumination optics
  10. Review Articles
  11. High-resolution headlamp
  12. Signal lights – designed light for rear lamps and new upcoming technologies: innovations in automotive lighting
  13. Free-form illumination optics
  14. Review of freeform TIR collimator design methods
  15. Research Articles
  16. High-resolution vehicle headlamps: technologies and scanning prototype
  17. Angular and spatial color mixing using mixing rods with the geometry of a chaotic-dispersive billiard system
  18. Research Articles
  19. Dual-mode spectral imaging system employing a focus variable lens
  20. A holographic method for optimisation of laser-based production processes
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