Modeling and Implementation of an Adaptive Vehicle Light Management System

Abstract

Modern standards in the automotive industry place increasingly demanding terms on the safety of road users. One of the most important segments of road safety is surely the visibility of the road and its surroundings. Poor visibility conditions endanger the safety of all traffic participants and the manufacturers are solving this problem by implementing increasingly advanced lightning systems in vehicles. The main feature of such advanced systems is their interaction with the surroundings of the vehicle and its dynamic adaptation to the driving conditions. This paper presents the process of developing a vehicular adaptive front light control system via several key phases. The key phases are software component (SWC) modelling, communication configuration, program code implementation, simulation and testing of the final product. The system is created according to the Automotive Open System Architecture (AUTOSAR) specification using appropriate methods and tools. Selected functionalities of the developed system represent some of the most commonly used adaptive light management systems today.