DOI 10.1007/s00138-011-0327-y ORIGINAL PAPER Automatic LightBeam Controller for driver assistance

Abstract In this article, we present an effective system for detecting vehicles in front of a camera-assisted vehicle (pre-ceding vehicles traveling in the same direction and oncoming vehicles traveling in the opposite direction) during night-time driving conditions in order to automatically change vehicle head lights between low beams and high beams avoiding glares for the drivers. Accordingly, high beams output will be selected when no other traffic is present and will turn low beams on when other vehicles are detected. In addition, low beams output will be selected when the vehicle is in a well lit or urban area. LightBeam Controller is used to assist driv-ers in controlling vehicle’s beams increasing its correct use, since normally drivers do not switch between high beam