Stacking illumination of a confocal reflector light emitting diode automobile headlamp with an asymmetric triangular prism

Hsi-Chao Chen; Jia-Hao Zhou; Yang Zhou

doi:10.1364/AO.56.001087

Applied Optics
Vol. 56,
Issue 4,
pp. 1087-1093
(2017)
•https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.56.001087

Stacking illumination of a confocal reflector light emitting diode automobile headlamp with an asymmetric triangular prism

Hsi-Chao Chen, Jia-Hao Zhou, and Yang Zhou

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Abstract

A confocal reflector lamp with an asymmetric triangular prism was designed for a stacking illumination of a light emitting diode (LED) automobile headlamp fitting ECE R112 asymmetrical regulation. The optical system includes three 1st elliptic reflectors, three 2nd parabolic reflectors, and one asymmetric triangular prism. Three elliptic and parabolic reflectors were assembled with three confocal reflector modules; two modules projected the cut-off line of a 0° angle, and the other module projected the cut-off line of a 15° angle using of an asymmetric triangular prism. The ray tracing, optical simulation, and mockup experiment results exhibited that the illumination distribution met the regulation of ECE R112 class B, and the ideal efficiency could reach 96.8% in theory. The tolerance analysis showed the efficiency remained above 98% under the error values of $\pm 0.2 mm$ of the position of the LED light source, and the $y$ direction of the up-down movement was more sensitive than the $x$ and $z$ directions. The measurement results of the mockup sample safety factor were all larger than 1.15 and supported the regulation of the ECE R112 Class B.

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Headlamp Type	Multi-Reflector	Projection	Confocal-Reflector
Light source	Halogens	Halogens	LEDs
Efficiency (lm/W)	17–33	17–33	100–150
Lifetime (h)	$≦$ 6,000	$≦$ 6,000	$≧$ 50,000
IR radiant energy	Yes	Yes	No
Lamp power	55–60W	55–60W	9–20W
Module efficiency	under 50%	50–60%	80–90%
Block stop	No	Yes	No
Installation space	Large	deeply	Normal
15° cut-off line	Normal	Excellent	Excellent

Right-hand Traffic	Coordinate Point (mm)	Class A (Lux)	Class B (Lux)	Simu. (Lux)	Mea. (Lux)	S.F. or R (B)
B50L	(−1500, 250)	$\leq 0.4$	$\leq 0.4$	0.027	0.33 (OK)	1.21
75R	(500, −250)	$\geq 6$	$\geq 12$	22.04	16.28 (OK)	1.36
75L	(−1500, −250)	$\leq 12$	$\leq 12$	8.997	7.30 (OK)	1.64
50L	(−1500, −375)	$\leq 15$	$\leq 15$	14.64	10.68 (OK)	1.40
50R	(750, −375)	$\geq 6$	$\geq 12$	29.93	20.92 (OK)	1.74
50 V	(0, −375)	--	$\geq 6$	30.33	21.08 (OK)	3.51
25L	(−3960, −750)	$\geq 1.5$	$\geq 2$	3.194	2.29 (OK)	1.15
25R	(3960, −750)	$\geq 1.5$	$\geq 2$	3.524	2.59 (OK)	1.30

Headlamp Type	Multi-Reflector	Projection	Confocal-Reflector
Light source	Halogens	Halogens	LEDs
Efficiency (lm/W)	17–33	17–33	100–150
Lifetime (h)	$≦$ 6,000	$≦$ 6,000	$≧$ 50,000
IR radiant energy	Yes	Yes	No
Lamp power	55–60W	55–60W	9–20W
Module efficiency	under 50%	50–60%	80–90%
Block stop	No	Yes	No
Installation space	Large	deeply	Normal
15° cut-off line	Normal	Excellent	Excellent

Right-hand Traffic	Coordinate Point (mm)	Class A (Lux)	Class B (Lux)	Simu. (Lux)	Mea. (Lux)	S.F. or R (B)
B50L	(−1500, 250)	$\leq 0.4$	$\leq 0.4$	0.027	0.33 (OK)	1.21
75R	(500, −250)	$\geq 6$	$\geq 12$	22.04	16.28 (OK)	1.36
75L	(−1500, −250)	$\leq 12$	$\leq 12$	8.997	7.30 (OK)	1.64
50L	(−1500, −375)	$\leq 15$	$\leq 15$	14.64	10.68 (OK)	1.40
50R	(750, −375)	$\geq 6$	$\geq 12$	29.93	20.92 (OK)	1.74
50 V	(0, −375)	--	$\geq 6$	30.33	21.08 (OK)	3.51
25L	(−3960, −750)	$\geq 1.5$	$\geq 2$	3.194	2.29 (OK)	1.15
25R	(3960, −750)	$\geq 1.5$	$\geq 2$	3.524	2.59 (OK)	1.30

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