Headlamps

Different Light sources for Headlamps - Valeo is a pioneer and masters all of them !

Valeo, with it’s Cibie brand was the first one to develop the halogen headlamps. First applications were aimed for the racing cars. In 1969 – H1 bulb appears for the first time during the race « les 24h du Mans ». Since that time Valeo continuously innovates its lighting systems proposing highly complex technology benefiting for customers safety and visibility.

Different Light sources for Headlamps

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Valeo is offering a new lighting system combining a LASER beam with a conventional LED lighting system which allows drivers to see twice as far at night,therefore enhancing driving safety and comfort.

Several technologies for Headlamps

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In combination with the different light sources, Valeo has developed different technologies improving driver’s visibility in response to the Adaptative Front Lighting System (AFS) regulations set in the early 2000’s.

FBL/Cornering/DBL

Fixed Bending Light (FBL) and Cornering systems consist of additional reflecting surfaces or elliptical modules in the headlamps or the fog lamps dedicated to corner visibility. The additional light source is switched on when the driver turns the steering wheel or activates the turn indicator. The first FBL headlamp launched by Valeo was an application for the 2003 Porsche Cayenne. With the Dynamic Bending Light technology, there is no additional light: the elliptical module can rotate of 15° towards outside and 8° toward the inside when the driver turns the steering wheel for a maximum visibility in corners.

Full AFS: Intelligent Adaptative Lighting Systems

The Xenon or L.E.D. module can swivel in every direction and adapt the light beam according to the vehicle speed and the weather conditions to improve driver’s comfort and safety. The standard low beam automatically changes to “Motorway beam” at a speed of around 110 km/h to increase the visibility up to 120 meters. Other full AFS options include “Adverse weather beam” that concentrate lighting on certain areas of vision to reduce glare due to reflections from wet surfaces or fog. Lastly, the “Tourism mode” reverses the lighting of right-hand-drive vehicles for driving in countries where one drives on the right side of the road, and vice versa.

ADB/Beamatic™

Valeo has developed a Adaptative Driving Beam (ADB) system that uses a camera to detect the presence of other vehicles. The headlamps remain in the main beam position and progressively lower the beam as an oncoming vehicle approaches, to avoid glare (Glare-Free High Beam). The function also takes into account the rear lamps of vehicles driving in the same lane. In an even more innovative development, the camera and position captors will detect the road’s gradient and adapt the beam height accordingly. Those functions are grouped together under the name BEAMATIC™.

The latest generation headlights in that group called MATRIX combines low and high beam functions in a single, highly compact component (less than 300g), and offers continuous, automatic transition from high to low. First vehicle equipped with Matrix - Audi A3.

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