Design method of freeform light distribution lens for LED automotive headlamp based on DMD

Jianshe Ma; Jianwei Huang; Ping Su; Yao Cui

doi:10.1117/12.2296404

10 January 2018 Design method of freeform light distribution lens for LED automotive headlamp based on DMD

Jianshe Ma, Jianwei Huang, Ping Su, Yao Cui

Proceedings Volume 10616, 2017 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology: Optical Systems and Modern Optoelectronic Instruments; 106161K (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2296404
Event: International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology 2017, 2017, Beijing, China

Abstract

We propose a new method to design freeform light distribution lens for light-emitting diode (LED) automotive headlamp based on digital micro mirror device (DMD). With the Parallel optical path architecture, the exit pupil of the illuminating system is set in infinity. Thus the principal incident rays of micro lens in DMD is parallel. DMD is made of high speed digital optical reflection array, the function of distribution lens is to distribute the emergent parallel rays from DMD and get a lighting pattern that fully comply with the national regulation GB 25991-2010.We use DLP 4500 to design the light distribution lens, mesh the target plane regulated by the national regulation GB 25991-2010 and correlate the mesh grids with the active mirror array of DLP4500. With the mapping relations and the refraction law, we can build the mathematics model and get the parameters of freeform light distribution lens. Then we import its parameter into the three-dimensional (3D) software CATIA to construct its 3D model. The ray tracing results using Tracepro demonstrate that the Illumination value of target plane is easily adjustable and fully comply with the requirement of the national regulation GB 25991-2010 by adjusting the exit brightness value of DMD. The theoretical optical efficiencies of the light distribution lens designed using this method could be up to 92% without any other auxiliary lens.

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Jianshe Ma, Jianwei Huang, Ping Su, and Yao Cui "Design method of freeform light distribution lens for LED automotive headlamp based on DMD", Proc. SPIE 10616, 2017 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology: Optical Systems and Modern Optoelectronic Instruments, 106161K (10 January 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2296404

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Digital micromirror devices

Headlamps

Light emitting diodes

3D modeling

Optical simulations

Mathematical modeling

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