Re a rvie w m irro r w ith a u to m a tic d im m e r
Inte grate d re ar suspe nsion 167n
The s e m is olid re a c ts c he m ic a lly to th is
e le c tric a l c urre nt, th us p ro vid ing d im -
m ing o f th e m irro r th ro ugh a n in finite ly-
va ria b le ra nge (e le c tro c hro m ic te c hnol-
ogy).
As a re s ult, it is n o lo nge r n e c e s s a ry to
d im th e m irro r m a nua lly, a nd th e d rive r
c a n c onc e ntra te c om p le te ly o n tra ffic
c ond itio ns .
The in te rio r re a rvie w m irro r w ith a uto -
m a tic d im m ing fe a tu re re d uc e s g la re
fro m fo llowing tra ffic b y a d a p tin g th e in-
te ns ity o f th e re fle c te d im a ge s to c orre -
s p ond to le ve ls of light re gis te re d b y th e
unit's s e ns ors . Th e m irro r re ve rts to its
und im m e d s e ttin g a s s oon a s th e lig ht
s ourc e is re m ove d . O ne la m p s e ns or is
m ounte d o n th e fro nt o f th e m irro r
hous ing. Th is s e ns or is d ire c te d fo r-
wa rd . It m e a s ure s lig ht in te ns ity in th e
a re a a he a d o f th e ve hic le . Th e s e c ond
s e ns or is in te gra te d w ith in th e m irro r's
gla s s . Th e e le c tro nic c ontro l s ys te m
c om p a re s th e lig ht in te ns ity fro m fro nt
a nd re a r. Th e d iffe re nc e p ro vid e s th e
b a s ic p a ra m e te r u s e d to m od ula te a n
e le c tric a l c urre nt a nd in d uc e c he m ic a l
c ha nge s in a s e m is olid la ye r in c orp o-
ra te d in th e le ns .
The c ontro l a rm s o n th e p a te nte d in te -
gra te d a lum inum re a r a xle a s s e m b ly a re
not m ounte d d ire c tly o n th e b od y. Th e y
a re m ounte d e la s tic a lly o n a c ha s s is
s ub -fra m e w hic h is jo ine d in tu rn w ith
e la s tic ity to th e ve hic le b od y. Th e re -
s ulting d oub le e la s tic s us p e ns ion s ys -
te m e ffe c tive ly a b s orb s th e fo rc e s re -
s ulting fro m b um p s a nd ro a d s urfa c e
irre gula ritie s .
The c om p lia nc e ra te s o f th e in te gra te d
re a r a xle a s s e m b ly's c ontro l a rm m ounts
ha ve b e e n p re c is e ly c a lib ra te d to h e lp
p ro vid e s up p le m e nta ry a d jus tm e nt in
th e tra c kin g a ngle o f th e re a r w he e ls
(p ro gra m m e d s e lf-s te e r e ffe c t). Th e u lti-
m a te re s ult is e nha nc e d s a fe ty a nd c on-
tro l u nd e r a ll c ond itio ns .
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