Design And Construction Of An Automatic Parking Light In A Car

ABSTRACT

This project work is on design and construction of an automatic parking light in a car. Parking lights are automotive lamps designed to increase the visibility of a car in a variety of situations. Although most nations no longer require the use of these lights, they can be extremely useful. Almost all cars are fitted with them, although they are often linked with the headlights. Formerly, parking lights were run on a different electrical system, and were intended for use when cars were parked along narrow, poorly lit roads, to alert oncoming drivers to the presence of the parked car. In some regions of the world, they still serve this function.

However, an automatic parking light in a car is designed to turn on the parking lights automatically for 30 seconds when an approaching vehicle’s light is detected from the rear or front side. This automatic feature provides safety at night for a parked vehicle.

The aim of this work is to design and construct an automatic parking light in a car that lights automatically for 30seconds when an approaching vehicle’s light is detected from the rear or front side.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

1.0                                          INTRODUCTION

Parking lights are automotive lamps designed to increase the visibility of a car in a variety of situations. Although most nations no longer require the use of these lights, they can be extremely useful. Almost all cars are fitted with them, although they are often linked with the headlights. Formerly, parking lights were run on a different electrical system, and were intended for use when cars were parked along narrow, poorly lit roads, to alert oncoming drivers to the presence of the parked car. In some regions of the world, they still serve this function.

However, an automatic parking light in a car is designed to turn on the parking lights automatically for 30 seconds when an approaching vehicle’s light is detected from the rear or front side. This automatic feature provides safety at night for a parked vehicle.

Except in the United States, parking lights must have clear lenses so that they emit white light. The white light is highly visible, even in poor conditions, although it is not as bright as the headlights, as the lamps and surface area covered by the lens are smaller. In the United States, such lights are frequently produced with amber lenses, to help distinguish them from red brake lights and white headlights.

Typically, a car has parking lights located on either side of the front of the car, on the outside of the headlights. They may also appear in the rear, or along the side of the vehicle to further increase visibility. In a car where these lights are separated from headlights, allowing drivers to use one or both sets, they are usually linked to the switch used for headlights, which is turned once for parking and twice for headlights.

Although parking lights are sometimes referred to as running lights, they are not always the same. Drivers should be aware that, in most regions, it is illegal to drive at night with just the parking lights on although this practice used to be allowed in some cities. In most US states, it is illegal to drive with just the parking lights on whether in the day or night. Leaving running lights on during the day is perfectly legal, however, and is often encouraged. Drivers should consult the the appropriate regulatory body to be sure of the rules that affect them.

In addition to increasing visibility and alerting other drivers to the presence of a car, parking lights can also be useful in emergencies. In some cities where it is permitted, drivers use them to drive at night in well light areas, to help reduce light pollution. In addition, should a headlight go out while driving, the lights, which are typically on with the headlights in most car designs, can help to compensate and make other drivers aware that the approaching vehicle is a car with one headlight, not a motorcycle.

 

1.2                             SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

Since 1968, parking lights have been produced on the same wiring system as headlights and used concurrently with them as an additional means of illuminating a vehicle automatically, to make cars more visible from the side.

1.3                                  PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

Their main purpose is to design a system that will turn on the parking lights automatically for 30 seconds when an approaching vehicle’s light is detected from the rear or front side

1.4                      TYPES OF PARKING LIGHT OF A CAR

In the United States, parking lights are typically orange or gold in color to distinguish them from red break lights and white headlights. In other parts of the world, parking lights are typically bright, clear lights.

1.4                                 BENEFITS OF THE STUDY

Parking lights serve a useful purpose as a backup light in emergencies. If a headlight burns out, the parking light will still shed some light on that side of the car. Additionally, in such a situation, the glow that the parking lights create around the car makes it more obvious that the vehicle is an automobile and not a motorcycle or other vehicle with only one standard headlight.