Vehicle heads-up display
AssigneeDENSO International America, Inc.
InventorsSilviu Pala, Robert Wunsche, III, Michael Murzyn
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Abstract
A display system for a vehicle. The display system includes a display engine that displays an image visible to a driver of the vehicle. In a first configuration, the display engine projects vehicle operating information directly in front of the driver. In a second configuration, the display engine projects an augmented reality image of an environment ahead of the vehicle directly in front of the driver. In a third configuration, the display engine projects entertainment images at a center of a dashboard of the vehicle between a driver's seat and a front passenger seat.
Claims17
A display system for a vehicle comprising:
- a display engine and configuration selector that displays an image visible to a driver of the vehicle, in a first configuration the display engine projects vehicle operating information directly in front of the driver, in a second configuration the display engine projects an augmented reality image of an environment ahead of the vehicle directly in front of the driver, and in a third configuration the display engine projects entertainment images in front of the driver or at a center of a dashboard of the vehicle between a driver's seat and a front passenger seat;
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- an image controller that:
- sets the display engine in the first configuration when an autonomous drive system of the vehicle is not engaged;
- sets the display engine in the second configuration when the driver shares control of the vehicle with an autonomous drive system;
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- sets the display engine in the third configuration when the vehicle is fully driven by an autonomous drive system of the vehicle.
A method for displaying images to a driver of a vehicle comprising:
- displaying vehicle operating information directly in front of the driver with a display engine set in a first configuration by an image controller when an autonomous drive system of the vehicle is not activated;
- displaying an augmented reality image of the environment ahead of the vehicle directly in front of the driver with the display engine set in a second configuration by the image controller when the autonomous drive system partially drives the vehicle;
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- displaying entertainment images in front of the driver or at a center of a dashboard of the vehicle between a driver's seat and a front passenger seat with the display engine set in a third configuration by the image controller when the autonomous drive system completely drives the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.