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US 10,742,967 B2Granted
Holographic display system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMarcus Hoggarth, Jasper Dekker, Edward Rose
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Abstract
A display system for a motor vehicle is provided. The display system comprises a holographic projector assembly and a steering wheel assembly. The steering wheel assembly includes a ring-shaped member configured to be held by a driver of the vehicle and rotated about a central axis in order to steer the vehicle. The holographic projector assembly is configured to produce a holographic image inside a central region about which the ring-shaped member circumferentially extends.
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A vehicle display system comprising:
- a steering wheel being laterally movable along a track between first and second positions with respect to a dashboard, and including, a ring defining, a void configured to rotate about a central axis;
- a support arm having a first end coupled with the ring and a second end movably attached to the track;
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- a projector including a mirror attached to the support arm, wherein the projector is configured to project a laser light in a lateral direction in parallel with the track toward the mirror, and the mirror is configured to reflect the laser light toward the void to generate a holographic image inside the void such that the holographic image remains stationary relative to the central axis as the steering wheel moves between the first and second positions.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a projector configured to produce a holographic image;
- a steering wheel having a ring configured to rotate about a central axis and configured to move laterally between first and second positions relative to a dashboard of the vehicle, wherein the ring defines a void, the holographic image is projected in the void defined with a circumference of the ring and remains stationary relative to the central axis as the ring moves between the first and second positions;
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- a controller configured to, in response to indication of an operating mode, control the projector such that the holographic image represents one or more controls of the vehicle at least partially according to the operating mode.
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A vehicle steering wheel assembly comprising:
- a ring configured to rotate about a central axis and move laterally, relative to a vehicle dashboard, between first and second positions, wherein the ring defines a void;
- a first projector configured to project a holographic image inside the void responsive to the ring being at the first position,
- a second projector, configured to project a same holographic image inside the void responsive to the ring being at the second position;
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- a controller configured to, in response to indication of a control preference setting, control the first and second projector such that the holographic image represents one or more controls according to the control preference setting.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.