Head-up display device, vehicle including the same, and method for controlling the head-up display device
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorWon Suk LIM
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Abstract
A head-up display device includes: a cradle on which an electronic device is placed; a glass in which an image, which is output from the electronic device, is reflected; and a controller that receives a control command of the electronic device and adjusts a tilt of the cradle. Accordingly, even though the position of a driver's eyes is shifted according to the driver's posture change, or a new driver sits in the driver's seat, the head-up display device enables the driver to easily gaze at the head-up display device.
Claims20
A head-up display device comprising:
- a cradle on which an electronic device is placed;
- a glass in which an image, which is output from the electronic device, is reflected;
- and
- a controller configured to receive a control command of the electronic device and further configured to adjust a tilt of the cradle.
A vehicle comprising a head-up display device and an electronic device, wherein the head-up display device includes:
- a cradle on which the electronic device is placed;
- a glass in which an image, which is output from the electronic device, is reflected;
- and
- a first controller configured to receive a control command of the electronic device and further configured to adjust a tilt of the cradle, and
- wherein the electronic device includes:
- a camera configured to take an image of the glass of the head-up display device;
- and
- a second controller configured to determine a reflection position of a driver's eyes based on the image of the glass and configured to generate the control command to adjust the tilt of the cradle of the head-up display device.
A method for controlling a head-up display device, the method comprising steps of:
- allowing, by a controller, the head-up display device to operate in conjunction with an electronic device;
- receiving, by the controller, a control command of the electronic device when the head-up display device operates in conjunction with the electronic device;
- and
- adjusting, by the controller, a tilt of a cradle on which the electronic device is placed, according to the control command received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.