A light field (LF) display system for augmentation of a vehicle. The LF display system includes LF display modules that form a surface (e.g., interior and/or exterior) of a vehicle. The LF display modules each have a display area and are tiled together to form a seamless display surface that has an effective display area that is larger than the display area. The LF display modules present holographic content from the effective display area.

A light field (LF) display system for augmentation of a vehicle. The LF display system includes LF display modules that form a surface (e.g., interior and/or exterior) of a vehicle. The LF display modules each have a display area and are tiled together to form a seamless display surface that has an effective display area that is larger than the display area. The LF display modules present holographic content from the effective display area.

An active IR camouflage device may include a base layer, a first dielectric layer over the base layer, a phase transition material layer over the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer over the phase transition material layer, and a first metal layer over the second dielectric layer and defining a pattern of openings therein. The active IR camouflage device may have circuitry configured to selectively cause a transition from a first phase state to a second phase state of the phase transition material layer to control IR reflectance/emission of a top plasmonic layer, making it appear/disappear from the IR detector/camera. In some embodiments, the active IR camouflage device may also include a second metal layer between the base layer and the first dielectric layer.

An adaptive camouflage device that includes at least one non-emissive layer which includes a guest-host liquid crystal (GHLC).

An adaptive camouflage device that includes at least one non-emissive layer which includes a guest-host liquid crystal (GHLC).

A cloaking apparatus and method are disclosed herein. The cloaking apparatus for cloaking a target object using meta-material includes a compensation unit, and a cloaking cell. The compensation unit is disposed in a second space surrounding part of a first space including the target object, and is composed of a first meta-material having a predetermined negative refractive index. The cloaking shell is configured to surround part of the compensation unit, and is composed of a second meta-material. The negative refractive index may be a negative refractive index that is adapted to cloak the target object by compensating for the positive refractive index of the first space.

A cloaking apparatus and method are disclosed herein. The cloaking apparatus for cloaking a target object using meta-material includes a compensation unit, and a cloaking cell. The compensation unit is disposed in a second space surrounding part of a first space including the target object, and is composed of a first meta-material having a predetermined negative refractive index. The cloaking shell is configured to surround part of the compensation unit, and is composed of a second meta-material. The negative refractive index may be a negative refractive index that is adapted to cloak the target object by compensating for the positive refractive index of the first space.

Digital cloaking is a method for practical cloaking, where space, angle, spectrum and phase are discretized. At the sacrifice of spatial resolution, a good approximation to an ideal cloak can be achieveda cloak that is omnidirectional, broadband, and operational for the visible spectrum, three-dimensional (3D), and phase-matching for the light field, among other attributes. One example of a digital cloak is an active cloak that uses lenticular lenses, similar to integral imaging for 3D displays. With the continuing improvement in commercial digital technology, the resolution limitations of a digital cloak may be minimized, and a wearable cloak can be implemented.

Digital cloaking is a method for practical cloaking, where space, angle, spectrum and phase are discretized. At the sacrifice of spatial resolution, a good approximation to an ideal cloak can be achieveda cloak that is omnidirectional, broadband, and operational for the visible spectrum, three-dimensional (3D), and phase-matching for the light field, among other attributes. One example of a digital cloak is an active cloak that uses lenticular lenses, similar to integral imaging for 3D displays. With the continuing improvement in commercial digital technology, the resolution limitations of a digital cloak may be minimized, and a wearable cloak can be implemented.

A vehicle assembly includes, among other things, a camouflaging cover configured to be placed over an exterior surface of a vehicle to conceal at least a portion of the vehicle, and a camouflaging lighting assembly integrated with the camouflaging cover. A vehicle lighting assembly includes, among other things, at least one light emitting device, a circuit board operatively connected to the at least one light emitting device, a housing having a first material composition, and at least one lens having a second material composition. The lens is more transparent than the housing. The first and second material compositions each includes a thermally conductive additive. A vehicle lighting method includes, among other things, concealing at least a portion of a vehicle with a camouflaging cover, and positioning a camouflaging lighting device over a light of the vehicle. The camouflaging lighting device is integrated with the camouflaging cover.