An augmented-reality helmet which in one embodiment is a full-face motorcycle helmet with a look-down micro-display that projects a virtual image in-line with the helmet's chin bar. In order to accommodate the power requirements, the helmet includes a battery pack mounted at the base of the motorcyclist's skull. A wind turbine charges the batteries. Exhaust from the turbine is then deducted through the helmet to cool the battery pack and/or the motorcyclist's head. The turbine is controllable so that it can operate as a circulating fan to provide ventilation. A digital gyroscope provides a control input to a controller for operating a steerable headlight of the motorcycle to track the rider's head movements; and provides acceleration output to an algorithm that will contact emergency responders if the rider is non-responsive after a collision. A 170 degree rear-view camera is mounted within an aerodynamic fairing on the back of the helmet.

A programmable electronic helmet and a method of using the helmet are provided. The programmable electronic helmet includes a hard frame strappable to a head of a user, at least one gyroscope, an accelerometer, a user interface, at least one camera positioned on the hard frame, a display positioned a location that is in the peripheral field of vision of the user, wherein the display is configured to communicate information to the user, and a wireless communication apparatus. The programmable electronic helmet further includes one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to analyze images captured by the at least one camera to approximate a location of one or more objects in an area surrounding the user, and a memory, coupled to the processor, configured to store data acquired by and sent to the programmable helmet.

An intelligent safety helmet with front play of rearview is provided. The helmet includes a helmet body and several ventilation holes designed on it. The helmet body is set in the back with a rearview camera electrically connected with the intelligent hardware set in its front. The intelligent hardware includes a removable main bracket installed on one side of the helmet body, and the main bracket is installed with an optoelectronic device and a front-facing camera in the front via a rocker arm module, so that the user can use the front-facing camera to take pictures and store them in the memory or activate the rearview camera and project the image onto the optoelectronic device for view of rear conditions by the user. The user can use a transmissive optical module set in front of the eyes to play the pictures taken by the back-facing camera.

An attachment for a helmet including a first housing and a second housing. The first housing includes a first camera configured for capturing data from a first perspective relative to the helmet, a sensor for capturing accelerometer data, a database for storing the data, and a processing unit configured for displaying a graphical representation on a display corresponding to at least the first visual data. The includes a second housing encasing a second camera for capturing data from a second perspective relative to the helmet, and, the display configured to be positioned such that a user can view the display when the helmet is worn. The processor switches to a storing mode after the event has occurred. In the storing mode, data received from a predetermined amount of time before the event occurs and a second predetermined amount of time after the event occurs is stored in the database.

One variation of a helmet system includes: a shell defining an interior volume and an aperture proximal an anterior end of the shell; a primary visor coupled to the shell and transiently arranged over the aperture; a secondary visor adjacent the aperture, including an elongated translucent member suspended from the shell, and defining a first discrete reflective region on a right side of the elongated translucent member and a second discrete reflective region on a left side of the elongated translucent member; a camera coupled to the shell and defining a field of view extending outwardly from a posterior end of the shell; and a projection system projecting an image onto the first discrete reflective region and onto the second discrete reflective region, the image comprising a subregion of a video frame recorded by the camera, the secondary visor reflecting the image toward the interior volume.

A programmable electronic helmet and a method of using the helmet are provided. The programmable electronic helmet includes a hard frame strappable to a head of a user, at least one gyroscope, an accelerometer, a user interface, at least one camera positioned on the hard frame, a display positioned a location that is in the peripheral field of vision of the user, wherein the display is configured to communicate information to the user, and a wireless communication apparatus. The programmable electronic helmet further includes one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to analyze images captured by the at least one camera to approximate a location of one or more objects in an area surrounding the user, and a memory, coupled to the processor, configured to store data acquired by and sent to the programmable helmet.

A safety device for use with a visor of a helmet is disclosed herein. The safety device for use with a visor of a helmet includes a body, a reflective surface, a stem, and a mounting bracket. The safety device for use with a visor of a helmet is useful for enabling a user-rider to see to the left-side, the right-side, and the rear-area of the user-rider with slight eye movement, and alternately with minimal head movement, while riding a vehicle, which may promote safer driving conditions.

The present invention relates generally to display systems for helmets and in particular for display systems for motorcycle helmets.

An electronic motorcycle helmet. The electronic motorcycle helmet includes a helmet having an aperture therein that can receive a head therethrough. A visor is disposed on a front side of the helmet and a display is disposed on an interior surface of the visor. A microprocessor, including a logic that receives a command input directed to one of a plurality of subsystems, toggles the subsystem between an activated state and a deactivated state, and displays a status window on the display corresponding to the subsystem. The plurality of subsystems includes a plurality of cameras disposed about the helmet, wherein each of the cameras is operably connected to the display and can apply a low-light filter for low-light conditions. Other subsystems include a wireless transmitter to wirelessly communicate with an external device, a GPS system, and a battery disposed at a lower edge of the rear side.

The present invention relates to a hat having a rear-view camera that includes a hat body with an insertion body and a brim, an upward/downward extension and contraction part disposed on the peak of the insertion body and thus extending upward or contracting downward vertically to freely adjust the rear-view camera disposed on top thereof upward and downward in height, and a forward/backward extension and contraction part freely adjusted forward and backward in length from the top of the brim to freely adjust a display part forward and backward, so that the rear-view camera is freely adjusted in height on the top of the insertion body of the hat body to allow a video providing a situation behind a wearer who wears the hat body to be transmitted to the display part.