An imaging and display system is provided for a vehicle having: a video display disposed in an interior of the vehicle; a visible light video camera configured to capture a visible light video stream of an exterior scene in a visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum; a long-range IR video camera configured to capture an IR video stream of the exterior scene in an IR region of the electromagnetic spectrum; and a processing circuit for receiving the visible light video stream and the IR video stream for analyzing the IR video stream to detect an object with reduced visibility in the visible light video stream, and for modifying the visible light video stream by highlighting a region where the detected object should be located in the visible light video stream, the processing circuit configured to supply the modified visible light video stream to the video display for display thereon.

An imaging and display system is provided for a vehicle having: a video display disposed in an interior of the vehicle; a visible light video camera configured to capture a visible light video stream of an exterior scene in a visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum; a long-range IR video camera configured to capture an IR video stream of the exterior scene in an IR region of the electromagnetic spectrum; and a processing circuit for receiving the visible light video stream and the IR video stream for analyzing the IR video stream to detect an object with reduced visibility in the visible light video stream, and for modifying the visible light video stream by highlighting a region where the detected object should be located in the visible light video stream, the processing circuit configured to supply the modified visible light video stream to the video display for display thereon.

A system and method for a motorized land vehicle that detects objects obstructing a driver's view of an active road, includes an inertial measurement unit-enabled global position system (GPS/IMU) subsystem for obtaining global position system (GPS) position and heading data of a land vehicle operated by the driver as the vehicle travels along a road, a street map subsystem for obtaining street map data of the GPS position of the vehicle using the GPS position and heading data as the vehicle travels along the road, and a three-dimensional (3D) object detector subsystem for detecting objects ahead of the vehicle and determining a 3D position and 3D size data of each of the detected objects ahead of the vehicle. The street map subsystem merges the street map data, the GPS position and heading data of the vehicle and the 3D position data and 3D size data of the detected objects, to create real-time two-dimensional (2D) top-view map representation of a traffic scene ahead of the vehicle. The street map subsystems finds active roads ahead of the vehicle in the traffic scene, and finds each active road segment of the active roads ahead of the vehicle that is obstructed by one of the detected objects. A driver alert subsystem notifies a driver of the vehicle of each of the active road segments that is obstructed by one of the detected objects.

A head-up display for projecting visual information onto a screen includes: a projector for generating the visual information; and a mirror for forwarding the generated visual information to the screen. The projector and/or the mirror are fixedly connected to a non-transparent panel so as to provide a fixed relative orientation between the projector and the mirror.

Embodiments of a deadfront configured to hide a display when the display is not active are provided. The deadfront includes a substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface. The second major surface is opposite the first major surface. The deadfront also includes a neutral density filter disposed on the second major surface of the transparent substrate and an ink layer disposed on the neutral density filter. The deadfront defines at least one display region in which the deadfront transmits at least 60% of incident light and at least one non-display region in which the deadfront transmits at most 5% of incident light. A contrast sensitivity between each of the at least one display region and each of the at least one non-display region is at least 15 when the display is not active.

Exemplary disclosed embodiments include systems, methods, and devices for an vehicle display system. The systems, methods, and devices may include a processor, one or more receivers, wherein the one or more receivers receive navigational information, wherein the processor determines a position of an vehicle relative to a position based on the navigational information and the eye movement, wherein the processor determines a surrounding of the vehicle; and at least one translucent screen configured to show the surrounding of the vehicle, wherein the processor is configured to illustrate data based on the navigational information on the at least one display.

Exemplary disclosed embodiments include systems, methods, and devices for an vehicle display system. The systems, methods, and devices may include a processor, one or more receivers, wherein the one or more receivers receive navigational information, wherein the processor determines a position of an vehicle relative to a position based on the navigational information and the eye movement, wherein the processor determines a surrounding of the vehicle; and at least one translucent screen configured to show the surrounding of the vehicle, wherein the processor is configured to illustrate data based on the navigational information on the at least one display.

A glare mitigation module for a head-up display system is configured to transmit display light emitted from an illumination device therethrough. The glare mitigation module comprises an input surface through which the display light from the illumination device enters the glare mitigation module and an output surface through which the display light from the illumination device exits the glare mitigation module in a display direction. The glare mitigation module further comprises a diffractive optical element comprising a plurality of layers stacked successively between the input and output surfaces, with the plurality of layers arranged to transmit the display light of the illumination device therethrough and to diffract an external light that enters the glare mitigation module through the output surface. The diffractive optical element is arranged to diffract the external light in a diffracted direction away from eyes of an occupant.

A system for generating a floating image for a passenger within a vehicle includes a passenger monitoring system adapted to monitor the position of the passenger's head and eyes, a compute engine adapted to calculate a holographic image and encode the holographic image to a display of a picture generating unit (PGU) hologram generator, and a display screen positioned for viewing by the passenger and adapted to selectively switch between a first mode, wherein the display screen is adapted to display images for viewing by the passenger, and a second mode, wherein the display screen is adapted to function as a beam steering device, wherein, when the display screen is operating in the second mode, the display is adapted to project the holographic image to the display screen and the display screen re-directs the projected holographic image to the eyes of the passenger.

A system for generating a floating image for a passenger within a vehicle includes a passenger monitoring system adapted to monitor the position of the passenger's head and eyes, a compute engine adapted to calculate a holographic image and encode the holographic image to a display of a picture generating unit (PGU) hologram generator, and a display screen positioned for viewing by the passenger and adapted to selectively switch between a first mode, wherein the display screen is adapted to display images for viewing by the passenger, and a second mode, wherein the display screen is adapted to function as a beam steering device, wherein, when the display screen is operating in the second mode, the display is adapted to project the holographic image to the display screen and the display screen re-directs the projected holographic image to the eyes of the passenger.