Provided is a display device for a vehicle that can rapidly execute preparation completion for display of vehicle information. The display device for a vehicle is provided with a processing unit, a display, and a rotational drive unit that can rotate a reflector on a prescribed axis. The processing unit includes an estimating unit that estimates planned start of the vehicle by a crew, and when the vehicle is planned to be started, the angle of rotation of the rotational drive unit moves from an initial angle corresponding to an initial position (position of point of origin) of the reflector to a first intermediate angle (first stopping position) between the initial angle and a final angle corresponding to the normal operating position of the reflector. After the vehicle has been actually started, the angle of rotation of the rotational drive unit moves to a final angle from the first intermediate angle.

A display device that is mounted in a vehicle includes a light projection device configured to emit projection light, an adjuster configured to adjust a direction of the projection light emitted by the light projection device, and a control device configured to control the light projection device and the adjuster. The control device is configured to control the adjuster to change the direction of the projection light according to whether the vehicle travels by autonomous parking control or whether the vehicle travels without using the autonomous parking control.

A vehicle (10) for a driver (14) of the vehicle (10) and a display device (16) are provided. The display device (16) includes a projection surface (18) extending in the horizontal and vertical direction and a projector (20) that is configured so as to project a projection (24) onto the projection surface (18). The projection surface (18) is curved in the horizontal direction and surrounds the driver (14) in the horizontal direction by at least one hundred degrees. A method for displaying a projection (24) on a projection surface (18) for a driver (14) of a vehicle (10) is also provided. The method includes: d) determining a viewing direction and/or head orientation (26) of the driver (14) towards the projection surface (18); and f) projecting the projection (24) onto the projection surface (18) in the viewing direction and/or head orientation (26) of the driver (14).

A projection display device has a projection display unit that performs, in accordance with input image data, spatial modulation on light emitted by a light source, and projects image light obtained through the spatial modulation onto a projection surface of a vehicle to display an image that is based on the image data, the projection surface is formed of a member having a reflectance that is higher for light in a plurality of wavelength ranges than for light in a wavelength range outside the plurality of wavelength ranges, and the projection display device includes: a projection angle control mechanism that controls a projection angle of the image light on the projection surface; and an image light control unit that controls, in accordance with the projection angle, intensity of the light in the plurality of wavelength ranges included in the image light.

In a head-up display device, first and second cover parts of a cover each cover an opening. The first cover part is turnable about a first rotation fulcrum fixed to a housing, with respect to the housing. The second cover part is turnable about a second rotation fulcrum fixed to first and second ends of the first cover part, with respect to the first cover part. The head-up display device includes a biasing member that biases the second cover part toward the outside of the housing when the cover covers the opening.

An information display apparatus and a spatial sensing apparatus for the information display apparatus are provided, the information display apparatus enabling the selection/change of the lot of display images in small point-of-view motion so that an interactive function for a driver is achieved. An information display apparatus displaying information onto a vehicle includes: an information display apparatus displaying image information onto an image display region on a forward part of a driver seat of the vehicle; and a spatial sensing means detecting positional information of instruction made by a driver in a spatial region between the driver seat and the displayed image display region, and the information display apparatus includes a means displaying the instruction made by the driver onto the image display region on the forward part in response to the positional information of the instruction made by the driver, detected by the spatial sensing means.

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.

A head-up display device for a vehicle includes a housing including a guide plate forming first and second surfaces thereof, the housing mounted on a dashboard of a vehicle, a display disposed in the housing for generating an image, a mirror disposed opposite from the display for reflecting the image provided by the display, a combiner device including a combiner for providing the image reflected from the mirror to a driver, and for moving vertically in opposed first and second directions relative to the housing, a shutter device including a shutter disposed on an upper portion of the housing for opening and closing the combiner in a sliding manner, and an operation device disposed in the housing for engaging a sliding movement of the shutter with a movement of the combiner device.

A virtual human-machine interface system for a vehicle including at least one projection surface disposed within the vehicle and a corresponding virtual human-machine interface method for a vehicle are provided. The virtual human-machine interface system comprises at least one micro-mirror projection device for projecting an image on the at least one projection surface, at least one sensor for detecting commands given by a user by determining the position of a part of the user's body within the vehicle, and a control unit for controlling the human-machine interface system. The position of the image projected by the at least one projection device within the vehicle may be modified by a specific command given by the user.

A head-up display system for a motor vehicle includes a projection unit for providing a display image; a transparent holographic light guide display panel with a display surface in order to output a display image coupled into the display panel via a coupling-in region on a display surface, and a light guide which runs in a non-linear manner in order to guide a display image from the projection unit to the coupling-in region of the display panel.