B60K2370/1529

Method for controlling autonomous vehicle
11562579 · 2023-01-24 · ·

A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle control method, which adjusts a seat installed in a vehicle, a first display positioned in front of the seat and facing the seat, and a second display positioned in front of the first display and facing the seat, includes: detecting the face of a passenger sitting in the seat by a camera installed in the vehicle; estimating the face height from the floor surface of the vehicle; if the estimated face height is lower than a predetermined level, setting a display region on the first display, and, if the estimated face height is higher than the predetermined level, setting the display region on at least part of the second display; and displaying images in the set display region. One or more among an autonomous vehicle, user terminal, and server according to the present invention may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, etc.

HEAD-UP DISPLAY FOR VEHICLE HAVING REINFORCED ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE
20230226984 · 2023-07-20 ·

A head-up display for a vehicle in which an assembly structure of a screen and a picture generation unit (PGU) is reinforced. The head-up display for a vehicle according to one embodiment includes a lower case embedded with a board assembly, and a screen connected to the lower case in a plurality of directions and snap-fit-coupled to the lower case by passing through the board assembly in at least one direction.

Heads-up display using electrochromic elements
11562711 · 2023-01-24 · ·

Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a heads-up display (HUD) system. The HUD system may include a transparent support structure, an electrochromic element, and a HUD controller. The electrochromic element may be affixed to a surface of a transparent material. The HUD controller may be electrically coupled to the electrochromic element and configured to control translucence of the electrochromic element via control signals.

Automated adjustment of head up display image in a vehicle
11562713 · 2023-01-24 · ·

Devices, methods and computer program products that facilitate automated adjustment of size or configuration of head up display image in a vehicle. A device can include a memory and a processor that executes computer executable modules. The computer executable modules can include: a head up display that generates an image visible to a driver of a vehicle within an eye box, a detection module that determines position of the driver's eyes or head relative to position of the eye box, and an adjustment module that adjusts size or configuration of the image within the eye box in response to the determined driver's eye or head position.

Head-up display and mobile body equipped with head-up display

A head-up display includes a display device and a projection optical system; the projection optical system includes first and second optical elements arranged in order of an optical path from the image; and when optical paths corresponding to an upper end and a lower end of the virtual image are defined as an upper ray and a lower ray, respectively, and a diverging effect and a converging effect are defined as being negative and positive, respectively, the first and the second optical elements satisfy conditional expressions P_u1−P_l1<0 and P_u2−P_l2>0 (where P_u1 denotes a local power of the first optical element acting on the upper ray, P_l1 denotes a local power of the first optical element acting on the lower ray, P_u2 denotes a local power of the second optical element acting on the upper ray, P_l2 denotes a local power of the second optical element acting on the lower ray).

Head-up display device
11704779 · 2023-07-18 · ·

A head-up display device includes: a display unit that produces a display light for the left eye by modulating a first illumination light derived from superimposing first illumination light beams output from a first region of a fly eye lens and produces a display light for the right eye by modulating a second illumination light derived from superimposing second illumination light beams output a second region of the fly eye lens; and an image processing unit that produces an image for the left eye and produces an image for the right eye; and a display control unit that causes a display unit to display the image for the left eye when the first illumination light is produced and causes the display unit to display the image for the right eye when the second illumination light is produced.

Head-up display

A head-up display includes: a display medium; a display that displays an image; and a projection optical system that forms a virtual image by guiding the image displayed by the display to the display medium. The projection optical system includes a first mirror disposed above the display and reflecting display light of the image. 3<α−(θ+φ)/2<11.7 is satisfied, where θ denotes an angle between a line segment connecting centers of the first mirror and the display and a normal line at the center of the first mirror, α denotes an angle between the line segment connecting the centers of the first mirror and the display and a normal line at the center of the display, and φ denotes an inclination angle at an edge of the first mirror closer to the display relative to the center of the first mirror.

Display method of electronic device

A display method of an electronic device includes following steps. Providing a first image by a display, and a first vergence plane of two eyes of a user is located at a first position when the user views the first image. Providing a second image by the display, and the first image, the second image and an environmental scene are located within a field of view of the user, and a second vergence plane of the two eyes of the user is located at a second position when the user views the second image. A first distance exists between the first position of the first vergence plane and the user, a second distance exists between the second position of the second vergence plane and the user, and the first distance is different from the second distance.

Vehicle display device
11705007 · 2023-07-18 · ·

A vehicle display device includes: a forward image acquiring section that acquires images of a region ahead of a vehicle; a vehicle information acquiring section that acquires vehicle information relating to traveling of the vehicle; a path predicting section that, based on the vehicle information acquired by the vehicle information acquiring section, predicts an own vehicle traveling line that is a traveling path of the vehicle; an ideal path deriving section that, based on the images of the region ahead of the vehicle acquired by the forward image acquiring section, derives an ideal traveling line that is a proper traveling path; and a display control section that displays the own vehicle traveling line and the ideal traveling line so as to be superposed on a view in front of a driver's seat.

HEAD-UP DISPLAY AND MOVABLE BODY
20230019904 · 2023-01-19 ·

A head-up display and a movable body can display a virtual image viewable at a position nearer a user. The head-up display includes a display device that displays a first image and emits image light from the first image in a first direction, a first optical member located in the first direction from the display device, and a second optical member located between the display device and the first optical member in the first direction. The second optical member reflects the first image in a first plane direction and a second plane direction and displays a virtual image of the first image in a space between the first optical member and a user.