Control panels with input elements for controlling components corresponding to each of the controls. The input elements can further be actuated by detecting an optical reflection associated with an input element.

A head-up display 10 includes a MEMS mirror component 14 for displaying images and a combiner 12 for reflecting light from the MEMS mirror component 14 so that an observer observes reflected light as a virtual image and for transmitting ambient light. The combiner 12 includes a green light reflecting portion 17 for selectively reflecting mainly green light in a green light wavelength region, a red light reflecting portion 16 for selectively reflecting mainly red light in a red light wavelength region, and a blue light reflecting portion 18 for reflecting blue light in a blue light wavelength region. The light reflecting portions 16 to 18 are laid in layers. The green light reflecting portion 17 is arranged the closest to the MEMS mirror component 14.

A transmission screen (2) includes at least two optical elements (13 and 14) condensing or diverging a light beam anisotropically. The at least two optical elements each include a light receiving surface (10) receiving display light; and a light emitting surface (11) emitting a divergent light beam toward a combiner (4).

An information projection device includes a controller and a laser diode operatively coupled with the controller. At least one diffraction optical element is disposed to receive a beam of light from the laser diode and project the beam to a target area. This provides a user with information to assist the user in making decisions regarding to avoid potential hazards.

A driver assistance apparatus is provided. The driver assistance apparatus includes a processor determining whether lanes are not identified based on at least one of image information, distance information, sensor information, navigation information, secondary information and adjacent vehicle information, and generating virtual lanes; and an output unit outputting the generated virtual lanes.

An optical scanning apparatus includes a light source to emit light, a light deflector having a reflection face to deflect the light as a scan-use light to scan an image generation element by oscillating the reflection face, a light receiving element to receive a control-use light to generate a signal used for controlling a scanning condition of the scan-use light, and a control unit to control the scanning condition of the light deflector based on the generated signal.

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.

An information provision device, information provision method, and a non-transitory recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the information provision method. Each of the information provision device and the information provision method includes projecting an image light to a light transmission member to display a for-driver information image indicating for-driver information to be provided to a driver of a mobile object in a prescribed display area, and displaying at a first point where a normal for-driver information image is displayed a priority for-driver information image in place of the normal for-driver information image, where the displaying includes displaying the normal for-driver information image at a second point different from the first point for at least some of a period during which the priority for-driver information image is displayed at the first point.

The invention relates to a display device (1) comprising: a light source (20) designed to generate a source light beam (S) extending over a predetermined wavelength range; a diffractive optical element (40), the operating range of which is adapted to said wavelength range and which is arranged to receive said source light beam (S) and to transmit an image light beam (I); and a dichroic filter (50) placed in the path of said image light beam and the passband of which at least partially covers said wavelength range so as to at least partially transmit said image light beam.

An anti-kinetosis device for a motor vehicle includes a triaxial accelerometer, a display means, and a control unit. The triaxial accelerometer detects accelerations of the vehicle along three axes emits a corresponding acceleration signal. The display means includes light markers forming a first horizontal plane. The control unit includes an acceleration signal input, a processor, and a memory. The control unit receives the acceleration signals emitted by the accelerometer at the acceleration signal input. The memory stores instructions configured to cause the processor to align the first horizontal plane perpendicular to a gravitation vector by driving the means for displaying light markers and configured to cause the processor to align the first horizontal plane with a physical parameter of a first person seated in the motor vehicle. The first horizontal plane is positioned just beside the first internal surface and just in front of the second internal surface.