Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a head-up display with image distortion for a vehicle, which has an image signal source, an image distorter, a display unit and a mirror unit. According to the disclosure, the image signal source has a common output for image signals and configuration information, and the image distorter has a common input for image signals and configuration information.

Abstract: A method for calculating an image in the context of a volume visualization by ray casting using a plurality of computing nodes is provided. The method includes subdividing a volume that is to be visualized into subvolumes assigned to the plurality of computing nodes; assigning a subdivision of data to volume points and storing the subdivision of data in a memory associated with the plurality of computing nodes, the subdivision corresponding to the assignment of subvolumes to nodes; and computing at least one pixel by generating a ray leading through the volume, wherein computing includes taking into account points lying on the ray one after another.

Abstract: A method for calculating an image in the context of a volume visualization by ray casting using a plurality of computing nodes is provided. The method includes subdividing a volume that is to be visualized into subvolumes assigned to the plurality of computing nodes; assigning a subdivision of data to volume points and storing the subdivision of data in a memory associated with the plurality of computing nodes, the subdivision corresponding to the assignment of subvolumes to nodes; and computing at least one pixel by generating a ray leading through the volume, wherein computing includes taking into account points lying on the ray one after another.

Abstract: A device for adjusting a color value assigned to a spatial point for a low-noise volume rendering of an object is provided. The device mixes a first color value from a classification unit with a second color value obtained by the application of an illumination model on the first color value.

Abstract: Provided is a method for traversing a space partition, especially a quadtree or octree. Through the intermediary of a quadtree or, respectively, octree partitioning of a surface or, respectively, a space there can be adaptively parceled the surface or respectively, space such that contained structures therein are suitably encompassed by the different sub-cells of the partition. The proposed method pertains to the traversing of that type of sub-cell structure with a semi-infinite straight-line or ray. Emitted in sequence are the traversed terminal cells of the space partition.