Abstract: A system for directing projections within a vehicle includes a projector for producing a projected image. The system also includes a projection directing module in optical communication with the projector for directing the projected image to a predetermined location. The system also includes a projection surface upon which the projected image is projected. The system also includes a controller in electrical communication with the projector and the projection directing module. The controller is programmed to configure the projection directing module to direct the projected image to a projection region of the projection surface. The controller is further programmed to project the projected image on the projection region using the projector and the projection directing module.

Abstract: A projector system for a head up display within a vehicle includes a vehicle vector graphics projector adapted to project a second graphical image onto the inner surface of the windshield of the vehicle, the second graphical image having a greater brightness than the first graphical image and including at least one vehicle tell-tale, and a calibration system adapted to test and calibrate a displayed tell-tale within the second graphical image.

Abstract: A system for controlling a brightness of a graphics projector for a vehicle includes a vehicle sensor, the graphics projector including at least one light source module, and a controller in electrical communication with the vehicle sensor and the graphics projector. The controller is programmed to determine an ambient light level using the vehicle sensor. The controller is further programmed to determine a projector brightness offset value based at least in part on the ambient light level. The controller is further programmed to project a graphic using the graphics projector based at least in part on the projector brightness offset value.

Abstract: A display system for a vehicle includes a projection screen having an adjustable opacity, a projector for projecting an image on the projection screen, and a controller in electrical communication with the projector. The controller is programmed to adjust the opacity of the projection screen and direct the projector to project the image on the projection screen.

Abstract: A method is designed to provide platooning information using a multi-focal plane augmented reality display of a host vehicle. The method includes receiving platooning data from at least one of a plurality of remote vehicles. Each of the plurality of remote vehicle is part of a platoon. The platooning data includes locations, trajectories, and headways of each of the plurality of remote vehicles. The method further includes determining whether the platoon is within a predetermined distance from the host vehicle using the platooning data. Further, the method includes transmitting a command signal to the multi-focal plane augmented reality display of the host vehicle to display a virtual image on the multi-focal plane augmented reality display. The virtual image is indicative of a platooning action related to the platoon that is within the predetermined distance from the host vehicle.

Abstract: A system for displaying information for a vehicle includes a plurality of vehicle sensors, a display, and a controller in electrical communication with the plurality of vehicle sensors and the display. The controller is programmed to detect a relevant traffic signal in an environment surrounding the vehicle using the plurality of vehicle sensors, receive information about the relevant traffic signal using the plurality of vehicle sensors, determine a status of the relevant traffic signal based on the received information, and display a graphic based on the status of the relevant traffic signal using the display.

Abstract: A head up display for a vehicle includes a holographic projector adapted to project a holographic image, a controller adapted to split a holographic image into a first half image and a second half image and calculate phase holograms for each, a phase light modulator adapted to sequentially and alternately receive and encode the first half image and the second half image, a digital light processor adapted to sequentially and alternately receive the first half image and second half image, sequentially direct the first half image to a first position on a windshield, and direct the second half image to a second position on the windshield, adjacent to the first position.

Abstract: A system for directing projections within a vehicle includes a projector for producing a projected image. The system also includes a projection directing module in optical communication with the projector for directing the projected image to a predetermined location. The system also includes a projection surface upon which the projected image is projected. The system also includes a controller in electrical communication with the projector and the projection directing module. The controller is programmed to configure the projection directing module to direct the projected image to a projection region of the projection surface. The controller is further programmed to project the projected image on the projection region using the projector and the projection directing module.

Abstract: A graphics projector for use in a vehicle includes a light source module. The light source module may include an LED array configured to produce a source light. The light source module further includes an optical filter in optical communication with the led array. The optical filter is configured to receive the source light and transmit a filtered light. The light source module further includes a focusing lens in optical communication with the optical filter. The focusing lens is configured to receive the filtered light and transmit a narrow-beam light. The graphics projector also includes an optical collimator in optical communication with the light source module. The optical collimator is configured to receive the narrow-beam light and transmit a collimated light. The graphics projector also includes an optoelectrical mirror in optical communication with the optical collimator. The optoelectrical mirror is configured to direct the collimated light to form a graphic.

Abstract: A method of using a system for generating a centrally located floating image display includes displaying a first image with a first display, receiving and reflecting the first image with a first reflector, displaying, a second image with a second display, receiving and reflecting the second image with a second reflector, displaying first private information to the first passenger and second private information to the second passenger with a transparent display positioned between the first passenger and the first reflector and between the second passenger and the second reflector, receiving input from the first and second passengers with the system controller, collecting images with an external scene camera, collecting data related to a driving environment of the vehicle, and incorporating the data within at least one of the first image, the second image, and first and second private information displayed on the transparent display.

Abstract: A method of using a system for generating a centrally located floating image display includes displaying a first image including real-time social media information with a first display, receiving the first image with a first reflector, reflecting the first image with the first reflector, displaying, a second image including real-time social media information with a second display, receiving the second image with a second reflector, reflecting the second image with the second reflector, displaying first private information to the first passenger and second private information to the second passenger with a transparent display positioned between the first passenger and the first reflector and between the second passenger and the second reflector, receiving input from the first and second passengers with the system controller, and collecting images with an external scene camera.

Abstract: A method of using a system for generating a centrally located floating image display includes displaying a first image with a first display, receiving the first image with a first reflector, reflecting the first image with the first reflector, displaying, a second image with a second display, receiving the second image with a second reflector, reflecting the second image with the second reflector, displaying first private information to the first passenger and second private information to the second passenger with a transparent display positioned between the first passenger and the first reflector and between the second passenger and the second reflector, receiving input from the first and second passengers with the system controller, collecting images with an external scene camera, and displaying general information with an augmented reality display.

Abstract: A method of calibrating a head-up display system includes training a neural network to predict warp maps for an occupant perspective of a single graphical image projected onto a windshield of the vehicle, projecting, with a digital light projector, a graphical image onto the windshield, capturing, with a camera in proximity to the digital light projector, the graphical image projected onto the windshield, locating, with an occupant monitoring system, an occupant eye ellipse position, predicting, with the neural network, a warp map for an occupant perspective of the projected graphical image based on the location of the digital light projector, the occupant eye ellipse position and a shape of the windshield, applying, with the controller, the warp map to the graphical image projected by the digital light projector, and projecting, with the digital light projector, a corrected graphical image based on the predicted warp map.

Abstract: A head-up display system includes a first plurality of on-board sensors adapted to detect vehicle driving characteristics, a wireless communication module adapted to receive information from external sources, a driver monitoring system adapted to track a driver's eyes, and a controller in electronic communication with the first plurality of on-board sensors and the wireless communication module, the controller adapted to determine if the vehicle is performing a parking maneuver, and, when the vehicle is performing a parking maneuver, to capture images of an environment surrounding the vehicle, detect objects within the environment, identify location markers for a parking space and objects within the environment surrounding the vehicle adjacent to the parking space, determine the position of the vehicle relative to the identified location markers and objects, and display, with a projection module a parking assist graphic adapted to provide guidance to a driver of the vehicle.

Abstract: A collision warning system notifies an occupant of a vehicle about a predicted collision between the vehicle and an object moving relative to the vehicle. The system includes an object input device, a vehicle input device, and a road detection module for generating a road signal associated with a road geometry that is visible through the windshield and located within a field of view of the occupant. The system further includes an ARHUD for generating multiple images upon the windshield and overlaid onto the road geometry. The system further includes a computer including a processor and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions. The processor is programmed to determine a predicted collision between the object and the vehicle at a predicted time. The processor is further programmed to generate an actuation signal for actuating the ARHUD to generate the images upon the windshield and overlaid onto the road geometry.

Abstract: A hybrid projector system for a head up display within a vehicle includes a digital light projector adapted to project a first graphical image onto an inner surface of a windshield of the vehicle, and a vector graphics projector adapted to project a second graphical image onto the inner surface of the windshield of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method of using a system for generating a centrally located floating image display includes displaying a first map image with a first display, receiving the first map image with a first reflector, reflecting the first map image with the first reflector, displaying, a second map image with a second display, receiving the second map image with a second reflector, reflecting the second map image with the second reflector, displaying first private information to the first passenger and second private information to the second passenger with a transparent display positioned between the first passenger and the first reflector and between the second passenger and the second reflector, receiving input from the first and second passengers with the system controller, and collecting images with an external scene camera.

Abstract: A method for displaying lane information on an augmented reality display includes receiving roadway data. The roadway data includes information about a roadway along a route of a vehicle. The roadway includes a plurality of lanes. The roadway data includes lane information about at least one of the plurality of lanes along the route of the vehicle. The method further includes receiving vehicle-location data. The vehicle-location data indicates a location of the vehicle. The method further includes determining that that the vehicle is approaching a road junction using the vehicle-location data and the roadway data. The method further includes, in response to determining that the vehicle is approaching the road junction, transmitting a command signal to a dual-focal plane augmented reality display to display at least one virtual image that is indicative of the lane information.

Abstract: A hybrid augmented reality head-up display system for displaying graphics upon a windscreen of a vehicle includes a windscreen having a transparent substrate including light emitting particles dispersed within, a primary graphic projection device for generating a first set of images upon the windscreen of the vehicle based on visible light, and a secondary graphic projection device for generating a second set of images upon a secondary area the windscreen of the vehicle based on an excitation light. The first set of images are displayed upon a primary area of the windscreen. The light emitting particles in the windscreen emit visible light in response to absorbing the excitation light. The first set of images displayed upon the primary area of the windscreen cooperate with the second set of images displayed upon the secondary area of the windscreen to create an edge-to-edge augmented reality view.

Abstract: A display system for a vehicle includes a light source configured to emit a light and a fiber-optic cable coupled to the light source. The fiber-optic cable has a first fiber end and a second fiber end opposite the first fiber end. The first fiber end is coupled to the light source. The second fiber end is attached to a vehicle body of a vehicle. The display system includes a piezoelectric actuator coupled to the fiber-optic cable end adjacent to the second fiber end. The piezoelectric actuator is actuated to vibrate the second fiber end of the fiber-optic cable to project an image on the vehicle body adjacent the second fiber end while the light source is activated.