Patent ID: 11912429
Assignee: GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 7:
8. A display system for a vehicle having a windshield and vehicle structure outside the windshield, wherein the vehicle structure is visible within a field of view defined by the windshield, the display system comprising:
a camera mounted to exterior structure of the vehicle and having a clear line of sight to capture image data for a visually obstructed portion of an environment outside the vehicle, wherein the visually obstructed portion of the environment is hidden by the vehicle structure;
a controller configured to process the image data captured by the camera into a head-up display (HUD) image that represents the visually obstructed portion of the environment;
a HUD element configured to present projected images that are visible to an occupant of the vehicle; and
a projector coupled to the controller and configured to project the HUD image toward the HUD element, such that the HUD image is visible overlying the vehicle structure;
wherein the controller is configured to adjust an image capture angle of the camera based on an eye or head location of the occupant, such that image data captured by the camera during operation of the vehicle is processed into the HUD image to register the HUD image with an unobstructed view of the environment outside the vehicle, and such that the HUD image appears to accurately merge with visible surroundings when perceived by the occupant; and
wherein the controller reactively adjusts the image capture angle of the camera in response to changes in the eye or head location of the occupant.