Patent ID: 8072686
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: G01S,G02B

Abstract:
1. Apparatus to project graphical images upon a substantially transparent windscreen head-up display of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: an excitation light source projecting a laser beam based upon a graphical image command; a telescope for expanding the laser beam; a multi-mirror device including a plurality of input mirrors irradiated by the expanded laser beam to simultaneously scan a plurality of laser beamlettes in a first direction corresponding to a first axis and a plurality of output mirrors irradiated by the plurality of scanned laser beamlettes and directing the scanned laser beamlettes in a second direction corresponding to a second axis to desired regions of the windscreen; and the windscreen comprising a surface receiving the plurality of scanned laser beamlettes from the output mirrors, each of the received plurality of scanned laser beamlettes emitting visible light upon the surface.