Patent ID: 8994558
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G01C,G02B,G06K,G08G

Abstract:
1. An automotive augmented reality Head-Up Display (HUD) apparatus, comprising: a viewing angle calculation unit for estimating a line-of-sight direction of a driver using a face direction, detected based on face images of the driver, and center positions of pupils of the driver and calculating a viewing angle; a matching unit for matching a location of real-world information located in front of a driver's seat with a location of corresponding virtual object information located in front of the driver's seat, based on the line-of-sight direction and the viewing angle output from the viewing angle calculation unit; a display unit for displaying results of the matching by the matching unit, wherein the display unit is configured to enable rotation thereof and location change thereof; a matching error calculation unit for calculating a matching error occurring in the matching unit; and an adjustment unit for rotating the display unit or changing the location of the display unit based on the matching error calculated by the matching error calculation unit, wherein the matching unit re-matches a location of the real-world information with a location of the virtual object information through the adjustment by the adjustment unit.