Curved In-Vehicle Display Layout for Driver AR Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing AR technologies in vehicles do not adequately enhance convenience for occupants, particularly drivers, in terms of display and interaction design.
Innovation Solution
A display system with a unique layout and metadata addition/editing capabilities, combined with advanced camera systems, user interfaces, and customizable illumination, to provide enhanced AR experiences tailored to the driver's needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional flat display layout is used in front of the driver seat, then the display structure is simple, but the driver cannot view the entire display area without moving the head, reducing convenience
Solution Approach 1:
The display transitions from a conventional 2D flat surface to a 3D curved surface that wraps around the driver's field of view. The display area extends not only left-right but also front-rear, creating a three-dimensional display surface that allows the driver to view the entire display area without head movement, thereby improving ease of operation without significantly increasing device complexity.
2Area of stationary object
If the display area is extended to improve driver convenience, then the field of view is enhanced, but the display structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The display area is extended into the third dimension by creating a curved surface that wraps around the driver's field of view. This allows the display to cover a larger angular range (left-right and front-rear directions) without requiring a proportionally larger physical footprint, thereby increasing the effective display area while controlling structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The display surface is formed with a curved, spherical geometry that conforms to the natural curvature of the driver's field of view. This curved configuration allows the display area to be expanded across a wider angular range while maintaining a compact physical structure, avoiding the need for a flat, space-consuming display surface.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cameras are added to capture images in multiple directions, then the image capture capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A single camera unit is designed with multi-directional imaging capability, allowing it to capture images in front, rear, left, and right directions simultaneously or sequentially. This multi-functional camera replaces what would traditionally require multiple separate cameras, thereby improving image capture capability while controlling device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera system incorporates movable or rotatable components that allow the camera to dynamically adjust its imaging direction. This dynamic capability enables a single camera to perform the function of multiple fixed cameras by changing its orientation, thereby improving versatility without proportionally increasing device complexity.
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AI summary
The present technology relates to a display system, a display device, a display method, and a mobile apparatus capable of improving convenience for an occupant of the mobile apparatus.The display system includes a first display that extends in a left-right direction in front of a first seat of a mobile apparatus, in which a left end portion of the first display faces diagonally backward right as viewed from the first seat, a center portion of the first display faces backward as viewed from the first seat, and a right end portion of the first display faces diagonally backward left as viewed from the first seat. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an in-vehicle display system.