Vehicle Head-Up Display Control Modes for Adaptive Content Sizing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current head-up displays in vehicles are static and cannot be adjusted to meet individual user preferences, leading to potential distractions and reduced user comfort and safety.
Innovation Solution
A method for controlling a head-up display that allows users to adjust the total size, size of content elements, and zoom based on user actions and selected control modes, using data processing apparatuses, control elements, and projectors to project content onto a transparent glass pane.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the head-up display is made static with fixed configuration, then the device complexity is reduced and manufacturing is easier, but the adaptability to different user preferences and conditions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The head-up display transitions from a static configuration to a dynamic one where display parameters (total size, content element size, zoom) can be adjusted in real-time based on user actions and selected control modes, enabling adaptability without permanently increasing physical complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system adjusts display parameters (size, zoom, content element dimensions) through software control rather than physical reconfiguration, allowing multiple display states without adding mechanical components
2Loss of information
If the head-up display provides detailed content with large size and high zoom, then the information visibility is improved, but the driver distraction increases and road safety deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display dynamically adjusts its size and zoom levels based on detected driver state and environmental conditions, reducing information size when driver attention is compromised while maintaining visibility when conditions are safe
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors driver state and environmental conditions, using this feedback to automatically adjust display parameters that optimize information visibility while minimizing distraction risks
3Adaptability or versatility
If the head-up display allows multiple adjustable parameters (total size, content element size, zoom), then the adaptability to user needs is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to complex control
Solution Approach 1:
The control system is segmented into distinct control modes, each handling specific adjustment scenarios, allowing complex multi-parameter control to be broken down into manageable, context-specific operations
Solution Approach 2:
Control modes act as intermediaries between user actions and display parameter adjustments, translating simple user inputs into coordinated changes across multiple display parameters without requiring direct complex control
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AI summary
The disclosure relates to a method for controlling a head-up display of a vehicle (10). The method comprises obtaining first data (D1) indicative of a user action, obtaining second data (D2) indicative of one control mode out of at least two control modes of the head-up display and causing one or more of adjusting a total size of a content displayable by the head-up display, adjusting a size of a content element displayable by the head-up display, and adjusting a zoom of a content element displayable by the head-up display based on the first data (D1) and based on the second data (D2). Moreover, the disclosure relates to a corresponding data processing apparatus (20), a corresponding computer program (38), and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium (36). Furthermore, the disclosure is directed to a system (25) for controlling a head-up display of a vehicle (10) and to a vehicle (10) comprising such system (25).