Windshield AR Display Layout for High-Volume In-Vehicle Information
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional windshield display devices for vehicles are limited in the area they can utilize for displaying information, resulting in reduced convenience and limited types or volume of information that can be displayed.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize almost the entire windshield area for displaying information, dividing it into specific areas for different types of content, including driving-related information and media content, using a display device that overlays the front view of the vehicle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the entire windshield area is used for displaying information, then the quantity and variety of information that can be displayed increases, but the visibility of the outside environment may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The windshield display area is segmented into multiple distinct regions: a first display area for driving-related information and at least one peripheral display area for media content information. This segmentation allows different types of information to be displayed in appropriate locations, ensuring that critical driving information is visible while media content is placed in peripheral areas that minimize obstruction of the outside environment.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the windshield are assigned different display qualities and purposes. The first display area (central region) is optimized for driving-critical information with higher visibility and prominence, while peripheral display areas are optimized for media content with reduced visual impact. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction by ensuring that information display capacity is maximized in appropriate locations without compromising overall visibility.
2Ease of operation
If driving-related information is displayed in the central area, then accessibility and visibility for the driver improves, but the area available for media content display is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The windshield is divided into functional segments: the first display area in the central region is dedicated to driving-related information for optimal driver accessibility, while peripheral display areas are allocated for media content. This segmentation ensures that both driving information accessibility and media content display area are optimized simultaneously by assigning appropriate spaces to each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The display layout transitions from a single centralized display area to a multi-dimensional arrangement utilizing both central and peripheral regions of the windshield. This dimensional expansion allows driving information to occupy the central field of view for accessibility while media content is distributed to peripheral zones, effectively resolving the area allocation contradiction through spatial differentiation.
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle includes a windshield configured to transmit a front view of the vehicle to an interior of the vehicle, and a display device configured to display information set to overlap the front view on the windshield, and to divide the windshield into a first display area including a driving lane, both sides of the driving lane, and an upper settings area, and at least one peripheral display area located in a periphery of the first display area, display at least one of driving energy information, speed information, driving lane information, augmented reality (AR) turn by turn (TBT) information, traffic signal information, a distance to a vehicle ahead, warnings, and surrounding vehicles information on the first display area, and display at least one of destination arrival information, media content information, surrounding real image, audio video navigation (AVN) menu, speed limit information, and local geographic information on the peripheral display area.