For many years the preserve of expensive military equipment, the heads up display (HUD) may be making a comeback
November 1, 2011
For many years the preserve of expensive military equipment, the heads up display (HUD) may be making a comeback.
American satellite navigation provider Making Virtual Solid (MVS) showcased a new system called True3D in the European Satellite Navigation competition, taking out the Galileo Master 2011 grand prize along the way.
The True3D system is an augmented reality navigational display engine designed to provide non-distracting, translucent location guidance via a red virtual cable that is projected directly onto the windscreen.
Using a small hardware package, True3D features a fully volumetric and conformal display engine, superimposing objects on landscape imagery with a wide field of view.
A digital 3D map, which is supplemented with augmented reality functions, such as digital road signs or logos of local businesses, is projected directly onto the windscreen without distracting the driver.
The system already works with GPS and can be operated with any accurate satellite guidance system.
The virtual cable and virtual signs, which are generated by linking GNSS, map, and POI data, have been designed to maximize situational awareness using NASA guidelines established for pilot safety.
The 3D volumetric images, which can refresh at 60 frames per second for real-time data streaming of business icons and road signs, and guidance wire, are placed accurately in the driver’s forward view yet appear to be outside the vehicle.