Gm Global Technology Operations LLC

John P Weiss

Joseph F Szczerba

Thomas A Seder

Kai-Han Chang

Manoj Sharma

Omer Tsimhoni

Cody R Hansen

Matthew M Highstrom

Andrew W Gellatly

Bhavna Mathur

Jacob Alan Bond

James J Piwowarski

Mark J Glaza

Jason W Clark

Ryan J Wasson

Dorel M Sala

Nathan D Ampunan

Charles A Massoll

Robert D Sims, Iii

Mark O Neal

Ronald W Fraser

David E Bojanowski

Scott P Geisler

Chester A Huber

Jamison C Schroeder

Steven Landry

Morgan Lee McCann

Walter J Holloway

Joseph Philip McLaine

Jaycee Murlidar

Patrik Lundblad

Madalyn Theresa Eudy

Richard L Greatbatch

Jeffrey Rupert Cooke

Deborah Lucia Klose

A graphics projector for use in a vehicle includes a light source module. The light source module may include an LED array configured to produce a source light. The light source module further includes an optical filter in optical communication with the led array. The optical filter is configured to receive the source light and transmit a filtered light. The light source module further includes a focusing lens in optical communication with the optical filter. The focusing lens is configured to receive the filtered light and transmit a narrow-beam light. The graphics projector also includes an optical collimator in optical communication with the light source module. The optical collimator is configured to receive the narrow-beam light and transmit a collimated light. The graphics projector also includes an optoelectrical mirror in optical communication with the optical collimator. The optoelectrical mirror is configured to direct the collimated light to form a graphic.

Graphics projector for use in a vehicle

A method of using a system for generating a centrally located floating image display includes displaying a first image with a first display, receiving the first image with a first reflector, reflecting the first image with the first reflector, displaying, a second image with a second display, receiving the second image with a second reflector, reflecting the second image with the second reflector, displaying first private information to the first passenger and second private information to the second passenger with a transparent display positioned between the first passenger and the first reflector and between the second passenger and the second reflector, receiving input from the first and second passengers with the system controller, collecting images with an external scene camera, and displaying general information with an augmented reality display.

Campfire display with augmented reality display

A system for generating a floating three-dimensional image display within a vehicle includes an image chamber including a first display adapted to project a first image, a first reflector associated with the first display and a first passenger, a second display adapted to project a second image, and a second reflector associated with the second display and a second passenger, and a transparent display positioned between the first reflector and the first passenger, and between the second reflector and the second passenger, the first reflector adapted to reflect the first image from the first display to the first passenger, and the second reflector adapted to reflect the second image from the second display to the second passenger, and the transparent display adapted to display information to the first and second passengers within an image plane positioned in front of the perceived first and second images.

Adaptive interactive campfire display

A display system for a vehicle includes a projection screen having an adjustable opacity, a projector for projecting an image on the projection screen, and a controller in electrical communication with the projector. The controller is programmed to adjust the opacity of the projection screen and direct the projector to project the image on the projection screen.

Reconfigurable display system

A method of using a system for generating a centrally located floating image display includes displaying a first image including real-time social media information with a first display, receiving the first image with a first reflector, reflecting the first image with the first reflector, displaying, a second image including real-time social media information with a second display, receiving the second image with a second reflector, reflecting the second image with the second reflector, displaying first private information to the first passenger and second private information to the second passenger with a transparent display positioned between the first passenger and the first reflector and between the second passenger and the second reflector, receiving input from the first and second passengers with the system controller, and collecting images with an external scene camera.

Social utilization of campfire display

A method of using a system for generating a centrally located floating image display includes displaying a first image with a first display, receiving and reflecting the first image with a first reflector, displaying, a second image with a second display, receiving and reflecting the second image with a second reflector, displaying first private information to the first passenger and second private information to the second passenger with a transparent display positioned between the first passenger and the first reflector and between the second passenger and the second reflector, receiving input from the first and second passengers with the system controller, collecting images with an external scene camera, collecting data related to a driving environment of the vehicle, and incorporating the data within at least one of the first image, the second image, and first and second private information displayed on the transparent display.

Integrated vehicle dynamics in campfire display

A system for controlling a brightness of a graphics projector for a vehicle includes a vehicle sensor, the graphics projector including at least one light source module, and a controller in electrical communication with the vehicle sensor and the graphics projector. The controller is programmed to determine an ambient light level using the vehicle sensor. The controller is further programmed to determine a projector brightness offset value based at least in part on the ambient light level. The controller is further programmed to project a graphic using the graphics projector based at least in part on the projector brightness offset value.

Controlling graphics projector brightness

A system for directing projections within a vehicle includes a projector for producing a projected image. The system also includes a projection directing module in optical communication with the projector for directing the projected image to a predetermined location. The system also includes a projection surface upon which the projected image is projected. The system also includes a controller in electrical communication with the projector and the projection directing module. The controller is programmed to configure the projection directing module to direct the projected image to a projection region of the projection surface. The controller is further programmed to project the projected image on the projection region using the projector and the projection directing module.

Directing projected images for a vehicle

A method is designed to provide platooning information using a multi-focal plane augmented reality display of a host vehicle. The method includes receiving platooning data from at least one of a plurality of remote vehicles. Each of the plurality of remote vehicle is part of a platoon. The platooning data includes locations, trajectories, and headways of each of the plurality of remote vehicles. The method further includes determining whether the platoon is within a predetermined distance from the host vehicle using the platooning data. Further, the method includes transmitting a command signal to the multi-focal plane augmented reality display of the host vehicle to display a virtual image on the multi-focal plane augmented reality display. The virtual image is indicative of a platooning action related to the platoon that is within the predetermined distance from the host vehicle.

System and method for providing platooning information using an augmented reality display

A system for displaying information for a vehicle includes a plurality of vehicle sensors, a display, and a controller in electrical communication with the plurality of vehicle sensors and the display. The controller is programmed to detect a relevant traffic signal in an environment surrounding the vehicle using the plurality of vehicle sensors, receive information about the relevant traffic signal using the plurality of vehicle sensors, determine a status of the relevant traffic signal based on the received information, and display a graphic based on the status of the relevant traffic signal using the display.

Augmented reality display for traffic signal awareness

A method of calibrating a head-up display system includes training a neural network to predict warp maps for an occupant perspective of a single graphical image projected onto a windshield of the vehicle, projecting, with a digital light projector, a graphical image onto the windshield, capturing, with a camera in proximity to the digital light projector, the graphical image projected onto the windshield, locating, with an occupant monitoring system, an occupant eye ellipse position, predicting, with the neural network, a warp map for an occupant perspective of the projected graphical image based on the location of the digital light projector, the occupant eye ellipse position and a shape of the windshield, applying, with the controller, the warp map to the graphical image projected by the digital light projector, and projecting, with the digital light projector, a corrected graphical image based on the predicted warp map.

Hybrid head-up display calibration

A collision warning system notifies an occupant of a vehicle about a predicted collision between the vehicle and an object moving relative to the vehicle. The system includes an object input device, a vehicle input device, and a road detection module for generating a road signal associated with a road geometry that is visible through the windshield and located within a field of view of the occupant. The system further includes an ARHUD for generating multiple images upon the windshield and overlaid onto the road geometry. The system further includes a computer including a processor and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions. The processor is programmed to determine a predicted collision between the object and the vehicle at a predicted time. The processor is further programmed to generate an actuation signal for actuating the ARHUD to generate the images upon the windshield and overlaid onto the road geometry.

Collision warning system for a motor vehicle having an augmented reality head up display

A head-up display system includes a first plurality of on-board sensors adapted to detect vehicle driving characteristics, a wireless communication module adapted to receive information from external sources, a driver monitoring system adapted to track a driver's eyes, and a controller in electronic communication with the first plurality of on-board sensors and the wireless communication module, the controller adapted to determine if the vehicle is performing a parking maneuver, and, when the vehicle is performing a parking maneuver, to capture images of an environment surrounding the vehicle, detect objects within the environment, identify location markers for a parking space and objects within the environment surrounding the vehicle adjacent to the parking space, determine the position of the vehicle relative to the identified location markers and objects, and display, with a projection module a parking assist graphic adapted to provide guidance to a driver of the vehicle.

Parking assist in augmented reality head-up display system

A hybrid projector system for a head up display within a vehicle includes a digital light projector adapted to project a first graphical image onto an inner surface of a windshield of the vehicle, and a vector graphics projector adapted to project a second graphical image onto the inner surface of the windshield of the vehicle.

Hybrid projector system for a head up display within a vehicle

A method of using a system for generating a centrally located floating image display includes displaying a first map image with a first display, receiving the first map image with a first reflector, reflecting the first map image with the first reflector, displaying, a second map image with a second display, receiving the second map image with a second reflector, reflecting the second map image with the second reflector, displaying first private information to the first passenger and second private information to the second passenger with a transparent display positioned between the first passenger and the first reflector and between the second passenger and the second reflector, receiving input from the first and second passengers with the system controller, and collecting images with an external scene camera.

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