Augmented reality vehicle systems with head-up display modules having variable image plane capabilities to provide virtual fiducials for trajectory guidance

Abstract

A head-up display system includes one or more sensors, a display module having a variable image plane capability, and a control module. The control module is configured to generate a coordinate system for a desired location of a vehicle with respect to an object, the coordinate system including one or more fiducials specific to the one or more sensors and location data corresponding to each fiducial, detect the vehicle approaching the object based on data from the one or more sensors, and in response to the vehicle being within a defined distance threshold of the object, control the display module to project a virtual object at a location in space based on the one or more fiducials, and dynamically change the virtual object as the vehicle moves relative to the desired location to provide trajectory guidance for a driver. Other example systems and methods are also disclosed.