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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2001
Alexander L. Kormos, Fairview, TX (US);
Aaron T. Raines, Jr., Dallas, TX (US);
Ning Wu, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle ( ) has a camera ( ) generating infrared images of a scene ahead, and a display ( ) which reflects images from the vehicle windshield ( ). Images from the camera are displayed at night, and operational information about the vehicle is displayed during the day. The display includes a mirror ( ) with day and night reflective surfaces ( ) that have different optical characteristics and are arranged at an angle. The mirror is pivoted to transition the display unit between modes. In an alternative display ( ), radiation from the two-sided mirror travels directly to a driver, without reflection from a windshield.