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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
May. 10, 2013
Eric P. Stratton, Portland, OR (US);
Chris M. Buchholz, West Linn, OR (US);
Christopher A. Keith, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Kurt A. Stahl, Portland, OR (US);
Brandon E. Wilson, Portland, OR (US);
Eric P. Stratton, Portland, OR (US);
Chris M. Buchholz, West Linn, OR (US);
Christopher A. Keith, Wilsonville, OR (US);
Kurt A. Stahl, Portland, OR (US);
Brandon E. Wilson, Portland, OR (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for a head up display (HUD) can mitigate glare. The head up display can include a waveguide combiner including an input grating and an output grating and a glare mitigator disposed to prevent glare through the output grating from reaching an eye box. The glare mitigator can be a shade, a diffuser, a dimming element, or other device for mitigating glare. The glare mitigator can be an active or passive glare mitigator.