Helmet system and methods
First Claim
1. A helmet system comprising:
- a shell defining an interior volume and an aperture proximal an anterior end of the shell;
a primary visor coupled to the shell and transiently arranged over the aperture;
a secondary visor;
arranged between the aperture and the interior volume;
comprising an elongated translucent member suspended from the shell; and
defining a first discrete reflective region on a right side of the elongated translucent member and a second discrete reflective region on a left side of the elongated translucent member, the first discrete reflective region comprising a multi-layer coating exhibiting a first reflective brightness at a particular wavelength of light; and
defining a peripheral region physically adjacent the first discrete reflective region and exhibiting a second reflective brightness less than the first reflective brightness at the particular wavelength of light;
a camera coupled to the shell and defining a field of view extending outwardly from a posterior end of the shell; and
a projection system projecting an image onto the first discrete reflective region and onto the second discrete reflective region, the image comprising a subregion of a video frame recorded by the camera, the secondary visor reflecting the image toward the interior volume.
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Abstract
One variation of a helmet system includes: a shell defining an interior volume and an aperture proximal an anterior end of the shell; a primary visor coupled to the shell and transiently arranged over the aperture; a secondary visor adjacent the aperture, including an elongated translucent member suspended from the shell, and defining a first discrete reflective region on a right side of the elongated translucent member and a second discrete reflective region on a left side of the elongated translucent member; a camera coupled to the shell and defining a field of view extending outwardly from a posterior end of the shell; and a projection system projecting an image onto the first discrete reflective region and onto the second discrete reflective region, the image comprising a subregion of a video frame recorded by the camera, the secondary visor reflecting the image toward the interior volume.
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15 Claims
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1. A helmet system comprising:
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a shell defining an interior volume and an aperture proximal an anterior end of the shell; a primary visor coupled to the shell and transiently arranged over the aperture; a secondary visor; arranged between the aperture and the interior volume; comprising an elongated translucent member suspended from the shell; and defining a first discrete reflective region on a right side of the elongated translucent member and a second discrete reflective region on a left side of the elongated translucent member, the first discrete reflective region comprising a multi-layer coating exhibiting a first reflective brightness at a particular wavelength of light; and defining a peripheral region physically adjacent the first discrete reflective region and exhibiting a second reflective brightness less than the first reflective brightness at the particular wavelength of light; a camera coupled to the shell and defining a field of view extending outwardly from a posterior end of the shell; and a projection system projecting an image onto the first discrete reflective region and onto the second discrete reflective region, the image comprising a subregion of a video frame recorded by the camera, the secondary visor reflecting the image toward the interior volume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A helmet system comprising:
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a shell defining an interior volume, an aperture proximal an anterior end of the shell, and comprising a chin bar adjacent and below the aperture; a primary visor coupled to the shell and transiently arranged over the aperture; a secondary visor; arranged between the aperture and the interior volume; comprising an elongated translucent member suspended from the shell and comprising a planar polymer panel; and defining a first discrete reflective region comprising a grating structure on a right side of the elongated translucent member and a second discrete reflective region on a left side of the elongated translucent member; a camera coupled to the shell and defining a field of view extending outwardly from a posterior end of the shell; and a projection system comprising a projector arranged within the chin bar, configured to project a first instance of a first image onto the first discrete reflective region and a second instance of the first image onto the second discrete reflective region at a first time, and configured to project a first instance of a second image onto the first discrete reflective region and a second instance of the second image onto the second discrete reflective region at a second time succeeding the first time, the first image comprising a subregion of a video frame recorded by the camera, the second image comprising a subregion of a second video frame recorded by the camera, and the secondary visor reflecting the first instance of the first image and the second instance of the first image toward the interior volume. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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