AUGMENTED REALITY MOTORCYCLE HELMET
First Claim
1. A helmet system for displaying information to a user comprising:
- an helmet outer shell;
a substantially transparent face shield attached to the helmet outer shell;
a chin bar disposed below the face shield, the chin bar having an outside surface facing away from the user and an inside surface facing toward the user;
a virtual image display mounted to the inside surface of the chin bar, said virtual image display adapted to display information to the user including navigational information, vehicle metric information and/or rear view image information, the virtual image display projecting information to the user as a virtual image passing through the chin bar, whereby the virtual image does not substantially reduce the user'"'"'s field of view through the face shield.
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Abstract
An augmented-reality helmet comprises a full-face motorcycle helmet with a look-down micro-display that projects a virtual image in-line with the helmet'"'"'s chin bar. In order to accommodate the power requirements, the helmet includes a battery pack mounted at the base of the motorcyclist'"'"'s skull. A wind turbine charges the batteries. Exhaust from the turbine is then deducted through the helmet to cool the battery pack and/or the motorcyclist'"'"'s head. The turbine is controllable so that it can operate as a circulating fan to provide ventilation. A digital gyroscope provides a control input to a controller for operating a steerable headlight of the motorcycle to track the rider'"'"'s head movements; and provides acceleration output to an algorithm that will contact emergency responders if the rider is non-responsive after a collision. A 170 degree rear-view camera is mounted within an aerodynamic fairing on the back of the helmet.
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14 Claims
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1. A helmet system for displaying information to a user comprising:
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an helmet outer shell; a substantially transparent face shield attached to the helmet outer shell; a chin bar disposed below the face shield, the chin bar having an outside surface facing away from the user and an inside surface facing toward the user; a virtual image display mounted to the inside surface of the chin bar, said virtual image display adapted to display information to the user including navigational information, vehicle metric information and/or rear view image information, the virtual image display projecting information to the user as a virtual image passing through the chin bar, whereby the virtual image does not substantially reduce the user'"'"'s field of view through the face shield. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. The helmet system of claim 4, wherein:
the virtual image display is moveable vertically. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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