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Optimum gaze location on full windscreen display

  • US 9,443,429 B2
  • Filed: 01/24/2012
  • Issued: 09/13/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. System to display a persistent registered graphic within a source vehicle, comprising:

  • a substantially transparent windscreen head-up display; and

    a control modulemonitoring a previously input professionally recommended gaze location for straight lane road geometry comprising a recommended projected straight lane gaze distance in front of the vehicle;

    monitoring a previously input professionally recommended gaze location for curved lane road geometry comprising a recommended projected curved lane gaze distance in front of the vehicle;

    monitoring a road geometry of the road surface in front of the vehicle;

    projecting the persistent, continuously displayed registered training aid graphic upon the head-up display, the persistent, continuously displayed registered training aid graphic configured to indicate a continuous recommended gaze location point upon the road surface at a specific focal point, at least a minimum distance in front of the vehicle, upon which a vehicle operator gaze may be focused to achieve a desired operation of the vehicle, wherein the continuous recommended gaze location point is determined,when the monitored road geometry comprises straight lane road geometry, based upon the professionally recommended gaze location for straight lane road geometry and a center of a current lane of travel, andwhen the monitored road geometry comprises curved lane road geometry, based upon the professionally recommended gaze location for curved lane road geometry and a lane marker located on an inside of the curved lane road geometry.

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