Heads up display for side mirror display
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1. A vehicle side viewing system comprising:
- a motor vehicle having a driver'"'"'s side with a driver'"'"'s side window and a passenger side with a passenger'"'"'s side window;
a driver'"'"'s side view (DSV) camera and a passenger'"'"'s side view (PSV) camera;
a driver'"'"'s side head up display (HUD) and a passenger'"'"'s side HUD;
a driver'"'"'s side HUD window being present and located for said driver'"'"'s side HUD to be displayed on when said driver'"'"'s side window is in a lowered position, wherein said driver'"'"'s side HUD window is in a lowered position when said driver'"'"'s side window is in a raised position and said driver'"'"'s side HUD window is in a raised position when said driver'"'"'s side window is in a lowered position;
said driver'"'"'s side HUD operable to display a camera view from said DSV camera and said passenger'"'"'s side HUD operable to display a camera view from said PSV camera;
said DSV camera and said PSV camera replacing a DSV mirror and a PSV mirror, respectively, on said motor vehicle and resulting in said motor vehicle having improved aerodynamics compared to said motor vehicle having said DSV mirror and said PSV mirror.
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Abstract
A vehicle side viewing system that can replace side view mirrors of the vehicle and provide improved vehicle aerodynamics. The vehicle side viewing system can be part of a vehicle that has a driver'"'"'s side and a passenger'"'"'s side as is known to those skilled in the art. The vehicle side viewing system has a driver'"'"'s side view camera and a passenger'"'"'s side view camera. The vehicle side viewing system also has a driver'"'"'s side heads up display (HUD) and a passenger'"'"'s side HUD. The driver'"'"'s side HUD is operable to display a camera view from the DSV camera and the passenger'"'"'s side HUD is operable to display a camera view from the PSV camera.
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1. A vehicle side viewing system comprising:
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a motor vehicle having a driver'"'"'s side with a driver'"'"'s side window and a passenger side with a passenger'"'"'s side window; a driver'"'"'s side view (DSV) camera and a passenger'"'"'s side view (PSV) camera; a driver'"'"'s side head up display (HUD) and a passenger'"'"'s side HUD; a driver'"'"'s side HUD window being present and located for said driver'"'"'s side HUD to be displayed on when said driver'"'"'s side window is in a lowered position, wherein said driver'"'"'s side HUD window is in a lowered position when said driver'"'"'s side window is in a raised position and said driver'"'"'s side HUD window is in a raised position when said driver'"'"'s side window is in a lowered position; said driver'"'"'s side HUD operable to display a camera view from said DSV camera and said passenger'"'"'s side HUD operable to display a camera view from said PSV camera; said DSV camera and said PSV camera replacing a DSV mirror and a PSV mirror, respectively, on said motor vehicle and resulting in said motor vehicle having improved aerodynamics compared to said motor vehicle having said DSV mirror and said PSV mirror. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle side viewing system with side view cameras instead of side view mirrors, said vehicle comprising:
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a motor vehicle having a driver'"'"'s side with a driver'"'"'s side window and a passenger side with a passenger'"'"'s side window; a driver'"'"'s side view (DSV) camera located on an exterior surface of said driver'"'"'s side and a passenger'"'"'s side view (PSV) camera located on an exterior surface of said passenger'"'"'s side; a DSV camera control operable for an occupant of said motor vehicle to change a viewing angle of said DSV camera; a PSV camera control operable for the occupant of said motor vehicle to change a viewing angle of said PSV camera; a driver'"'"'s side head up display (HUD) located on said driver'"'"'s side and a passenger'"'"'s side HUD located on said passenger'"'"'s side; a driver'"'"'s side HUD window being present and located for said driver'"'"'s side HUD to be displayed on when said driver'"'"'s side window is in a lowered position, wherein said driver'"'"'s side HUD window is in a lowered position when said driver'"'"'s side window is in a raised position and said driver'"'"'s side HUD window is in a raised position when said driver'"'"'s side window is in a lowered position; said driver'"'"'s side HUD operable to display a camera view from said DSV camera at a front lower portion of a driver'"'"'s side window and said passenger'"'"'s side HUD operable to display a camera view from said PSV camera at a front lower portion of a passenger'"'"'s side window; said DSV camera and said PSV camera replacing a DSV mirror and a PSV mirror, respectively, on said motor vehicle and resulting in said motor vehicle having improved aerodynamics compared to said motor vehicle having said DSV mirror and said PSV mirror. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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