METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DATA PROJECTION

• Main Authors: Burkhardt, Matthias, Erler, Christoph, Gatto, Alexandre
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.06.2023
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

A device for data projection, comprising a holographic element to be arranged by a windshield. An imaging device comprising a first imaging system is arranged at a first angle with respect to the holographic element and configured to illuminate the holographic element at a first illumination angle with first illumination light modulated with first image data. A second imaging system is arranged at a second angle with respect to the holographic element and configured to illuminate the holographic element at a second illumination angle different from the first illumination angle with second illumination light modulated with second image data such that on the holographic element the first illumination light overlaps with the second illumination light. The holographic element comprises a first volume hologram structured to be angle-selective for light under the first illumination angle and to generate a first two-dimensional virtual image at a first fixed distance from the holographic element corresponding to the first image data, and a second volume hologram structured to be angle-selective for light under the second illumination angle and to generate a second two-dimensional virtual image at a second fixed distance from the holographic element different from the first distance corresponding to the second image data, such that the first and second images are viewable separately and simultaneously by a person.