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Article #17322Re: Heads up display for a motorcycle helmet
From: Gregory Smith
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1987 22:52
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1987 22:52
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In article <3610001@hpfcpp.HP.COM> davep@hpfcpp.UUCP writes: >Wouldn't it be just as distracting changing focus from about 4 cm. >(face shield ) to tens of meters ( road conditions ) as it would be to >look down at your tank bag? The image does not have to be focused on the reflective surface. In fact I think it can be focused at any arbitrary distance through suitable optics, (so you would see the image floating, say, 20 feet in front of you. Bizarre.) I imagine the best arrangement would involve mounting a very small crt in front of your forehead, reflecting off the inside of the faceplate. A tinted faceplate could allow the image to be seen in bright sunlight. Speaking of focusing displays, did anybody see the scene in Dune where the tactical display was focused on the pilot's *face*???? -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Smith University of Toronto UUCP: ..utzoo!utcsri!greg Have vAX, will hack...
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site utcsri.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utcsri!greg From: greg@utcsri.UUCP (Gregory Smith) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Heads up display for a motorcycle helmet Message-ID: <4275@utcsri.UUCP> Date: Mon, 2-Mar-87 17:52:41 EST Article-I.D.: utcsri.4275 Posted: Mon Mar 2 17:52:41 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 3-Mar-87 03:51:51 EST References: <UUDV=Hy00WA1s9M0IO@andrew.cmu.edu> <3610001@hpfcpp.HP.COM> Reply-To: greg@utcsri.UUCP (Gregory Smith) Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto Lines: 19