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Re: Heads up display for a motorcycle helmet

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From: dk1z#
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1987 17:12
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> The only forseeable problem with this is where are you going to put all of
the > electronics?
 Good question. But what electronics needs to be mounted on the helmet? Most
of the storage and control electronics can go on the bike, you'd only need to
put the display equipment on the helmet. Seems that you could add a ridge
around the top/bottom of the visor and make it work. But, not knowing what
sort of display equipment you need makes it difficult to determine where it
can go.

> 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?
  I look down at my tach from time to time and have no problems refocusing.
The major problem that I have with looking at the tank bag is that I have to
look pretty much straight down. With either the tach or the HUD my head is
still aligned with the road and I only have to refocus. And with the HUD, if
a semi decides to block off your line of travel, and your vision, you're
HUD's going to have a backdrop that is liable to get your attention quite
rapidly where the tank bag will not.

-David Kovar
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