Heads-up displays go from cockpits to helmets

[Lou Girardin]

The main point of head up displays was that combat pilots did not have to refocus on them. They are in the same focal plane as infinity. Not sure that I'd want one though.
Lou

[figjam]

Damn! Up 'til this (http://www.webbikeworld.com/heads-up-display/), I've been quite keen on one.

Guess the implementation isn't quite as good as the concept.

[bugjuice]

these and a few others have been around for a little while now.
I've done a lot of research into this lot, cos I did have a patent pending for a HUD Helmet design that I came up with. Bells, whistles, the whole shaaaaabang. I've been all over the world (in emails and phone calls) trying to find someone to help me develop the technology, and zip. No one wants to know. Not totally sure why, but one US company did go further than the rest, and helped out for a few months. Eventually, the guy who was my main contact there, decided to do some 'research' and found these sort of 'light' systems, and he thought mine wouldn't fly.. so they canned me.
and i was gonna be rich too.. well, not that I was doing it for the money, more for the fact that it was cool, and I could.. They just never give the little guys a chance, huh?

[Yokai]

We don't need palm organisers or home cinema or cell phones that play the freakin' Batman theme in polyponia

That's just CRAZY TALK!!!

HUDs would be REALLY useful if I could have revs without having a revcounter on the bike. What I really want though is a "Your 'x' has fallen off " indicator. Course I can imagine it if it was done with MS stuff:

You are entering this 90degree corner at 140k - Are You Sure [YES] [NO] in a nice opaque blue so you can't see the road!
What would be even better though would be hooking the thing to a Navman (JR - Get reading this!) so that you could project a good line on the HUD, even if there was no way you could see around the corner.

[Biff]

GPS receivers on the other hand (now some techy person please correct me if I'm wrong) simply scan for the signals from 5 or so satellites they need to triangulate your position.

30 GPS satellites orbit at around 26,500 Kilometres.

The baseline satellite constellation consists of 24 satellites positioned in six earth-centred orbital planes with four operation satellites and a spare satellite slot in each orbital plane. How many of these are actually active at any one time depends on how many are in service/operational at any one time.

GPS terminals predominantly operate best on between 6-8 satellites Rx signals, but can accept a minimum of 4 before being able to triangulate a users position.

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[pritch]

I saw an article about a HUD device for motorcycle radar detectors on a website recently. There was nothing on the outside of the helmet , there was a small arrangement like an upside down periscope somewhat bigger than a match stuck between the helmet and liner with the right angled bend pointing at the visor. From memory this was US$300?

[TwoSeven]

HUDs in lids have been around for decades (literally). So its nothing new. In fact I believe their is a kiwi company that used to do em for a bit - never found out who it was tho.

I've been messing around with designs for wearable computers for a while now, and much prefer using a micro-opticle lense rather that butchering a visor - that I hardly use anyhow. Much prefer the optics in the glasses, or in a glasses overlay projector.

Also, i'd probably have the receiver in the bike rather than on the rider. Adding extra wieght to the rider - especially the head makes for a painful ride (kills the neck muscles).

Having the rev counter and gear change lights in the lense is ok, and I'd also add the gps nav display, but not really that much else. I'd probably add audibles as well so you can communicate with others.

[flyin]

Sure fighter pilots have a fair few dials in their cockpits but the HUD only shows the few details they need to know to keep on track, th right way up and all!! (besides the computer does heaps of the work and the american pilots probly dont even know what the other gauges mean!!)

the less time your eyes are off the road the less likely you are to miss something, hesitate ... etc

as for the radar detector, one would usually mount the radar elsewhere on the bike, only the display is in the helmet. so the signals shouldnt mess our barins too much!!
still theres a few electrical pulses goin on in the helmet which cant be good for us i guess, but nowhere near as bad as standing close to a microwave oven waiting for your pie!!

Bluetooth or similar will make this tecnology really handy (no blimmin wires to get tangled in!)


all up I WANT ONE,

[Fenix]

besides the computer does heaps of the work and the american pilots probly dont even know what the other gauges mean!!

I wonder if there's any thread over 2 pages that contains no sheep-like USA-bashing?


A GPS picks up pings from the sattelites (needs 4 to get an X/Y/Z position, should be obvious why), and then uses the time the pings took to calculate a position. It is completly passive, as far as I know.

It would be quite cool to have a HUD on your helmet, for me it would be mainly "Because I can" rather than any practical use. But then again, why not?

[pritch]

I saw an article about a HUD device for motorcycle radar detectors on a website recently.

http://www.radarbusters.com/products...cyles/hard.asp