This technology was implemented for US Navy fighter pilots by Kaiser Electronics back in the 80s. The "heads up" display was projected into the pilots goggles by two small cameras embedded into the helmet. There were two sensors mounted in the headrest of the seat that would triangulate the position of the pilots head. Then information would be projected into the goggles to compensate for his viewing angle. Important information would always be visable without the pilot searching for it or looking at the dashboard. Vital information such as incoming missles and opposing airplanes would be identified by the images projected inside the goggles to that the pilot would not have to search the surrounding skies.
Another feature was that infrared night vision was also visable inside the goggles. These even worked after the pilots ejected from the cockpit of their airplanes allowing parchute visability at night. That would be a nice feature to have on a nocturnal canyon drive! Les 85 Golf 2.0l 16V -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Larry Velez Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 11:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [a2-16v-list] The future Repair Manuals... "In one possible scenario, a technician with data goggles bends over the engine block of a luxury car and removes the covering. He is receiving instructions through an ear piece telling him what to do next while his data goggles mark the screws and bolts on which he must next place his tool. When he turns his head, the instructions and markings still stay in the same place: A tiny camera on the technician's helmet reports each of his head movements to the computer, which makes the necessary corrections. " http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030707S0066 Larry 91 GTI 16V _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list For list archives, see listinfo link above.
