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Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Heads up display for a motorcycle helmet
Message-ID: <492@oucs.cs.OHIOU.EDU>
Date: Sat, 28-Feb-87 01:14:18 EST
Article-I.D.: oucs.492
Posted: Sat Feb 28 01:14:18 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 2-Mar-87 06:28:12 EST
References: <UUDV=Hy00WA1s9M0IO@andrew.cmu.edu> <3610001@hpfcpp.HP.COM>
Organization: Ohio University CS Dept., Athens
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Summary: Re: Motorcycle HUD

In article <3610001@hpfcpp.HP.COM>, davep@hpfcpp.HP.COM ( Dave Post) writes:
> 
> re: HUDs for motorcycle helmets
> 
> 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?

Why have to look 4 cm from your eyes?  It should be possible to have the
display appear to be about 20 meters in front of you, although the type 
would have to be large.  I think there is a device that will pinpoint 
where a person's attention is focused, psych labs use that sort of thing
all the time.  How difficult would it be to vary the focus and apparent
distance of the image with where the user is looking?  The only forseeable
problem with this is where are you going to put all of the electronics?
I wouldn't want to ride without the padding that is already there.  

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