Display device, display control method, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10928632-B2
Application number	US-201916655332-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2019
Priority date	Oct 19, 2018
Publication date	Feb 23, 2021
Grant date	Feb 23, 2021

Abstract

A display device mounted in a vehicle includes a light projecting device configured to project light including an image, an optical mechanism provided on a path of the light, an actuator configured to drive the optical mechanism to adjust a distance from a predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image, and a control device configured to control the light projecting device and the actuator, wherein the control device is configured to drive the actuator on the basis of a speed of the vehicle to adjust a projection position on a projection surface of the light projected from the light projecting device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device mounted in a vehicle, the display device comprising:
a light projecting device configured to project light including an image;
an optical mechanism provided on a path of the light;
an actuator configured to drive the optical mechanism to adjust a distance from a predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image; and
a control device configured to control the light projecting device and the actuator,
wherein the control device is configured to drive the actuator on the basis of a speed of the vehicle to adjust a projection position on a projection surface of the light projected from the light projecting device,
the control device is configured to lower responsiveness relating to drive control of the actuator when a behavior of the vehicle corresponding to an operation of a driver of the vehicle satisfies a predetermined condition as compared to when the behavior does not satisfy the predetermined condition, and
the predetermined condition is that a magnitude of a fluctuation of the speed of the vehicle be greater than or equal to a first threshold value or that an inter-vehicle distance between the vehicle and a preceding vehicle be equal to or less than a second threshold value.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to drive the actuator to increase the distance as the speed of the vehicle increases and to decrease the distance as the speed of the vehicle decreases.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to drive the actuator to decrease an angle formed between a horizontal plane passing through a viewer's sight position and a line segment from the sight position to the position where the light is formed as the virtual image as the speed of the vehicle increases and to increase the angle as the speed of the vehicle decreases.

4. A display control method for a display device including a light projecting device configured to project light including an image, an optical mechanism provided on a path of the light, an actuator configured to drive the optical mechanism to adjust a distance from a predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image, and a control device configured to control the light projecting device and the actuator,
the display control method comprising:
the display device acquiring a speed of a vehicle in which the display device is mounted; and
driving the actuator on the basis of the acquired speed of the vehicle to adjust a projection position on a projection surface of the light projected from the light projecting device,
the control device is configured to lower responsiveness relating to drive control of the actuator when a behavior of the vehicle corresponding to an operation of a driver of the vehicle satisfies a predetermined condition as compared to when the behavior does not satisfy the predetermined condition, and
the predetermined condition is that a magnitude of a fluctuation of the speed of the vehicle be greater than or equal to a first threshold value or that an inter-vehicle distance between the vehicle and a preceding vehicle be equal to or less than a second threshold value.

5. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing a program causing a display device including a light projecting device configured to project light including an image, an optical mechanism provided on a path of the light, an actuator configured to drive the optical mechanism to adjust a distance from a predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image, and a control device configured to control the light projecting device and the actuator to:
acquire a speed of a vehicle in which the display device is mounted; and
drive the actuator on the basis of the acquired speed of the vehicle to adjust a projection position on a projection surface of the light projected from the light projecting device,
the control device is configured to lower responsiveness relating to drive control of the actuator when a behavior of the vehicle corresponding to an operation of a driver of the vehicle satisfies a predetermined condition as compared to when the behavior does not satisfy the predetermined condition, and
the predetermined condition is that a magnitude of a fluctuation of the speed of the vehicle be greater than or equal to a first threshold value or that an inter-vehicle distance between the vehicle and a preceding vehicle be equal to or less than a second threshold value.

6. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a convex mirror that reflects light that has passed through the optical mechanism towards a reflector,
the actuator comprising:
a first actuator configured to drive the optical mechanism to adjust the distance from the predetermined position to the position where the light is formed as the virtual image; and
a second actuator configured to drive the convex mirror to adjust the distance from the predetermined position to the position where the light is formed as the virtual image, and

the control device makes the responsiveness in the drive control of the second actuator higher than the responsiveness in the drive control of the first actuator.

7. The display control method according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a convex mirror that reflects light that has passed through the optical mechanism towards a reflector,
the actuator comprises a first actuator configured to drive the optical mechanism to adjust the distance from the predetermined position to the position where the light is formed as the virtual image and a second actuator configured to drive the convex mirror to adjust the distance from the predetermined position to the position where the light is formed as the virtual image, and
the control device makes the responsiveness in the drive control of the second actuator higher than the responsiveness in the drive control of the first actuator.

8. The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing a program according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a convex mirror that reflects light that has passed through the optical mechanism towards a reflector,
the actuator comprises a first actuator configured to drive the optical mechanism to adjust the distance from the predetermined position to the position where the light is formed as the virtual image and a second actuator configured to drive the convex mirror to adjust the distance from the predetermined position to the position where the light is formed as the virtual image, and
the control device makes the responsiveness in the drive control of the second actuator higher than the responsiveness in the drive control of the first actuator.

9. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a vehicle behavior acquiring device configured to acquire a behavior of the vehicle corresponding to a driving operation performed by the driver,
wherein the control device changes the responsiveness of the actuator for each driver based on the information obtained by the vehicle behavior acquiring device.

10. The display control method according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a vehicle behavior acquiring device configured to acquire a behavior of the vehicle corresponding to a driving operation performed by the driver,
wherein the control device changes the responsiveness of the actuator for each driver based on the information obtained by the vehicle behavior acquiring device.

11. The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing a program according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a vehicle behavior acquiring device configu

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Higashiyama Masafumi
• Kimura Takuya
• Kawakami Shinji
• Kuwashima Yuji
• Iwasa Tatsuya

Classifications

• B60K35/81

  for controlling displays · CPC title

• B60K35/23

  Head-up displays [HUD] (optical aspects of head-up displays G02B27/01) · CPC title

• G02B27/0101 Primary

  characterised by optical features (G02B27/0172 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B2027/0159

  with mechanical means other than scaning means for positioning the whole image · CPC title

• G02B2027/014

  comprising information/image processing systems · CPC title