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Virtual Cable™

• Virtual Cable™
• Simulation Videos
• Video 1. Locating a small road off the highway.
• Video 2. The Virtual Cable™ shows the driver where to turn next before the current turn is completed. The driver sees the correct lane in sufficient time and avoids dangerous maneuvers at the last moment.
• Video 3. Locating a small road off the highway (at night).
• Virtual Cable™ Display

Cars

Safety

• Virtual Cable™ Safety
• Government Sponsored Safety Studies
• Accident Causation Studies - References
• "The Relative Frequency Of Unsafe Driving Acts In Serious Traffic Crashes" - D. L. Hendricks, J. C. Fell and M. Freedman, a study sponsored by the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
• "Contributory Factors To Road Accidents" - Jonathan Mosedale, Andrew Purdy and Eddie Clarkson, a study by the United Kingdom Department for Transport
• "Keeping Eye and Mind on the Road" - Trent Victor, a study by the Uppsala University in Sweden.
• NASA HUD Studies
• Findings
• Study 1    "HUD Symbology for Surface Operations: Command Guidance vs. Situation Guidance Formats" - Foyle, D.C., Hooey, B.L., Wilson, J.R., Johnson, W.A. (2002)
• Study 2    "The Effect Of Visual Location On Cognitive Tunneling With Superimposed HUD Symbology" - Dowell, S.R., Foyle, D.C., Hooey, B.L., Williams, J.L. (2002)
• Study 3    "Cognitive Tunneling In Head-up Display (HUD) Superimposed Symbology: Effects Of Information Location" - Foyle, D.C., Dowell, S.R. and Hooey, B.L. (2001)
• Study 4    "Scene-linked Symbology to Improve Situation Awareness" - McCann, R. S., Foyle, D. C. (1995)
• Study 5    "Attentional Issues With Superimposed Symbology: Formats For Scene-linked Displays" - Foyle, D.C., McCann, R.S. and Shelden, S.G. (1995)
• Study 6    "Attentional Effects With Superimposed Symbology: Implications For Head-up Displays (HUD)" - Foyle, D.C., McCann, R.S., Sanford, B.D. and Schwirzke, M.F.J. (1993)
• Study 7    "Attentional Issues in Superimposed Flight Symbology" - Foyle, D.C., Sanford, B.D. and McCann, R.S. (1991)

Technology

• Introduction
• Virtual Cable™ Volumetric HUD
• Car Interior
• Fig. 1   A car equipped with the Virtual Cable™ HUD display (illustration).
• Proven Components
• How It Works
• Animation 1.   The Virtual Cable™ display - virtual-image volumetric HUD.
• Animation 2.   The primary volumetric display in motion.
• Integration With a Car Body
• Animation 3.   The Virtual Cable™ display in an existing car design. Note the minimum impact on the existing structural design of the car.
• Fig. 2   Dimensions of the Virtual Cable™ display designed specifically for Chrysler Sebring.
• Proof of Concept
• Virtual Cable™Display Components
• Fig. 3   Hardware components of the Virtual Cable™ display (illustration).
• Volumetric Display
• Primary Volumetric Display
• Projection Screen
• Laser Projector
• Viewing Optics
• Electronics
• Control Software
• System Operation
• Map Data Requirements

Patents

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