RE: PH Origins: Head-up displays
Discussion
unsprung said:
Ahbefive said:
Surely everyone knows that HUD came from aircraft?
Do PH staff think that everyone here is a thicko?
Do PH staff think that everyone here is a thicko?
PistonHeads Article said:
HUDs were first developed, like the origin of much automotive technology, for aircraft.
Ahbefive said:
unsprung said:
Ahbefive said:
Surely everyone knows that HUD came from aircraft?
Do PH staff think that everyone here is a thicko?
Do PH staff think that everyone here is a thicko?
PistonHeads Article said:
HUDs were first developed, like the origin of much automotive technology, for aircraft.
Drave a 1990 or 91 Pontiac GTP with the HUD and it worked OK but seemed to add nothing really. But now when you can show speed limits etc the uses seem far greater, drove a Mazda 3 with a mock system the other day and really liked having the speed shown on the limit crazy Swiss roads.
As an aside I always thought Europe was the place for techno - but when you look at it so much is first mass produced in the US - like HUD and Headlight on Twilight Sentinel. We may sometimes mock US cars but they are cheap and packed with gizmos sometimes decades before they become common over the pond! Fair do's I say!
As an aside I always thought Europe was the place for techno - but when you look at it so much is first mass produced in the US - like HUD and Headlight on Twilight Sentinel. We may sometimes mock US cars but they are cheap and packed with gizmos sometimes decades before they become common over the pond! Fair do's I say!
Dannythemusicman said:
unsprung said:
One of the aftermarket solutions out there is the clever and compact Navdy.
I followed this one for a while but unfortunately it looks like they are no more 
Still a nascent category, so I reckon there'll be more to come, from other brands.
Aren't HUDs for cars a bit pointless. Yes in a combat aircraft they display essential data onto screen / visor when you bend your neck but in car you can actually see how fast you're going never mind the speedo, and hear the revs never mind the tacho. If that's too difficult you should be on the bus, at the back. If they were any good for racing they would be in F1, and for safety the po-po would use them. Gadget for gadgeteers I say.
Speedgirl said:
Aren't HUDs for cars a bit pointless.
Only in the way that, say, smart phones are a bit pointless. A feature phone from 20 years ago will do just fine. Even better: let's restrict ourselves to the landline at home.HUD in aircraft are designed to get the pilot's head out of the cockpit, chiefly, but not only, for reasons of navigation and situational awareness -- things for which the Formula 1 driver -- on a closed course -- has an entire team of specialists and a real-time voice link. The "jobs" to be done during the race are not all being done by the driver.
This is the exact opposite for road drivers, where there is no team over which to apportion the labour. HUD in a road car is not unlike HUD in an aircraft. And the revs and speed which you cite are not the greatest value bits delivered.
I had a BMW 635D for a while. It had a head up display, and before I used it, I thought it was going to be a bit of a gimmick.
After a few months, I came to really appreciate it. It works well, and displayed a useful and appropriate amount of info. I really rated the BMW system. I can't speak for other systems, though.
After a few months, I came to really appreciate it. It works well, and displayed a useful and appropriate amount of info. I really rated the BMW system. I can't speak for other systems, though.
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