Panoramic Holographic Projections to improve Safety in Cars

Join the discussion with Jana Skirnewskaja at the Cambridge Science Festival 2021

Researchers from the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Connected Electronic and Photonic Systems (CEPS CDT, a joint Centre between the University of Cambridge and University College London) and Imperial College London are working together to develop the next generation of vehicle safety in the form of panoramic holographic projections.

Research image: Holographic Projection

Research image copyright: J. Skirnewskaja

Touch control info-tainment systems in modern vehicles are a major distraction to drivers and endanger road safety. Conventional head-up displays require the driver to shift the field of view from the far field of the road towards a small region on the windscreen. Panoramic holographic projections that provide an augmented reality experience in the driver’s field of view could prevent driver distraction. Here, a holographic automotive head-up display was developed to project 2D and 3D Ultra-High Definition (UHD) images using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data in the driver’s field of view. The LiDAR data was collected with a 3D terrestrial laser scanner on a public road in London. Panoramic holographic projections provide a virtual reality experience in the driver’s field of view prevent driver distraction and improve safety. Head-Up Displays (HUDs) can serve as a defensive tool to promote driver attention. This technology could be useful for many drivers, including elderly and disabled populations. Human-machine interaction studies are being used to optimise this technology for drivers and may serve as a basis for future advances in virtual reality.

The Cambridge Science Festival 2021 runs from Friday 26 March until Sunday 4 April.

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Join Jana Skirnewskaja, PhD student on the CEPS CDT, at the Cambridge Science Festival 2021 in a discussion about the collaborative development of this exciting new technology.

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About Jana Skirnewskaja

Jana is in the first year of her PhD at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Connected Electronic and Photonic Systems (CEPS CDT), a joint Centre with UCL and University of Cambridge. The CEPS CDT is funded by EPSRC programme grant EP/S022139/1

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