Shades Of A Revolution! Sailing & F1 Get A New Insight

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Tag Heuer has provided the Tag Heuer Sport Vision `Physics' sunglasses that have been modified to incorporate a microdisplay system into them. So the sailors in each boat communicate with each other simply through their sunglasses. They don't have to leave their corner to pass on or receive some vital information.



Now let's take a look at how the system works in Formula One racing and Sailing.



In F1 racing

The car driver in a Formula One event now does not need to stop at the pits for information, thus losing precious time. Information he needs is displayed on the visor of his helmet so he can read as he races.

A small radio terminal is planted in the helmet. The terminal is wireless and can be activated from the pits by the engineers. The necessary data is fed into this radio terminal, which in turn displays the information received on the driver's visor.




The information displayed has to be crystal-clear for the driver to read. The answer to this is in the lens element known as a free form prism. The microdisplay has a high-resolution true colour display, which is based on active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) technology. If you're wondering what exactly is AMLCD technology, it is a panel used to display data, images, symbols, and text for human-readable screens. One of the many applications for this technology is in aviation.

In Sailing

Instead of the helmet, in sailing, the sailor's sunglasses do the job. A small radio terminal is planted on the `branch' of the Tag Heuer Sport Vision sunglasses. The terminal receives the information needed by the sailor and projects it on the lens so that he can read it whenever he wants (like Arnold Schwarzenegger's glasses in Terminator, for instance). An interface unit located on the sailboat registers information provided by the onboard telemetry system and then distributes individually-tailored data to the lenses of the sailor's sunglasses. Clear access to this information can provide a distinct performance advantage.




With the sailboat performance data available directly in his line of sight, an Oracle BMW Racing sailor is able to better concentrate on his tasks, and communicate constantly with his companions, without having to struggle to read the traditional information displays located around the sailboat.



The technology utilises a wireless link that operates solely within the parameter of the sailboat. Due to the short operating range, it is not possible to distribute data from outside the sailboat to the sunglass receivers.



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