Klaus Neidhard

Design Requirements for Opto-Electronic Clusters and Possibilities for Implementation

Opto-electronic displays provide new possibilities for designing clusters. This not only affects single display parameters, but may well lead to a new layout of the front console. Main components are a standard driver display and a centrally positioned informator. Whereas the driver display is only dedicated to actual driving data and does not contain any keyboard functions, the informator includes function selectors which can be activated by all passengers for getting multiple information regarding the complete automotive requirements. The optical performance of any future cluster is aiming at a TV-type display. Development stages are described, indicating how these requirements can be achieved.