Mirror Hicks - a car mirror, which solves the problem of "dead zones"

Average flat side mirrors not only makes it possible to accurately estimate the distance to walking behind the car, but also has an extremely narrow field of view. Moving slightly behind and to the side, another car will be in the "dead zone" will be invisible to the driver. If the mirror simply bend, seeking extension of the review, it will significantly distort the picture and make objects smaller and more distant than in reality.

The mirror, which form invented and patented a mathematics professor Andrew Hicks, has a large field of view and at the same time shows the image with minimal distortion. His review reaches 45 ° - 2-3 times more current mirrors. Distortion is arising because of its unusual shape, almost invisible to the eye: the straight lines and remain straight.

Talking about his development, Hicks says: "Imagine that the mirror's surface is made up of many small reflective surfaces, each of which is rotated at a certain angle of a calculated". Together they create a picture of a very wide view and minimal distortion. It is, perhaps, to say that the image does not look ragged: mirrors are so small that their number reaches tens of thousands, and to the eye, they are practically invisible.





In May, the development has already received an official patent, however, the introduction of new items so useful is faced with bureaucratic difficulties. The fact that under US law every car in mass production must have a flat mirror on the driver side. On the passenger side it can be bent, but then it should be accompanied by well-known phrase - "Objects seen in the mirror are closer than they appear» (Objects in mirror are closer than they appear).

via factroom.ru