The new Bentley Batur has introduced technology that projects welcome animation sequences onto the ground from the car’s door.
The light sculpture feature was first showcased in an illuminated front grille on the 2019 EXP100 GT concept car. Its new implementation showcases the potential of “light craftsmanship” and its role in “luxury digital personalization”, the auto maker says.
Using advanced digital light processing (DLP), the handcrafted coupe from Mulliner projects an animated welcome image onto the ground when the door is opened. The projection system employs three colored light sources projecting through multiple lenses and prisms into an advanced digital micromirror device (DMD) measuring 8mm2.
The device features 415,800 microscopic mirrors that create a moving image by precisely controlling the reflection of light. Each mirror, Bentley says, are only one-fifth the width of a human hair.
The animation is sculpted by directing light through the colored sources and lenses onto the DMD chip. Mirrors in the ‘on’ position reflect the light to create the image, while those in the ‘off’ position direct the light away.
