Optical Properties Of Automotive Glazing - Design And Feasibility Limitations?

Car driver should see the real world as if there were no glazing - independent of the complex geometrical shape of the modern car glazing design. However, the physics behind an ideal bent parallel glass pane shows up the difficulty, limitation or even the impossibility of such performance. This paper reports on the dependence of optical properties of automotive glazing, such as light transmittance, colour of glass or coating, secondary image angle separation and distortion with respect to design demands and technical realisation.